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PENSION PLANS
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
PENSION PLANS PENSION PLANSThe Company has non-contributory defined benefit pension plans covering certain of its U.S. employees. Retirement benefits are generally provided based on the employees’ years of service and average earnings. Normal retirement age is 65, with provisions for earlier retirement.
During fiscal 2021, the Company terminated both the Johnson Outdoors Inc. Mankato Operations Pension Plan and the Old Town Canoe Company Pension Plan (collectively, "the Terminated Plans"), both of which were frozen defined benefit pension plans at the time of termination. In connection with the plan terminations, the Company settled all future obligations under the Terminated Plans through a combination of lump-sum payments to eligible participants who elected to receive them, and the transfer of any remaining benefit obligations under the Terminated Plans to a third-party insurance company under a group annuity contract.

The Company still maintains the Johnson Outdoors Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP"), and all future benefit payments to participants under this plan are made from the Company's general assets.

The Company made contributions of $25 and $43 to its plans for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and January 1, 2021, respectively.

The components of net periodic benefit cost related to Company sponsored defined benefit plans for the three month periods ended December 31, 2021 and January 1, 2021 were as follows:
 Three Months Ended
 December 31, 2021January 1, 2021
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost$— $— 
Interest on projected benefit obligation7 233 
Less estimated return on plan assets— 160 
Amortization of unrecognized losses (gains)21 134 
Net periodic benefit cost$28 $207