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 Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)	September 29, 2018			September 30, 2017			September 29, 2018			September 30, 2017

Pension benefits:
Service cost	$	22		$	35		$	66		$	106
Interest cost	1,478			1,659			4,436			4,977
Expected return on plan assets	(2,290		)	(2,184		)	(6,869		)	(6,552		)
Amortization of net loss	293			536			877			1,608

Net periodic benefit (income) cost	$	(497	)	$	46		$	(1,490	)	$	139

Other benefits:
Service cost	$	59		$	54		$	175		$	163
Interest cost	147			147			441			442
Amortization of prior service credit	(226		)	(225		)	(677		)	(676		)
Amortization of net loss (gain)	14			(10		)	43			(30		)

Net periodic benefit income	$	(6	)	$	(34	)	$	(18	)	$	(101	)

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