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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (“ESOP”) — Most U.S. employees may make contributions that do not exceed 25% of their eligible compensation to a tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan, subject to restrictions under tax laws. Employees generally direct the investment of their own contributions into various investment funds. An employer match benefit is provided under the plan equal to one half of each employee’s tax-deferred contribution up to the first 7% of their compensation. Participants direct the entire employer match benefit such that no participant is required to hold the Company’s common stock in their 401(k) account. The employer match benefit totaled $31.7 million, $32.8 million and $32.2 million in 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.                                         

In addition, 11,249 U.S. salaried and non-union hourly employees are eligible to receive a non-contributory benefit under the Core benefit plan. Core benefit allocations range from 2% to 6% of eligible employee compensation based on age. Allocations for benefits earned under the Core plan were $36.1 million, $38.8 million, and $28.9 million in 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Assets held in participant Core accounts are invested in target date retirement funds which have an age-based allocation of investments.
The Company’s net ESOP activity resulted in expense of $67.8 million, $71.6 million, and $61.1 million in 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively, and is compromised of the aforementioned Core and 401(k) match defined contribution benefits.

The Company made cash contributions totaling $72.6 million in 2024, $61.0 million in 2023 and $67.8 million in 2022.

PENSION AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS — The Company sponsors pension plans covering most domestic hourly and certain executive employees, and 13,110 foreign employees. Benefits are generally based on salary and years of service, except for U.S. collective bargaining employees whose benefits are based on a stated amount for each year of service.

The Company contributes to a number of multi-employer plans for certain collective bargaining U.S. employees. The risks of participating in these multi-employer plans are different from single-employer plans in the following aspects:
a.    Assets contributed to the multi-employer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefit to employees of other participating employers.
b.    If a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be inherited by the remaining participating employers.
c.    If the Company chooses to stop participating in some of its multi-employer plans, the Company may be required to pay those plans an amount based on the underfunded status of the plan, referred to as a withdrawal liability.

In addition, the Company also contributes to a number of multi-employer plans outside of the U.S. The foreign plans are insured, therefore, the Company’s obligation is limited to the payment of insurance premiums.

The Company has assessed and determined that none of the multi-employer plans to which it contributes are individually significant to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company does not expect to incur a withdrawal liability or expect to significantly increase its contributions over the remainder of the contract period.

In addition to the multi-employer plans, various other defined contribution plans are sponsored worldwide. As of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company had $118.7 million and $104.7 million, respectively, of liabilities pertaining to an unfunded supplemental defined contribution plan for certain U.S. employees.

The expense (benefit) for defined contribution plans, aside from the earlier discussed ESOP plans, are as follows:
(Millions of Dollars)202420232022
Multi-employer plan expense$3.7 $3.5 $6.0 
Other defined contribution plan expense (benefit) $45.7 $43.3 $(2.4)
The components of net periodic pension expense (benefit) are as follows:
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
(Millions of Dollars)202420232022202420232022
Service cost$6.4 $8.1 $6.2 $12.2 $11.2 $15.1 
Interest cost51.6 54.7 33.6 41.7 43.4 22.9 
Expected return on plan assets(60.8)(62.1)(60.9)(43.9)(41.5)(37.7)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)0.6 0.8 0.9 (0.7)(0.7)(0.7)
Actuarial loss amortization8.1 8.9 5.9 4.4 3.4 7.9 
Special termination benefit— — — — 0.3 — 
Settlement / curtailment loss— 0.3 0.2 3.5 0.7 0.2 
Net periodic pension expense (benefit)$5.9 $10.7 $(14.1)$17.2 $16.8 $7.7 

The Company provides medical and dental benefits for certain retired employees in the United States, Brazil, and Canada. Approximately 461 participants are covered under these plans. Net periodic post-retirement benefit expense was comprised of the following:
 Other Benefit Plans
(Millions of Dollars)202420232022
Service cost$0.3 $0.3 $0.3 
Interest cost1.7 2.0 1.5 
Amortization of prior service credit0.1 0.1 — 
Actuarial gain amortization(1.4)(1.4)(0.7)
Settlement / curtailment gain— — (0.4)
Special termination benefit— — 6.9 
Net periodic post-retirement expense$0.7 $1.0 $7.6 

The components of net periodic post-retirement benefit expense other than the service cost component are included in Other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in 2024 are as follows:
(Millions of Dollars)2024
Current year actuarial gain$(47.9)
Amortization of actuarial loss(11.1)
Prior service cost from plan amendments0.2 
Settlement / curtailment loss(3.5)
Currency / other(1.2)
Total decrease recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss (pre-tax)$(63.5)
The changes in the pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, fair value of plan assets, as well as amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, are shown below.
U.S. PlansNon-U.S. PlansOther Benefits
(Millions of Dollars)202420232024202320242023
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at end of prior year$1,090.3 $1,083.5 $999.1 $931.0 $35.2 $42.8 
Service cost6.4 8.1 12.2 11.2 0.3 0.3 
Interest cost51.6 54.7 41.7 43.4 1.7 2.0 
Special termination benefit— — — 0.3 — — 
Settlements/curtailments— (5.6)(14.5)(7.6)— — 
Actuarial (gain) loss(46.7)40.2 (92.6)26.6 (1.4)(2.3)
Plan amendments0.1 — 0.1 — — — 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes— — (29.2)46.5 (1.1)0.3 
Participant contributions— — 0.2 0.2 — — 
Acquisitions, divestitures, and other(4.6)(7.7)(2.8)(2.7)— — 
Benefits paid(84.6)(82.9)(52.6)(49.8)(7.7)(7.9)
Benefit obligation at end of year$1,012.5 $1,090.3 $861.6 $999.1 $27.0 $35.2 
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at end of prior year$979.2 $967.3 $831.0 $783.4 $— $— 
Actual return on plan assets21.1 93.4 (6.1)50.1 — — 
Participant contributions— — 0.2 0.2 — — 
Employer contributions12.3 14.7 20.9 19.6 7.7 7.9 
Settlements— (5.6)(16.9)(11.3)— — 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes— — (14.4)41.5 — — 
Acquisitions, divestitures, and other(4.6)(7.7)(2.4)(2.7)— — 
Benefits paid(84.6)(82.9)(52.6)(49.8)(7.7)(7.9)
Fair value of plan assets at end of plan year$923.4 $979.2 $759.7 $831.0 $— $— 
Funded status — assets less than benefit obligation$(89.1)$(111.1)$(101.9)$(168.1)$(27.0)$(35.2)
Unrecognized prior service cost (credit)1.5 2.1 (13.0)(13.9)0.4 0.4 
Unrecognized net actuarial loss (gain)217.9 233.0 121.0 170.2 (19.1)(19.6)
Net amount recognized$130.3 $124.0 $6.1 $(11.8)$(45.7)$(54.4)
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. PlansOther Benefits
(Millions of Dollars)202420232024202320242023
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Prepaid benefit cost (non-current)$3.8 $— $124.8 $88.7 $— $— 
Current benefit liability(5.2)(5.6)(10.3)(10.9)(5.2)(7.6)
Non-current benefit liability(87.7)(105.5)(216.4)(245.9)(21.8)(27.6)
Net liability recognized$(89.1)$(111.1)$(101.9)$(168.1)$(27.0)$(35.2)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (pre-tax):
Prior service cost (credit)$1.5 $2.1 $(13.0)$(13.9)$0.4 $0.4 
Actuarial loss (gain)217.9 233.0 121.0 170.2 (19.1)(19.6)
219.4 235.1 108.0 156.3 (18.7)(19.2)
Net amount recognized$130.3 $124.0 $6.1 $(11.8)$(45.7)$(54.4)
Actuarial gains and losses reflected in the table above are driven by changes in demographic experience, changes in assumptions, and differences in actual returns on investments compared to estimated returns from the prior year. For the year ended December 28, 2024, the decrease in the benefit obligation is primarily driven by the increase in the single equivalent discount rate used to measure these obligations as well as favorable changes in demographic experience. These actuarial gains were partially offset as actual returns on plan assets during the year were lower than the estimated return.
The accumulated benefit obligation for all benefit plans was $1.868 billion at December 28, 2024 and $2.084 billion at December 30, 2023. The following table provides information regarding pension plans in which accumulated benefit obligations exceed plan assets as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023:
U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
(Millions of Dollars)2024202320242023
Accumulated benefit obligation$916.5 $1,090.3 $221.1 $249.9 
Fair value of plan assets$823.6 $979.1 $25.7 $31.5 
The following table provides information regarding pension plans in which projected benefit obligations (inclusive of anticipated future compensation increases) exceed plan assets as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023:
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
(Millions of Dollars)2024202320242023
Projected benefit obligation$916.5 $1,090.3 $271.9 $304.5 
Fair value of plan assets$823.6 $979.1 $45.2 $47.8 
The major assumptions used in valuing pension and post-retirement plan obligations and net costs were as follows:
 Pension Benefits
 U.S. PlansNon-U.S. PlansOther Benefits
 202420232022202420232022202420232022
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at year end:
Discount rate5.55 %5.04 %5.36 %5.04 %4.43 %4.70 %5.74 %5.45 %5.47 %
Rate of compensation increase— — — 3.45 %3.52 %3.64 %— — — 
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate - service cost5.27 %5.58 %3.14 %5.18 %5.23 %2.67 %6.33 %6.64 %4.41 %
Discount rate - interest cost4.96 %5.23 %2.28 %4.36 %4.67 %1.69 %5.44 %5.37 %2.25 %
Rate of compensation increase— — 3.00 %3.52 %3.64 %3.57 %— — — 
Expected return on plan assets6.47 %6.70 %4.69 %5.45 %5.29 %3.41 %— — — 
The expected rate of return on plan assets is determined considering the returns projected for the various asset classes and the relative weighting for each asset class. The Company will use a 6.57% weighted-average expected rate of return assumption to determine the 2025 net periodic benefit cost.
PENSION PLAN ASSETS — Plan assets are invested in equity securities, government and corporate bonds and other fixed income securities, money market instruments and insurance contracts. The Company’s worldwide asset allocations at December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023 by asset category and the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy established by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, were as follows:
Asset Category (Millions of Dollars)
2024Level 1Level 2
Cash and cash equivalents$29.7 $20.3 $9.4 
Equity securities
U.S. equity securities166.1 48.7 117.4 
Foreign equity securities92.8 24.5 68.3 
Fixed income securities
Government securities647.7 253.5 394.2 
Corporate securities678.9 — 678.9 
Insurance contracts37.7 — 37.7 
Other30.2 — 30.2 
Total$1,683.1 $347.0 $1,336.1 
 
Asset Category (Millions of Dollars)
2023Level 1Level 2
Cash and cash equivalents$40.9 $25.8 $15.1 
Equity securities
U.S. equity securities191.5 63.5 128.0 
Foreign equity securities119.7 34.7 85.0 
Fixed income securities
Government securities646.0 239.8 406.2 
Corporate securities736.5 — 736.5 
Insurance contracts39.6 — 39.6 
Other36.0 — 36.0 
Total$1,810.2 $363.8 $1,446.4 
U.S. and foreign equity securities primarily consist of companies with large market capitalization and to a lesser extent mid and small capitalization securities. Government securities primarily consist of U.S. Treasury securities and foreign government securities with de minimus default risk. Corporate fixed income securities include publicly traded U.S. and foreign investment grade and to a small extent high yield securities. Assets held in insurance contracts are invested in the general asset pools of the various insurers, mainly debt and equity securities with guaranteed returns. Other investments include diversified private equity holdings. The level 2 investments are primarily comprised of institutional mutual funds that are not publicly traded; the investments held in these mutual funds are generally level 1 publicly traded securities.

The Company's investment strategy for pension assets focuses on a liability-matching approach with gradual de-risking taking place over a period of many years. The Company utilizes the current funded status to transition the portfolio toward investments that better match the duration and cash flow attributes of the underlying liabilities. Assets approximating 70% of the Company's current pension liabilities have been invested in fixed income securities, using a liability / asset matching duration strategy, with the primary goal of mitigating exposure to interest rate movements and preserving the overall funded status of the underlying plans. Plan assets are broadly diversified and are invested to ensure adequate liquidity for immediate- and medium-term benefit payments. The Company’s target asset allocations include approximately 10%-30% in equity securities, approximately 60%-80% in fixed income securities and approximately 10% in other securities. The funded status percentage (total plan assets divided by total projected benefit obligation) of all global pension plans was 90% in 2024, and 87% in both 2023 and 2022.

CONTRIBUTIONS — The Company’s funding policy for its defined benefit plans is to contribute amounts determined annually on an actuarial basis to provide for current and future benefits in accordance with federal law and other regulations. The Company expects to contribute approximately $30 million to its pension and other post-retirement benefit plans in 2025.

EXPECTED FUTURE BENEFIT PAYMENTS — Benefit payments, inclusive of amounts attributable to estimated future employee service, are expected to be paid over the next 10 years as follows:

(Millions of Dollars)TotalYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Years 6-10
Future payments$1,440.5 $153.8 $146.5 $145.6 $145.5 $144.1 $705.0 
These benefit payments will be funded through a combination of existing plan assets, the returns on those assets, and amounts to be contributed in the future by the Company.
HEALTH CARE COST TRENDS — The weighted-average annual assumed rate of increase in the per-capita cost of covered benefits (i.e., health care cost trend rate) is assumed to be 6.3% for 2024, reducing gradually to 4.9% by 2032 and remaining at that level thereafter.