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Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Components of the net periodic pension cost under defined benefit pension plans | The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension cost for the second fiscal quarters of 2012 and 2011 for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans:
|  | Fiscal quarter ended |  |  | Fiscal quarter ended |
|  | June 30, 2012 |  |  | July 2, 2011 |
|  | U.S. Plans |  |  | Non-U.S. Plans |  |  | U.S. Plans |  |  | Non-U.S. Plans |
Net service cost |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 811 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 849 |
Interest cost |  |  | 3,923 |  |  |  | 2,344 |  |  |  | 4,081 |  |  |  | 2,679 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (4,770 | ) |  |  | (414 | ) |  |  | (4,888 | ) |  |  | (398 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | 550 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 612 |  |  |  | - |
Amortization of losses |  |  | 3,174 |  |  |  | 416 |  |  |  | 2,201 |  |  |  | 254 |
Curtailments and settlements |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 148 |  |  |  | - |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 2,877 |  |  | $ | 3,157 |  |  | $ | 2,154 |  |  | $ | 3,384 |
The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension cost for the six fiscal months ended June 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011 for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans:
|  | Six fiscal months ended |  |  | Six fiscal months ended |
|  | June 30, 2012 |  |  | July 2, 2011 |
|  | U.S. Plans |  |  | Non-U.S. Plans |  |  | U.S. Plans |  |  | Non-U.S. Plans |
Net service cost |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,625 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,676 |
Interest cost |  |  | 7,850 |  |  |  | 4,718 |  |  |  | 8,149 |  |  |  | 5,241 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (9,486 | ) |  |  | (826 | ) |  |  | (9,541 | ) |  |  | (789 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,253 |  |  |  | - |
Amortization of losses |  |  | 6,285 |  |  |  | 834 |  |  |  | 4,303 |  |  |  | 503 |
Curtailments and settlements |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 148 |  |  |  | - |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 5,749 |  |  | $ | 6,351 |  |  | $ | 4,312 |  |  | $ | 6,631 |
Net periodic benefit cost under other postretirement benefit plans | The following table shows the components of the net periodic benefit cost for the second fiscal quarters of 2012 and 2011 for the Company’s other postretirement benefit plans:
|  | Fiscal quarter ended |  |  | Fiscal quarter ended |
|  | June 30, 2012 |  |  | July 2, 2011 |
|  | U.S. Plans |  |  | Non-U.S. Plans |  |  | U.S. Plans |  |  | Non-U.S. Plans |
Service cost |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 71 |
Interest cost |  |  | 131 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 146 |  |  |  | 73 |
Amortization of prior service credit |  |  | (102 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (111 | ) |  |  | - |
Amortization of transition obligation |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | - |
Amortization of gains |  |  | (26 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (61 | ) |  |  | - |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 134 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 144 |
The following table shows the components of the net periodic benefit cost for the six fiscal months ended June 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011 for the Company’s other postretirement benefit plans:
|  | Six fiscal months ended |  |  | Six fiscal months ended |
|  | June 30, 2012 |  |  | July 2, 2011 |
|  | U.S. Plans |  |  | Non-U.S. Plans |  |  | U.S. Plans |  |  | Non-U.S. Plans |
Service cost |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 127 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 138 |
Interest cost |  |  | 261 |  |  |  | 144 |  |  |  | 292 |  |  |  | 142 |
Amortization of prior service credit |  |  | (204 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (221 | ) |  |  | - |
Amortization of transition obligation |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | - |
Amortization of gains |  |  | (48 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (122 | ) |  |  | - |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 271 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 280 |

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