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Net Periodic Benefit Cost-Defined Benefit Plans (Text Block)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]
Net Periodic Benefit Cost - Defined Benefit Plans

The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit (income) cost of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans and other post-retirement employee benefit plans:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 25, 2015
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 25, 2015
 
(In thousands)
Pension Benefits-U.S. Plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Service cost
$
48

 
$

 
$
144

 
$

     Interest cost
4,352

 
4,128

 
13,057

 
12,709

     Expected return on plan assets
(6,121
)
 
(6,150
)
 
(18,362
)
 
(18,189
)
     Amortization
1,612

 
1,665

 
4,846

 
5,464

Net periodic benefit income
$
(109
)
 
$
(357
)
 
$
(315
)
 
$
(16
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pension Benefits-Non U.S. Plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Service cost
$
821

 
$
947

 
$
2,512

 
$
2,972

     Interest cost
7,287

 
9,563

 
24,447

 
29,099

     Expected return on plan assets
(6,604
)
 
(8,485
)
 
(22,804
)
 
(26,294
)
     Amortization
417

 
907

 
1,261

 
3,486

Net periodic benefit cost
$
1,921

 
$
2,932

 
$
5,416

 
$
9,263

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Post-Retirement Benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Service cost
$
(2
)
 
$
49

 
$
29

 
$
151

     Interest cost
154

 
248

 
779

 
887

     Amortization
(682
)
 
144

 
(554
)
 
511

Net periodic benefit (income) cost
$
(530
)
 
$
441

 
$
254

 
$
1,549