Employee Benefits

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2011

Employee Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Benefits

Note 8 – Employee Benefits

The Company sponsors several qualified and nonqualified pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans for certain of its employees.  The components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

	For the Quarter Ended						For the Six Months Ended
	July 2, 2011			June 26, 2010			July 2, 2011			June 26, 2010
(In thousands)
Pension benefits:
Service cost	$	207		$	199		$	461		$	298
Interest cost		2,530			2,196			4,685			4,411
Expected return on plan assets		(2,919	)		(2,592	)		(5,571	)		(5,413	)
Amortization of prior service cost		1			73			1			147
Amortization of net loss		599			506			1,173			905
Net periodic benefit cost	$	418		$	382		$	749		$	348
Other benefits:
Service cost	$	82		$	69		$	151		$	134
Interest cost		301			329			619			635
Amortization of prior service cost		(2	)		—			(1	)		1
Amortization of net loss		(31	)		40			(6	)		78
Net periodic benefit cost	$	350		$	438		$	763		$	848

The Company anticipates contributing to its pension plans approximately $1.5 million for 2011.  During the first half of 2011, the Company made contributions of approximately $0.8 million to certain pension plans.