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Comprehensive Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

Comprehensive Income Tables [Abstract]

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

			Sep 28,			Dec 30,
			2012			2011
	Pension and postretirement
		medical liability adjustment	$	(71,049)		$	(75,658)
	Cumulative translation adjustment			(6,841)			(823)
	Total		$	(77,890)		$	(76,481)

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 220

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 14A

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=20435746&loc=SL7669686-108580

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