Pension, Postretirement and Postemployment Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Summary of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligation, Plan Assets and Funded Status

Reconciliations of the beginning and ending balances for the projected benefit obligation, the fair value of plan assets and the funded status are included below for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 25, 2022.


	Pension			Postretirement
(In millions)	2023		2022	2023	2022
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation
Projected benefit obligation — beginning	$	30.3	41.6	19.6	28.1

Interest cost	1.6		1.1	1.1	0.8

Actuarial loss (gain)	1.5		(9.3)	1.1	(7.6)
Benefits paid	(3.3)		(3.1)	(1.6)	(1.7)
Plan amendments	—		—	—	—


Projected benefit obligation — ending	$	30.1	30.3	20.2	19.6
Accumulated benefit obligation — ending	$	30.1	30.3	20.2	19.6
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets — beginning	$	—	—	—	—






Fair value of plan assets — ending	$	—	—	—	—
Reconciliation of Funded Status
Projected benefit obligation	$	(30.1)	(30.3)	(20.2)	(19.6)
Fair value of plan assets	—		—	—	—
Funded status	(30.1)		(30.3)	(20.2)	(19.6)
Unrecognized prior service cost (credit)	—		—	(0.6)	(0.9)
Unrecognized net loss (earnings)	4.6		3.2	(2.6)	(3.8)
Net amount	$	(25.5)	(27.1)	(23.4)	(24.3)
Accrued liabilities	$	(3.0)	(3.0)	(1.5)	(1.5)
Other liabilities	(27.1)		(27.3)	(18.7)	(18.0)
Accumulated other comprehensive (earnings) loss	4.6		3.2	(3.2)	(4.8)
Net amount	$	(25.5)	(27.1)	(23.4)	(24.3)

Assumptions used to determine year-end pension and postretirement benefit obligations

Assumptions used to determine the year-end pension and postretirement benefit obligations are as follows:


	2023		2022
Pension
Weighted average discount rate	5.23	%	5.61	%
Mortality table	PriH-2012/Scale MP - 2021		PriH-2012/Scale MP - 2021
Postretirement
Discount rate	5.20	%	5.58	%
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year	6.75	%	7.00	%
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (ultimate trend rate)	5.00	%	5.00	%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend	2031		2031

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The following presents detail of the components of the net periodic benefit cost for the three years ended December 31, 2023.


(In millions)	2023		2022	2021
Components of Net Periodic Cost
Pension
Service cost	$	—	—	—
Interest cost	1.6		1.1	1.1
Expected return on assets	—		—	—

Amortization of actuarial loss	—		0.8	1.0
Curtailment/Settlement losses	—		—	0.5
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1.6	1.9	2.6
Postretirement
Interest cost	$	1.1	0.8	0.8
Amortization of service cost	(0.3)		(0.3)	—
Amortization of actuarial loss	(0.2)		0.1	—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	0.6	0.6	0.8

Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost of Pension Plan and Postretirement Plan

Assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost of the pension plan and postretirement plan for each fiscal year follow:


	2023		2022		2021
Pension
Weighted average discount rate	5.61	%	2.91	%	2.51	%
Long-term rate of return on plan assets	N/A		N/A		N/A
Postretirement
Discount rate	5.58	%	3.03	%	2.72	%
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year	7.00	%	6.00	%	6.25	%
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (ultimate trend rate)	5.00	%	5.00	%	5.00	%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate	2031		2025		2025

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments

Expected benefit payments under the defined benefit pension plans and the postretirement benefit plan for the next five years subsequent to 2023 and in the aggregate for the following five years are as follows:


(In millions)	Pension		Postretirement
2024	$	3.1	$	1.6
2025	3.0		1.6
2026	2.9		1.5
2027	2.8		1.5
2028	2.7		1.5
2029-2033	12.0		6.8