Employee Benefits

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 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 Nine Months Ended
	October 1, 2011			September 25, 2010			October 1, 2011			September 25, 2010
(In thousands)
Pension benefits:
Service cost	$	230		$	149		$	691		$	447
Interest cost		2,343			2,206			7,028			6,617
Expected return on plan assets		(2,786	)		(2,706	)		(8,357	)		(8,119	)
Amortization of prior service cost		1			74			2			221
Amortization of net loss		587			452			1,760			1,357
Net periodic benefit cost	$	375		$	175		$	1,124		$	523
Other benefits:
Service cost	$	75		$	68		$	226		$	202
Interest cost		309			318			928			953
Amortization of prior service cost		(1	)		1			(2	)		2
Amortization of net loss		(2	)		39			(8	)		117
Net periodic benefit cost	$	381		$	426		$	1,144		$	1,274

The Company anticipates contributing to its pension plans approximately $1.5 million for 2011.  During the first nine months of 2011, the Company made contributions of approximately $1.2 million to certain pension plans.