Benefit Plans

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 (income) are as follows:



	For the Quarter Ended						For the Six Months Ended
(In thousands)	June 30, 2018			July 1, 2017			June 30, 2018			July 1, 2017

Pension benefits:
Service cost	$	20		$	36		$	44		$	71
Interest cost	1,465			1,653			2,958			3,318
Expected return on plan assets	(2,290		)	(2,186		)	(4,579		)	(4,368		)
Amortization of net loss	235			516			584			1,072

Net periodic benefit (income) cost	$	(570	)	$	19		$	(993	)	$	93

Other benefits:
Service cost	$	56		$	53		$	116		$	109
Interest cost	146			146			294			295
Amortization of prior service credit	(225		)	(226		)	(451		)	(451		)
Amortization of net loss (gain)	11			(15		)	29			(20		)

Net periodic benefit income	$	(12	)	$	(42	)	$	(12	)	$	(67	)

The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) other than the service cost component are included in other income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.