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POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
9 Months Ended
Jun. 27, 2025
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
5. POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The Company provides pension benefits through a number of noncontributory and contributory defined benefit retirement plans covering eligible U.S. employees. As of September 30, 2017, all defined pension benefit plans were frozen, whereby participants no longer accrue credited service. The net periodic benefit credit was as follows: 
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(in thousands)NoteJune 27, 2025June 28, 2024June 27, 2025June 28, 2024
Interest cost$1,139 $1,316 $3,417 $3,948 
Expected return on plan assets(1,081)(841)(3,242)(2,523)
Amortization of actuarial loss52 67 156 200 
Net periodic benefit cost6$110 $542 $331 $1,625