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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 6 Months Ended
May 29, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS


In the three and six months ended May 29, 2011 and May 30, 2010, net pension and postretirement costs included the following:


Employee Benefit Plans (Three Months Ended May 29, 2011 and May 30, 2010)
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Benefits
 
 
U.S. Plan
 
Non-U.S. Plans
 
 
(In thousands)
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Service cost
 
$
942


 
$
908


 
$
92


 
$
94


 
$
18


 
$
21


Interest cost
 
2,841


 
2,908


 
568


 
564


 
56


 
52


Expected return on plan assets
 
(3,098
)
 
(2,844
)
 
(483
)
 
(398
)
 
(6
)
 
(7
)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost
 
11


 
13


 
50


 
69


 
14


 
5


Curtailment
 
—


 
1


 
—


 
—


 
—


 
—


Amortization of unrecognized net transition obligation
 
—


 
—


 
—


 
—


 
12


 
12


Amortization of accumulated loss
 
2,495


 
2,685


 
4


 
(35
)
 
27


 
6


Net periodic cost
 
$
3,191


 
$
3,671


 
$
231


 
$
294


 
$
121


 
$
89




Employee Benefit Plans (Six Months Ended May 29, 2011 and May 30, 2010)
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
U.S. Postretirement
Benefits
 
 
U.S. Plan
 
Non-U.S. Plans
 
 
(In thousands)
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
Service cost
 
$
1,884


 
$
1,816


 
$
184


 
$
188


 
$
36


 
$
42


Interest cost
 
5,682


 
5,816


 
1,136


 
1,128


 
112


 
104


Expected return on plan assets
 
(6,196
)
 
(5,688
)
 
(966
)
 
(796
)
 
(12
)
 
(14
)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost
 
22


 
26


 
100


 
138


 
28


 
10


Curtailment
 
—


 
2


 
—


 
—


 
—


 
—


Amortization of unrecognized net transition obligation
 
—


 
—


 
—


 
—


 
24


 
24


Amortization of accumulated loss
 
4,990


 
5,370


 
8


 
(70
)
 
54


 
12


Net periodic cost
 
$
6,382


 
$
7,342


 
$
462


 
$
588


 
$
242


 
$
178




The Company contributed $3,200,000 to its U.S. pension plan and $262,000 to its non-U.S. pension plans in the first six months of 2011. The Company expects to contribute an additional $8,200,000 to its U.S. pension plan and $1,100,000 to its non-U.S. pension plans during the remainder of 2011.