Employee Benefits

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Employee Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Benefits

Note 7 – 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
(In thousands)	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011			September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011
Pension benefits:
Service cost	$	339		$	230		$	1,016		$	691
Interest cost		2,185			2,343			6,556			7,028
Expected return on plan assets		(2,721	)		(2,786	)		(8,165	)		(8,357	)
Amortization of prior service cost		1			1			1			2
Amortization of net loss		966			587			2,900			1,760
Net periodic benefit cost	$	770		$	375		$	2,308		$	1,124
Other benefits:
Service cost	$	67		$	75		$	200		$	226
Interest cost		278			309			835			928
Amortization of prior service cost		-			(1	)		(1	)		(2	)
Amortization of net gain		(7	)		(2	)		(20	)		(8	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	338		$	381		$	1,014		$	1,144