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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of obligations and funded status

The following tables provide a reconciliation of benefit obligations and plan assets of the Company’s pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plans:

	Pension Plans								Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	December 26, 2015				December 27, 2014				December 26, 2015				December 27, 2014
	(in thousands)
Change in projected benefit obligations:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	326,884			$	286,212			$	32,246			$	29,498
Service cost	3,437				3,397				856				758
Interest cost	11,912				12,822				1,062				1,009
Benefit payments	(7,517		)		(9,002		)		(674		)		(722		)
Actuarial loss (gain)	(11,783		)		50,550				1,421				1,703
Administrative expenses paid	(411		)		(459		)		—				—
Effect of foreign exchange	(12,213		)		(16,636		)		—				—
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	310,309			$	326,884			$	34,911			$	32,246
Change in fair value of plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	281,290				272,659				—				—
Actual return on plan assets	6,263				25,630				—				—
Employer contributions	6,088				6,874				674				722
Benefit payments	(7,517		)		(9,002		)		(674		)		(722		)
Premiums paid	(411		)		(459		)		—				—
Effect of foreign exchange	(10,233		)		(14,412		)		—				—
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	275,480			$	281,290			$	—			$	—
Net balance sheet liability	$	34,829			$	45,594			$	34,911			$	32,246
Amounts recognized in balance sheet:
Noncurrent assets	$	261			$	61			$	—			$	—
Current liabilities	149				169				5,984				744
Noncurrent liabilities	34,941				45,486				28,927				31,502

Schedule of amounts recognized as part of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:

	Pension Plans								Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	Fiscal Year								Fiscal Year
	2015				2014				2015				2014
	(in thousands)
Net actuarial loss	$	66,499			$	73,433			$	6,913			$	5,761
Net prior service cost (credit)	(4,584		)		(5,388		)		—				—
Net amount recognized	$	61,915			$	68,045			$	6,913			$	5,761

Schedule of defined benefit plans with accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets in excess of plan assets

The accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for the Company plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets are as follows:

	Pension Plans								Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	December 26, 2015				December 27, 2014				December 26, 2015				December 27, 2014
	(in thousands)
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	275,849			$	299,127			$	30,584			$	29,994
Fair value of plan assets	253,225				267,026				—				—

Schedule of defined benefit plans with projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets in excess of plan assets

The projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for the Company plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets are as follows:

	Pension Plans								Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	December 26, 2015				December 27, 2014				December 26, 2015				December 27, 2014
	(in thousands)
Projected benefit obligation	$	301,244			$	326,731			$	34,911			$	32,246
Fair value of plan assets	266,154				281,075				—				—

Schedule of amounts in AOCI expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year

The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year are as follows:

	Pension Plans				Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	(in thousands)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	$	1,931			$	251
Amortization of net prior service credit	(576		)		—

Components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit plans

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

	Pension Plans												Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	Fiscal Year												Fiscal Year
	2015				2014				2013				2015				2014				2013
	(in thousands)
Service cost	$	3,437			$	3,397			$	3,368			$	856			$	758			$	643
Interest cost	11,912				12,822				11,273				1,062				1,009				708
Expected return on plan assets	(16,987		)		(17,444		)		(14,672		)		—				—				—
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(581		)		961				2,711				—				250				249
Amortization of net loss (gain)	2,929				(637		)		(603		)		269				660				660
Net periodic cost (benefit)	$	710			$	(901	)		$	2,077			$	2,187			$	2,677			$	2,260

Schedule of weighted-average assumptions

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligations:

	Pension Plans						Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	December 26, 2015			December 27, 2014			December 26, 2015			December 27, 2014
Discount rate	3.93	%		3.79	%		3.56	%		3.34	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.19	%		3.19	%		3.00	%		3.00	%

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost:

	Pension Plans									Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	December 26, 2015			December 27, 2014			December 28, 2013			December 26, 2015			December 27, 2014			December 28, 2013
Discount rate	3.79	%		4.54	%		4.13	%		3.34	%		3.47	%		2.63	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	6.24	%		6.41	%		6.27	%		—			—			—
Rate of compensation increase	3.19	%		3.39	%		3.04	%		3.00	%		3.00	%		2.50	%

Defined benefit plan, additional disclosures about plan assets

The fair value of the Company’s pension plan assets by asset category are as follows:

	December 26, 2015																December 27, 2014
	Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total
	(in thousands)
Cash	$	92			$	—			$	—			$	92			$	1			$	—			$	—			$	1
Equity securities(a)	65,890				5,941				—				71,831				80,692				5,126				—				85,818
Debt securities(b)	68,489				2,822				—				71,311				69,716				3,232				—				72,948
Mutual funds(c)	63,689				65,725				—				129,414				67,079				53,330				—				120,409
Other	1,021				49				1,762				2,832				297				46				1,771				2,114
Total	$	199,181			$	74,537			$	1,762			$	275,480			$	217,785			$	61,734			$	1,771			$	281,290

(a) This category comprises equity securities held by non-U.S. pension plans valued at the quoted closing price, and translated into U.S. dollars using a foreign currency exchange rate at year end.

(b) This category comprises debt securities held by non-U.S. pension plans valued at the quoted closing price, and translated into U.S. dollars using a foreign currency exchange rate at year end.

(c) This category comprises mutual funds valued at the net asset value of shares held at year end.

Schedule of estimated future benefit payments

Estimated future benefit payments during the next five years and in the aggregate for the fiscal years thereafter, are as follows:

	Pension Plans				Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
	(in thousands)
2016	$	7,561			$	6,087
2017	7,914				747
2018	8,361				734
2019	8,926				722
2020	9,379				709
Thereafter	52,917				24,480

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