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2317301 - Disclosure - Pension and Other Employee Benefits (Tables)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000859737 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2015-09-27 - 2016-09-24
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status and Related Actuarial Assumptions
The tables below provide a reconciliation of benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, and related actuarial assumptions of the Company’s German Pension Benefits.

Change in Benefit Obligation
 
Years ended
September 24, 2016
 
September 26, 2015
 
September 27, 2014
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
 
$
(10.0
)
 
$
(10.3
)
 
$
(10.1
)
Service cost
 
—

 
—

 
—

Interest cost
 
(0.2
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.3
)
Plan participants’ contributions
 
—

 
—

 
—

Actuarial loss
 
(1.2
)
 
(0.9
)
 
(0.8
)
Foreign exchange gain
 
0.1

 
1.2

 
0.6

Benefits paid
 
0.3

 
0.3

 
0.3

Benefit obligation at end of year
 
(11.0
)

(10.0
)

(10.3
)
Plan assets
 
—

 
—

 
—

Benefit obligation at end of year

$
(11.0
)

$
(10.0
)

$
(10.3
)
  
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Related Actuarial Assumptions
The tables below outline the components of the net periodic benefit cost and related actuarial assumptions of the Company’s German Pension Benefits.
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
 
Years ended
September 24, 2016
 
September 26, 2015
 
September 27, 2014
Service cost
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Interest cost
 
0.4

 
0.3

 
0.3

Expected return on plan assets
 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortization of prior service cost
 
—

 
—

 
—

Recognized net actuarial gain
 
(0.2
)
 
—

 
—

Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
0.2


$
0.3


$
0.3

  
Schedule of Weighted-Average Net Periodic Benefit Cost Assumptions
Weighted-Average Net Periodic Benefit Cost Assumptions
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Discount rate
 
1.30
%
 
2.05
%
 
2.95
%
Expected return on plan assets
 
—
%
 
—
%
 
—
%
Rate of compensation increase
 
—
%
 
—
%
 
—
%
  
Schedule of Expected Pension Benefit
The table below reflects the total Pension Benefits expected to be paid for the German Pension Benefits each fiscal year as of September 24, 2016:
 
 
2017
$
0.3

2018
$
0.3

2019
$
0.4

2020
$
0.4

2021
$
0.4

2022 to 2026
$
2.0