Note 9 - Pensions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	U.S. Pension Benefits												Foreign Plans
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended						Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 26, 2015			September 27, 2014			September 26, 2015			September 27, 2014			September 26, 2015			September 27, 2014			September 26, 2015			September 27, 2014
Service cost	$	250		$	150		$	750		$	450		$	314		$	311		$	944		$	933
Interest cost		1,032			971			3,094			2,913			512			591			1,538			1,774
Expected return on plan assets		(917	)		(1,412	)		(2,749	)		(4,234	)		(599	)		(572	)		(1,800	)		(1,718	)
Amortization of net loss		290			137			870			411			62			47			185			142
Total cost (credit) of the plan		655			(154	)		1,965			(460	)		289			377			867			1,131
Expected plan participants’ contribution		-			-			-			-			-			-			-			-
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)		655			(154	)		1,965			(460	)		289			377			867			1,131
Settlement charge		30,194			-			30,194			-			-			-			-			-
Total pension cost (credit)	$	30,849		$	(154	)	$	32,159		$	(460	)	$	289		$	377		$	867		$	1,131