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Retirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

Retirement Benefits Tables [Abstract]

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

		Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
		Sep 28,			Sep 30,			Sep 28,			Sep 30,
		2012			2011			2012			2011
	Pension Benefits
	Service cost	$	1,565		$	865		$	4,579		$	3,330
	Interest cost		3,458			3,076			10,256			9,816
	Expected return on assets		(4,188)			(3,852)			(11,872)			(11,852)
	Amortization and other		2,918			1,524			8,413			4,470
	Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,753		$	1,613		$	11,376		$	5,764
	Postretirement Medical
	Service cost	$	167		$	202		$	442		$	452
	Interest cost		240			264			740			914
	Amortization		(122)			(68)			(197)			(68)
	Net periodic benefit cost	$	285		$	398		$	985		$	1,298

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21915506&loc=d3e1928-114920

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