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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2011
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of net periodic pension cost


The components of net periodic pension cost of all Company-sponsored plans and The New York Times Newspaper Guild pension plan were as follows:


 
 
For the Quarters Ended
 
 
June 26, 2011
 
June 27, 2010
(In thousands)
 
Qualified
Plans
 
Non-
Qualified
Plans
 
All Plans
 
Qualified
Plans
 
Non-
Qualified
Plans
 
All Plans
Service cost
 
$
3,019


 
$
377


 
$
3,396


 
$
3,055


 
$
28


 
$
3,083


Interest cost
 
24,998


 
3,286


 
28,284


 
25,943


 
3,426


 
29,369


Expected return on plan assets
 
(27,953
)
 
—


 
(27,953
)
 
(28,392
)
 
—


 
(28,392
)
Amortization of prior service cost
 
201


 
—


 
201


 
201


 
—


 
201


Recognized actuarial loss
 
6,445


 
804


 
7,249


 
4,147


 
2,459


 
6,606


Net periodic pension cost
 
$
6,710


 
$
4,467


 
$
11,177


 
$
4,954


 
$
5,913


 
$
10,867




 
 
For the Six Months Ended
 
 
June 26, 2011
 
June 27, 2010
(In thousands)
 
Qualified
Plans
 
Non-
Qualified
Plans
 
All Plans
 
Qualified
Plans
 
Non-
Qualified
Plans
 
All Plans
Service cost
 
$
6,038


 
$
754


 
$
6,792


 
$
6,169


 
$
30


 
$
6,199


Interest cost
 
49,996


 
6,572


 
56,568


 
51,899


 
6,725


 
58,624


Expected return on plan assets
 
(55,906
)
 
—


 
(55,906
)
 
(56,785
)
 
—


 
(56,785
)
Amortization of prior service cost
 
402


 
—


 
402


 
402


 
—


 
402


Recognized actuarial loss
 
12,890


 
1,608


 
14,498


 
8,328


 
2,972


 
11,300


Net periodic pension cost
 
$
13,420


 
$
8,934


 
$
22,354


 
$
10,013


 
$
9,727


 
$
19,740
Schedule of components of net periodic postretirement benefit income


The components of net periodic postretirement benefit income were as follows:


 
 
 
For the Quarters Ended
 
For the Six Months Ended
(In thousands)
 
June 26,

2011
 
June 27,

2010
 
June 26,

2011
 
June 27,

2010
Service cost
 
$
290


 
$
269


 
$
580


 
$
538


Interest cost
 
1,825


 
2,335


 
3,650


 
4,670


Amortization of prior service credit
 
(3,901
)
 
(3,900
)
 
(7,802
)
 
(7,800
)
Recognized actuarial loss
 
481


 
782


 
962


 
1,564


Net periodic postretirement benefit income
 
$
(1,305
)
 
$
(514
)
 
$
(2,610
)
 
$
(1,028
)