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Postretirement benefits other than pensions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Benefit Costs | Postretirement benefit cost for health care and life insurance included the following components:
In thousands of dollars
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010
Service cost – benefits earned during the period | $ | 545 |  | $ | 611 |  | $ | 713 |
Interest cost on net benefit obligation | 7,744 |  | 9,205 |  | 10,606 |
Amortization of prior service credit | (19,190 | ) | (19,510 | ) | (19,377 | )
Amortization of actuarial loss | 1,943 |  | 5,444 |  | 4,949 |
Net periodic postretirement benefit | $ | (8,958 | ) | $ | (4,250 | ) | $ | (3,109 | )
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive loss consist of the following:
In thousands of dollars
| 2012
Current year actuarial loss | $ | (236,163 | )
Amortization of actuarial loss | 53,429 |
Amortization of prior service costs | 7,689 |
Actuarial gain due to settlement | 7,946 |
Currency loss | (11,585 | )
Total | $ | (178,684 | )
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive (loss) consist of the following:
In thousands of dollars
| 2012
Current year actuarial gain | $ | 5,364 |
Amortization of actuarial loss | 1,943 |
Amortization of prior service credit | (19,190 | )
Total | $ | (11,883 | )
Assumptions Used to Determine Defined Benefit Plans Costs | Postretirement benefit costs: The following assumptions were used to determine postretirement benefit cost:
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010
Discount rate | 4.75 | % | 5.30 | % | 5.80 | %
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year | 6.50 | % | 6.50 | % | 6.50 | %
Ultimate trend rate | 5.00 | % | 5.00 | % | 5.00 | %
Year that ultimate trend rate is reached | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Health Care Cost Trend Rates Assumptions Disclosure | Benefit obligations and funded status: The following assumptions were used to determine the year-end benefit obligation:
| Dec. 30, 2012 | Dec. 25, 2011
Discount rate | 3.80 | % | 4.75 | %
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year | 6.50 | % | 6.50 | %
Ultimate trend rate | 5.00 | % | 5.00 | %
Year that ultimate trend rate is reached | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Estimated Benefit Payments | Cash flows: The company expects to make the following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, and to receive the following federal subsidy benefits as appropriate:
In thousands of dollars | Benefit Payments | Subsidy Benefits
2013 | $ | 19,655 |  | $ | 4,360 |
2014 | $ | 19,154 |  | $ | 3,626 |
2015 | $ | 18,559 |  | $ | 3,592 |
2016 | $ | 17,751 |  | $ | 3,501 |
2017 | $ | 16,927 |  | $ | 3,439 |
2018-2022 | $ | 69,422 |  | $ | 15,361 |
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Reconciliation of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets and Funded Status of Company-Sponsored Benefit Plans | The table below provides a reconciliation of benefit obligations and funded status of the company’s postretirement benefit plans:
In thousands of dollars
| Dec. 30, 2012 | Dec. 25, 2011
Change in benefit obligations |  |
Net benefit obligations at beginning of year | $ | 184,131 |  | $ | 191,282 |
Service cost | 545 |  | 611 |
Interest cost | 7,744 |  | 9,205 |
Plan participants’ contributions | 10,362 |  | 10,896 |
Actuarial (gain) loss | (5,877 | ) | 2,482 |
Gross benefits paid | (29,245 | ) | (32,386 | )
Federal subsidy on benefits paid | 1,932 |  | 2,041 |
Net benefit obligations at end of year | $ | 169,592 |  | $ | 184,131 |
Change in plan assets |  |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Employer contributions | 18,883 |  | 21,490 |
Plan participants’ contributions | 10,362 |  | 10,896 |
Gross benefits paid | (29,245 | ) | (32,386 | )
Fair value of plan assets at end of year | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Benefit obligation at end of year | $ | 169,592 |  | $ | 184,131 |
Accrued postretirement benefit cost: |  |
Current | $ | 19,655 |  | $ | 20,432 |
Noncurrent | $ | 149,937 |  | $ | 163,699 |

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