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Note 6 - Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

6.	Retirement Plans The net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s pension plan consisted of:

		Three Months Ende d								Nine Months Ende d
		December 30, 201 7				December 31, 201 6				December 30, 201 7				December 31, 201 6
		(In thousands )
Service Cos t		$	1,981			$	2,164			$	5,944			$	6,491
Interest Cos t			1,985				1,919				5,956				5,756
Expected Return on Plan Asset s			(3,673	)			(2,978	)			(10,640	)			(8,934	)
Amortization of Actuarial Los s			-				679				-				2,037
Amortization of Transition Asse t			30				27				90				82
Net Periodic Benefit Cos t		$	323			$	1,811			$	1,350			$	5,432

There was

a contribution of

$2,500,000

to the pension plan in the

nine

month period ended

December 30, 2017.

There was a contribution of

$8,000,000

made in the

nine

month period ended

December 31, 2016.