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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2012
General Discussion Of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block] | The change in benefit obligation, change in fair value of plan assets, funded status and amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for these plans were as follows:
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Other Benefits
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Change in projected benefit obligation: |  | (In thousands)
Projected benefit obligation, beginning of year |  | $ | 167,931 |  |  | $ | 155,653 |  |  | $ | 1,961 |  |  | $ | 2,127 |
Service cost |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 173 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Interest cost |  |  | 8,272 |  |  |  | 8,213 |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 112 |
Actuarial losses (gains) |  |  | 24,872 |  |  |  | 12,072 |  |  |  | 159 |  |  |  | (170 | )
Benefits paid |  |  | (6,692 | ) |  |  | (8,180 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (108 | )
Curtailments and settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (283 | ) |  |  | — |
Projected benefit obligation, end of year |  | $ | 194,434 |  |  | $ | 167,931 |  |  | $ | 1,933 |  |  | $ | 1,961 |
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Other Benefits
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Change in plan assets: |  | (In thousands)
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year |  | $ | 81,193 |  |  | $ | 84,863 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Actual return on plan assets |  |  | 8,013 |  |  |  | (3,247 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Contributions by employer |  |  | 9,769 |  |  |  | 7,757 |  |  |  | 283 |  |  |  | 108 |
Benefits paid |  |  | (6,692 | ) |  |  | (8,180 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (108 | )
Curtailments and settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (283 | ) |  |  | — |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year |  | $ | 92,283 |  |  | $ | 81,193 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Other Benefits
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Funded status: |  | (In thousands)
Unfunded benefit obligation, end of year |  | $ | (102,151 | ) |  | $ | (86,738 | ) |  | $ | (1,933 | ) |  | $ | (1,961 | )
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Other Benefits
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
at end of year: |  | (In thousands)
Current liability |  | $ | (6,656 | ) |  | $ | (10,993 | ) |  | $ | (158 | ) |  | $ | (166 | )
Long-term liability |  |  | (95,495 | ) |  |  | (75,745 | ) |  |  | (1,775 | ) |  |  | (1,795 | )
Recognized liability |  | $ | (102,151 | ) |  | $ | (86,738 | ) |  | $ | (1,933 | ) |  | $ | (1,961 | )
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Other Benefits
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Amounts recognized in accumulated other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
comprehensive loss at end of year: |  | (In thousands)
Net actuarial loss (gain) |  | $ | 53,368 |  |  | $ | 31,108 |  |  | $ | (49 | ) |  | $ | (217 | )
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block] | Net pension and other postretirement cost included the following components:
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Other Benefits
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | (In thousands)
Service cost |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 173 |  |  | $ | 165 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | —
Interest cost |  |  | 8,272 |  |  |  | 8,213 |  |  |  | 8,659 |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 112 |  |  | 115
Estimated return on plan assets |  |  | (5,867 | ) |  |  | (6,177 | ) |  |  | (6,117 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | —
Curtailment loss |  |  | — |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | —
Settlement loss (gain) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,504 |  |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | —
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | —
Amortization of net loss (gain) |  |  | 465 |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | —
Net cost |  | $ | 2,921 |  |  | $ | 2,324 |  |  | $ | 4,251 |  |  | $ | 87 |  |  | $ | 112 |  | $ | 115
Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used In Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Table Text Block] | The weighted average assumptions used in determining pension and other postretirement plan information were as follows:
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Other Benefits
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 4.22 | % |  | 5.09 | % |  | 5.50 | % |  | 4.22 | % |  | 5.09 | % |  | 5.50 | %
Rate of compensation increase |  | NA |  |  | 3.00 | % |  | 3.00 | % |  | NA |  |  | NA |  |  | NA |
Net pension and other postretirement cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 5.09 | % |  | 5.50 | % |  | 5.69 | % |  | 5.09 | % |  | 5.50 | % |  | 5.69 | %
Rate of compensation increase |  | 3.00 | % |  | 3.00 | % |  | 3.00 | % |  | NA |  |  | NA |  |  | NA |
Expected return on plan assets |  | 7.50 | % |  | 7.75 | % |  | 7.67 | % |  | NA |  |  | NA |  |  | NA
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block] | The following table reflects the pension plans’ actual asset allocations:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Cash and money market funds |  | — |  |  | — |
Common collective trusts that invest in equity securities |  | 71 | % |  | 71 | %
Common collective trusts that invest in fixed income securities |  | 29 | % |  | 29 | %
Total assets |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
Schedule Of Hierarchy Of Plan Assets [Table Text Block] | The following table reflects the pension plans’ actual asset allocations:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Common collective trusts that invest in equity securities |  | 71 | % |  | 71 | %
Common collective trusts that invest in fixed income securities |  | 29 | % |  | 29 | %
Total assets |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block] | The following table reflects the benefits as of December 30, 2012 expected to be paid in each of the next five years and in the aggregate for the five years thereafter from our pension and other postretirement plans. Because our pension plans are primarily funded plans, the anticipated benefits with respect to these plans will come primarily from the trusts established for these plans. Because our other postretirement plans are unfunded, the anticipated benefits with respect to these plans will come from our own assets.
|  | Pension |  |  |
|  | Benefits |  | Other Benefits
|  | (In thousands)
2013 |  | $ | 12,040 |  | $ | 158
2014 |  |  | 11,774 |  |  | 160
2015 |  |  | 11,307 |  |  | 161
2016 |  |  | 11,371 |  |  | 162
2017 |  |  | 11,304 |  |  | 162
2018-2022 |  |  | 53,511 |  |  | 763
Total |  | $ | 111,307 |  | $ | 1,566
Schedule Of Unrecognized Benefit Amounts In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that were not recognized as components of net periodic benefits cost and the changes in those amounts are as follows:
|  | Pension Benefits |  | Other Benefits
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | (In thousands)
Net actuarial loss (gain), |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
beginning of year |  | $ | 31,108 |  |  | $ | 9,708 |  |  | $ | 10,017 |  |  | $ | (217 | ) |  | $ | (47 | ) |  | $ | (50 | )
Amortization |  |  | (465 | ) |  |  | (96 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Curtailment and settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,768 | ) |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Actuarial loss (gain) |  |  | 24,872 |  |  |  | 12,072 |  |  |  | 6,675 |  |  |  | 159 |  |  |  | (170 | ) |  |  | 3 |
Asset loss (gain) |  |  | (2,147 | ) |  |  | 9,424 |  |  |  | (5,215 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net actuarial loss (gain), |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
end of year |  | $ | 53,368 |  |  | $ | 31,108 |  |  | $ | 9,708 |  |  | $ | (49 | ) |  | $ | (217 | ) |  | $ | (47 | )
Net prior service cost, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
beginning of year |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Amortization |  |  | — |  |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net prior service cost, end |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
of year |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

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