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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2019
Defined Benefit Plan [Abstract] |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans | Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Company-Only Sponsored Plans We sponsor various defined benefit pension and other post retirement plans covering employees of certain U.S. and international subsidiaries. The pension plans provide pension benefits that are based on the employee’s compensation and years of service. Our funding policy varies by country and plan according to applicable local funding requirements and plan-specific funding agreements. The accounting for pension and other post-retirement benefit plans requires the use of assumptions and estimates in order to calculate periodic benefit cost and the value of the plans’ assets and benefit obligations. These assumptions include discount rates, investment returns, and projected salary increases, among others. The discount rates used in valuing the plans' benefit obligations were determined with reference to high quality corporate and government bonds that are appropriately matched to the duration of each plan's obligations. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is generally based on using country-specific simulation models which select a single outcome for expected return based on the target asset allocation. The expected long-term rates of return used in the valuation are the annual average returns generated by these assumptions over a 20-year period for each asset class based on the expected long-term rate of return of the underlying assets. As a result of the ECR sale, ECR-related pension assets and liabilities that have been sold are reported as discontinued operations in accordance with ASC 210-05, Discontinued Operations. However, the 2018 Non-U.S Plans balances have not been restated to exclude ECR pension plan activity, rather activity for the two years is shown in the appropriate rows and the balances as of the sale date are shown in the Disposition of ECR Plans rows below. The following table sets forth the changes in the plans’ combined net benefit obligation (segregated between plans existing within and outside the U.S.) for the years ended September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018 (in thousands):
| U.S. Plans |  | Non-U.S. Plans(1)
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018
Net benefit obligation at the beginning of the year | $ | 448,402 |  |  | $ | 169,942 |  |  | $ | 2,149,246 |  |  | $ | 1,306,807 |
Service cost | 2,784 |  |  | 4,765 |  |  | 7,171 |  |  | 8,269 |
Interest cost | 16,697 |  |  | 13,778 |  |  | 52,627 |  |  | 49,324 |
Participants’ contributions | 243 |  |  | 839 |  |  | 367 |  |  | 451 |
Actuarial (gains)/losses | 52,720 |  |  | (30,730 | ) |  | 314,889 |  |  | (43,595 | )
Benefits paid | (30,648 | ) |  | (27,914 | ) |  | (72,453 | ) |  | (75,711 | )
Curtailments/settlements/plan amendments | (39,388 | ) |  | (9,434 | ) |  | 30,124 |  |  | (6,136 | )
Acquisition of CH2M Plans | — |  |  | 327,156 |  |  | — |  |  | 924,233 |
Disposition of ECR Plans | — |  |  | — |  |  | (99,504 | ) |  | — |
Effect of exchange rate changes and other, net | (2,270 | ) |  | — |  |  | (124,338 | ) |  | (14,396 | )
Net benefit obligation at the end of the year | $ | 448,540 |  |  | $ | 448,402 |  |  | $ | 2,258,129 |  |  | $ | 2,149,246 |
The following table sets forth the changes in the combined Fair Value of the plans’ assets (segregated between plans existing within and outside the U.S.) for the years ended September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018 (in thousands):
| U.S. Plans |  | Non-U.S. Plans(1)
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018
Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year | $ | 390,829 |  |  | $ | 147,788 |  |  | $ | 1,867,481 |  |  | $ | 1,076,928 |
Actual return on plan assets | 31,140 |  |  | 9,891 |  |  | 280,785 |  |  | (19,883 | )
Employer contributions | 10,668 |  |  | 58,097 |  |  | 32,063 |  |  | 31,556 |
Participants’ contributions | 243 |  |  | 839 |  |  | 367 |  |  | 451 |
Gross benefits paid | (30,648 | ) |  | (27,914 | ) |  | (72,453 | ) |  | (75,711 | )
Curtailments/settlements/plan amendments | (9,751 | ) |  | (9,434 | ) |  | (5,814 | ) |  | (5,496 | )
Acquisition of CH2M Plans | — |  |  | 211,562 |  |  | — |  |  | 869,414 |
Disposition of ECR Plans | — |  |  | — |  |  | (76,111 | ) |  | — |
Effect of exchange rate changes and other, net | (2,271 | ) |  | — |  |  | (109,681 | ) |  | (9,778 | )
Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year | $ | 390,210 |  |  | $ | 390,829 |  |  | $ | 1,916,637 |  |  | $ | 1,867,481 |
During fiscal 2019, the Company incurred combined curtailment and settlement gains on our defined benefit plans of approximately $33.1 million primarily related to our CH2M retiree medical (further discussed below) and Ireland. During fiscal 2018, the Company incurred combined curtailment and settlement losses on its defined benefit plans of approximately $5.4 million primarily related to its Sverdrup and Ireland pension plans. The following table reconciles the combined funded statuses of the plans recognized in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018 (segregated between plans existing within and outside the U.S.) (in thousands):
| U.S. Plans |  | Non-U.S. Plans (1)
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018
Net benefit obligation at the end of the year | $ | 448,540 |  |  | $ | 448,402 |  |  | $ | 2,258,129 |  |  | $ | 2,149,246 |
Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year | 390,210 |  |  | 390,829 |  |  | 1,916,637 |  |  | 1,867,481 |
Under funded amount recognized at the end of the year | $ | 58,330 |  |  | $ | 57,573 |  |  | $ | 341,492 |  |  | $ | 281,765 |
The following table presents the accumulated benefit obligation at September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018 (segregated between plans existing within and outside the U.S.) (in thousands):
| U.S. Plans |  | Non-U.S. Plans (1)
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018
Accumulated benefit obligation at the end of the year | $ | 447,609 |  |  | $ | 447,549 |  |  | $ | 2,244,710 |  |  | $ | 2,123,839 |
The following table presents the amounts recognized in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018 (segregated between plans existing within and outside the U.S.) (in thousands):
| U.S. Plans |  | Non-U.S. Plans (1)
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018
Prepaid benefit cost included in noncurrent assets | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,939 |  |  | $ | 19,736 |
Accrued benefit cost included in current liabilities | 85 |  |  | 2,548 |  |  | 4,177 |  |  | 3,671 |
Accrued benefit cost included in noncurrent liabilities | 58,245 |  |  | 55,025 |  |  | 340,254 |  |  | 297,830 |
Net amount recognized at the end of the year | $ | 58,330 |  |  | $ | 57,573 |  |  | $ | 341,492 |  |  | $ | 281,765 |
The following table presents the significant actuarial assumptions used in determining the funded statuses and the following year's benefit cost of the Company’s U.S. plans for the years ended September 27, 2019, September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017:
| For the Years Ended
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 29, 2017
Discount rates | 2.8% to 3.1% |  | 3.9% to 4.2% |  | 3.5 | %
Rates of compensation increases | 3.5% |  | 3.5% |  | — | %
Return on Assets | 5.1% |  | 5.8% to 5.9% |  | 7.5 | %
The following table presents the significant actuarial assumptions used in determining the funded statuses and the following year's benefit cost of the Company’s non-U.S. plans for the years ended September 27, 2019, September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017:
| For the Years Ended
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 29, 2017
Discount rates | 0.2% to 7.1% |  | 1.3% to 8.1% |  | 1.3% to 7.0%
Rates of compensation increases | 3.7% to 7.5% |  | 3.8% to 7.5% |  | 5.5% to 7.5%
Expected long-term rates of return on assets | 2.3% to 7.5% |  | 3.8% to 7.5% |  | 5.3% to 8.5%
The following table presents certain amounts relating to our U.S. plans recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (gain) loss at September 27, 2019, September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands):
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 29, 2017
Arising during the period: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net actuarial (gain) loss | $ | 36,108 |  |  | $ | (7,514 | ) |  | $ | (11,372 | )
Reclassification adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net actuarial losses | (2,282 | ) |  | (2,913 | ) |  | (2,431 | )
Total | $ | 33,826 |  |  | $ | (10,427 | ) |  | $ | (13,803 | )
The following table presents certain amounts relating to our non-U.S. plans recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (gain) loss at September 27, 2019, September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands):
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 29, 2017
Arising during the period: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net actuarial (gain) loss | $ | 83,368 |  |  | $ | 59,827 |  |  | $ | (76,860 | )
Net (gain) loss on Sale of ECR | (12,520 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Prior service cost (benefit) | 29,829 |  |  | 215 |  |  | 119 |
Total | 100,677 |  |  | 60,042 |  |  | (76,741 | )
Reclassification adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net actuarial losses | (6,546 | ) |  | (5,507 | ) |  | (8,732 | )
Prior service cost | (1,075 | ) |  | 181 |  |  | 229 |
Total | (7,621 | ) |  | (5,326 | ) |  | (8,503 | )
Total | $ | 93,056 |  |  | $ | 54,716 |  |  | $ | (85,244 | )
The following table presents certain amounts relating to our plans recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss that have not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost at September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018 (segregated between U.S. and non-U.S. plans) (in thousands):
| U.S. Plans |  | Non-U.S. Plans
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018
Net actuarial loss | $ | 71,083 |  |  | $ | 37,255 |  |  | $ | 365,661 |  |  | $ | 273,312 |
Prior service cost | — |  |  | — |  |  | 28,346 |  |  | (700 | )
Total | $ | 71,083 |  |  | $ | 37,255 |  |  | $ | 394,007 |  |  | $ | 272,612 |
The following table presents the amount of accumulated comprehensive income that will be amortized against earnings as part of our net periodic benefit cost in fiscal 2020 based on 2019 exchange rates (segregated between U.S. and non-U.S. plans) (in thousands):
| U.S. Plans |  | Non-U.S. Plans
Unrecognized net actuarial loss | $ | 3,546 |  |  | $ | 7,500 |
Unrecognized prior service cost | — |  |  | 1,392 |
Accumulated comprehensive loss to be recorded against earnings | $ | 3,546 |  |  | $ | 8,892 |
We consider various factors in developing the estimates for the expected, long-term rates of return on plan assets. These factors include the projected, long-term rates of returns on the various types of assets in which the plans invest, as well as historical returns. In general, investment allocations are determined by each plan’s trustees and/or investment committees. The objectives of the plans’ investment policies are to (i) maximize returns while preserving capital; (ii) provide returns sufficient to meet the current and long-term obligations of the plan as the obligations become due; and (iii) maintain a diversified portfolio of assets so as to reduce the risk associated with having a disproportionate amount of the plans’ total assets invested in any one type of asset, issuer or geography. None of our pension plans hold Jacobs common stock directly (although some plans may hold shares indirectly through investments in mutual funds). The plans’ weighted average asset allocations at September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018 (the measurement dates used in valuing the plans’ assets and liabilities) were as follows:
| U.S. Plans |  | Non-U.S. Pans
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018
Equity securities | 3 | % |  | 27 | % |  | 20 | % |  | 24 | %
Debt securities | 58 | % |  | 39 | % |  | 52 | % |  | 49 | %
Real estate investments | — | % |  | — | % |  | 7 | % |  | 8 | %
Other | 39 | % |  | 34 | % |  | 21 | % |  | 19 | %
The following table presents the Fair Value of the Company’s Domestic U.S. plan assets at September 27, 2019, segregated by level of Fair Value measurement inputs within the Fair Value hierarchy promulgated by U.S. GAAP (in thousands):
| September 27, 2019
| Fair Value, Determined Using Fair Value Measurement Inputs
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Investments measured at Net Asset Value |  | Total
Domestic equities | $ | 10,890 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10,890 |
Overseas equities | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Domestic bonds | 65,490 |  |  | 134,594 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 200,084 |
Overseas bonds | — |  |  | 20,020 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 20,020 |
Cash and equivalents | 28,972 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 28,972 |
Mutual funds | 130,244 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 130,244 |
Hedge funds | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 235,596 |  |  | $ | 154,614 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 390,210 |
The following table presents the Fair Value of the Company’s non-U.S. plan assets at September 27, 2019, segregated by level of Fair Value measurement inputs within the Fair Value hierarchy promulgated by U.S. GAAP (in thousands):
| September 27, 2019
| Fair Value, Determined Using Fair Value Measurement Inputs
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Investments measured at Net Asset Value |  | Total
Domestic equities | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17,255 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19,413 |  |  | $ | 36,668 |
Overseas equities | — |  |  | 182,600 |  |  | — |  |  | 50,127 |  |  | 232,727 |
Domestic bonds | — |  |  | 306,225 |  |  | — |  |  | 34,408 |  |  | 340,633 |
Overseas bonds | — |  |  | 728,616 |  |  | — |  |  | 39,292 |  |  | 767,908 |
Cash and equivalents | 37,811 |  |  | (16 | ) |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 37,795 |
Real estate | — |  |  | 24,735 |  |  | 97,539 |  |  | 15,198 |  |  | 137,472 |
Insurance contracts | — |  |  | 4,478 |  |  | 72,788 |  |  |  |  |  | 77,266 |
Derivatives | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Hedge funds | — |  |  | — |  |  | 130,200 |  |  | 7,156 |  |  | 137,356 |
Mutual funds | — |  |  | 148,812 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 148,812 |
Total | $ | 37,811 |  |  | $ | 1,412,705 |  |  | $ | 300,527 |  |  | $ | 165,594 |  |  | $ | 1,916,637 |
The following table presents the Fair Value of the Company’s U.S. plan assets at September 28, 2018, segregated by level of Fair Value measurement inputs within the Fair Value hierarchy promulgated by U.S. GAAP (in thousands):
| September 28, 2018
| Fair Value, Determined Using Fair Value Measurement Inputs
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Investments measured at Net Asset Value |  | Total
Domestic equities | $ | 13,861 |  |  | $ | 63,937 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 77,798 |
Overseas equities | 26,699 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 26,699 |
Domestic bonds | 84,894 |  |  | 58,229 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 143,123 |
Overseas bonds | 938 |  |  | 9,570 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,508 |
Cash and equivalents | 6,631 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,631 |
Mutual funds | 126,042 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 126,042 |
Hedge funds | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 28 |  |  | 28 |
Total | $ | 259,065 |  |  | $ | 131,736 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 390,829 |
The following table presents the Fair Value of the Company’s non-U.S. plan assets at September 28, 2018, segregated by level of Fair Value measurement inputs within the Fair Value hierarchy promulgated by U.S. GAAP (in thousands):
| September 28, 2018
| Fair Value, Determined Using Fair Value Measurement Inputs
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Investments measured at Net Asset Value |  | Total
Domestic equities | $ | — |  |  | $ | 31,868 |  |  | — |  |  | 36,642 |  |  | $ | 68,510 |
Overseas equities | — |  |  | 327,309 |  |  | — |  |  | 44,675 |  |  | 371,984 |
Domestic bonds | 252 |  |  | 222,282 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,080 |  |  | 223,614 |
Overseas bonds | — |  |  | 641,966 |  |  | — |  |  | 60,804 |  |  | 702,770 |
Cash and equivalents | 33,482 |  |  | 7,822 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 41,304 |
Real estate | — |  |  | 26,987 |  |  | 99,587 |  |  | 17,568 |  |  | 144,142 |
Insurance contracts | — |  |  | 4,188 |  |  | 95,782 |  |  |  |  |  | 99,970 |
Derivatives | 69 |  |  | (26,656 | ) |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | (26,587 | )
Hedge funds | — |  |  | — |  |  | 135,786 |  |  | 8,047 |  |  | 143,833 |
Mutual funds | — |  |  | 97,941 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 97,941 |
Total | $ | 33,803 |  |  | $ | 1,333,707 |  |  | $ | 331,155 |  |  | $ | 168,816 |  |  | $ | 1,867,481 |
The following table summarizes the changes in the Fair Value of the Company’s U.S. plans’ Level 3 assets for the years ended September 28, 2018 and September 27, 2019 (in thousands):
| Hedge Funds
Balance at September 29, 2017 | $ | 6,176 |
Purchases, sales and settlements | (6,176 | )
Realized and unrealized gains | — |
Balance at September 28, 2018 | $ | — |
The following table summarizes the changes in the Fair Value of the Company’s non-U.S. Pension Plans’ Level 3 assets for the years ended September 28, 2018 and September 27, 2019 (in thousands):
| Real Estate |  | Insurance Contracts |  | Hedge Funds
Balance at Balance at September 29, 2017 | $ | 58,974 |  |  | $ | 74,353 |  |  | $ | 303,729 |
Purchases, sales, and settlements | 42,711 |  |  | 21,626 |  |  | (154,446 | )
Realized and unrealized gains | (784 | ) |  | 1,551 |  |  | (6,650 | )
Effect of exchange rate changes | (1,314 | ) |  | (1,748 | ) |  | (6,847 | )
Balance at September 28, 2018 | $ | 99,587 |  |  | $ | 95,782 |  |  | $ | 135,786 |
Purchases, sales, and settlements | (17,902 | ) |  | (5,126 | ) |  | (26,591 | )
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) | 21,838 |  |  | 9,134 |  |  | 29,161 |
Disposition of ECR Assets | — |  |  | (22,885 | ) |  | — |
Effect of exchange rate changes | (5,984 | ) |  | (4,117 | ) |  | (8,156 | )
Balance at September 27, 2019 | $ | 97,539 |  |  | $ | 72,788 |  |  | $ | 130,200 |
The following table presents the amount of cash contributions we anticipate making into the plans during fiscal 2020 (in thousands):
| U.S. Plans |  | Non-U.S. Plans
Anticipated cash contributions | $ | — |  |  | $ | 28,282 |
The following table presents the total benefit payments expected to be paid to plan participants during each of the next five fiscal years, and in total for the five years thereafter (in thousands):
| U.S. Plans |  | Non-U.S. Pans
2020 | $ | 35,064 |  |  | $ | 65,131 |
2021 | 33,225 |  |  | 64,968 |
2022 | 32,230 |  |  | 66,765 |
2023 | 31,594 |  |  | 68,097 |
2024 | 30,431 |  |  | 68,636 |
For the periods 2025 through 2029 | 137,252 |  |  | 388,015 |
The following table presents the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s U.S. plans recognized in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the years ended September 27, 2019, September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands):
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 29, 2017
Service cost | $ | 2,784 |  |  | $ | 4,765 |  |  | $ | 1,000 |
Interest cost | 16,697 |  |  | 13,778 |  |  | 5,757 |
Expected return on plan assets | (21,508 | ) |  | (19,663 | ) |  | (9,942 | )
Actuarial loss | 3,026 |  |  | 3,845 |  |  | 3,985 |
Prior service cost | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net pension cost, before special items | $ | 999 |  |  | $ | 2,725 |  |  | $ | 800 |
Curtailment expense/Settlement (gain) loss | (35,020 | ) |  | 4,146 |  |  | 1,781 |
Total net periodic pension cost recognized | $ | (34,021 | ) |  | $ | 6,871 |  |  | $ | 2,581 |
The following table presents the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s Non-U.S. plans recognized in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the years ended September 27, 2019, September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands):
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 29, 2017
Service cost | $ | 7,171 |  |  | $ | 8,269 |  |  | $ | 7,509 |
Interest cost | 52,627 |  |  | 49,324 |  |  | 31,205 |
Expected return on plan assets | (82,274 | ) |  | (83,328 | ) |  | (56,269 | )
Actuarial loss | 7,854 |  |  | 6,655 |  |  | 10,616 |
Prior service cost | 1,263 |  |  | (257 | ) |  | (329 | )
Net pension cost, before special items | $ | (13,359 | ) |  | $ | (19,337 | ) |  | $ | (7,268 | )
Curtailment expense/Settlement (gain) loss | 1,933 |  |  | 1,268 |  |  | (298 | )
Total net periodic pension (income) cost recognized | $ | (11,426 | ) |  | $ | (18,069 | ) |  | $ | (7,566 | )
Total net periodic pension (income) cost recognized from Discontinued Operations | $ | 2,282 |  |  | $ | 3,606 |  |  | $ | 3,279 |
Total net periodic pension (income) cost recognized from Continuing Operations | $ | (13,708 | ) |  | $ | (21,675 | ) |  | $ | (10,845 | )
As a result of the adoption of ASU 2017-07, Compensation- Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the service cost component of net periodic pension expense has been presented in the same line item as other compensation costs (direct cost of contracts and selling, general and administrative expenses) and the other components of net periodic pension expense have been reclassified from selling, general and administrative expense and direct cost of contracts and instead presented in miscellaneous income (expense), net on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the years ended September 27, 2019, September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 in the amounts of $24.4 million, $24.2 million and $13.5 million, respectively. In the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company elected to discontinue the CH2M Hill Retiree Medical Plan and the OMI Retiree Medical Plan, effective December 31, 2018. Lump sum payments were made to participants in fiscal 2019, resulting in a plan settlement and related settlement gain of $35.0 million recognized in fiscal 2019. On January 1, 2019, the CH2M Hill Pension Plan and the CH2M Hill IDC Pension Plan merged into the Company's Sverdrup Pension Plan. The newly combined plan is called the Jacobs Consolidated Pension Plan. Due to a recent ruling by the High Court in the United Kingdom regarding equalization between men and women of a tranche of pension (the Guaranteed Minimum Pension) accrued between 1990 and 1997, Jacobs measured the estimated impact of this ruling in its consolidated financial statements, resulting in an increase of approximately $38.2 million in the ASC 715 balance sheet liability in fiscal 2019, with an offset to other comprehensive income, net of tax. Additionally, the Company has recognized an additional $1.5 million in additional net periodic benefit cost during the year ended September 27, 2019 as a result of the ruling. Multiemployer Plans In Canada and the U.S., we contribute to various trusteed pension plans covering hourly construction employees under industry-wide agreements. We also contribute to various trusteed plans in Australia and certain countries in Europe covering both hourly and certain salaried employees. Contributions are based on the hours worked by employees covered under these agreements and are charged to direct costs of contracts on a current basis. The majority of the contributions the Company makes to multiemployer pension plans are outside the U.S. With respect to these multiemployer plans, the Company's liability to fund these plans is generally limited to the contributions we are required to make under collective bargaining agreements. Based on our review of our multiemployer pension plans under the guidance provided in ASU 2011-09— Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Multiemployer Plans, we have concluded that none of the multiemployer pension plans into which we contribute are individually significant to our Consolidated Financial Statements. The following table presents the Company’s contributions to these multiemployer plans for the years ended September 27, 2019, September 28, 2018 and September 29, 2017 (in thousands):
| September 27, 2019 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | September 29, 2017
Canada | $ | 16,625 |  |  | $ | 36,354 |  |  | $ | 35,182 |
Europe | 9,413 |  |  | 10,677 |  |  | 6,212 |
United States | 7,149 |  |  | 9,536 |  |  | 4,548 |
Contributions to multiemployer pension plans | $ | 33,187 |  |  | $ | 56,567 |  |  | $ | 45,942 |
Other Benefit Plans During the second fiscal quarter of 2017, the Company restructured certain employee welfare trust plans benefiting certain of its employees within its India operations by moving these plans under the legal ownership and operation of the Company’s legal entity structure in the region. Historically, the Company structured these plans as separate, stand-alone entities outside of the Company’s consolidated legal entity framework. As a result of these changes, the Company has recorded a one-time, non-cash benefit of $9.9 million reported in selling, general and administrative expense in its Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the year ended September 29, 2017, with corresponding assets in the plans associated with restricted investments of $7.7 million and employee loans receivable of $2.2 million and both recorded in Total other non-current assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 29, 2017.

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