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PENSION PLANS
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
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The 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 the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company terminated its Johnson Outdoors Inc. Mankato Operations Pension Plan and 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 $42 to its pension plans for the three months ended July 1, 2022 and July 2, 2021, respectively, and contributions of $74 and $130 for the nine months ended July 1, 2022 and July 2, 2021, respectively.

The components of net periodic benefit cost related to Company sponsored defined benefit plans for the three and nine month periods ended July 1, 2022 and July 2, 2021 were as follows:
 Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
 July 1, 2022July 2, 2021July 1, 2022July 2, 2021
Components of net periodic benefit cost:  
Service cost$— $— $— $— 
Interest on projected benefit obligation(1)163 13 629 
Less estimated return on plan assets— 6 — 327 
Amortization of unrecognized losses(9)163 34 432 
Net periodic benefit cost$(10)$320 $47 $734