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RETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2026
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs of Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Some of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries have defined benefit pension plans covering substantially all full-time employees at those subsidiaries. Net periodic benefit costs for the plans in the aggregate include the following components:
Year Ended
202620252024
(Dollars in Thousands)
Service cost$1,804 $1,630 $1,316 
Interest cost on benefit obligation649 630 684 
Expected return on plan assets(273)(314)(264)
Actuarial loss (gain)(19)17 (180)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost(236)(219)(215)
Plan settlements15 (104)— 
Total$1,940 $1,640 $1,341 
Schedule of Activity Under Defined Benefit Plans
The activity under those defined benefit plans are as follows:
March 28,
2026
March 29,
2025
(Dollars in Thousands)
Change in Benefit Obligation:  
Benefit Obligation, beginning of year$(30,956)$(32,323)
Service cost(1,804)(1,630)
Interest cost(649)(630)
Benefits paid1,470 851 
Actuarial loss(345)(336)
Employee and plan participants contribution(2,114)(3,568)
Plan settlements2,971 6,419 
Foreign currency changes(3,064)261 
Benefit obligation, end of year$(34,491)$(30,956)
Change in Plan Assets:  
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year$20,838 $21,851 
Company contributions1,497 1,627 
Benefits paid(568)(663)
Gain on plan assets444 482 
Employee and plan participants contribution2,124 3,600 
Plan settlements(2,984)(6,451)
Foreign currency changes1,959 392 
Fair value of plan assets, end of year$23,310 $20,838 
Funded Status(1)
$(11,181)$(10,118)
Unrecognized net actuarial gain(982)(1,056)
Unrecognized prior service cost(545)(705)
Net amount recognized$(12,708)$(11,879)
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(1)    Substantially all of the unfunded status is non-current.
Schedule of Components of Change Recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Related to Defined Benefit Plans, Net of Tax
The components of the change recorded in the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive loss related to its defined benefit plans, net of tax, are as follows:
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(Dollars in Thousands)
Balance as of April 1, 2023
$4,075 
Actuarial loss(2,157)
Prior service credit(170)
Balance as of March 30, 2024
$1,748 
Actuarial loss(268)
Prior service credit(242)
Plan settlements(89)
Balance as of March 29, 2025
$1,149 
Actuarial loss(169)
Prior service credit(218)
Plan settlements(16)
Balance as of March 28, 2026
$746 
Schedule of Weighted Average Rates Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Costs
The weighted average rates used to determine the net periodic benefit costs and projected benefit obligations were as follows:
Year Ended
202620252024
Discount rate1.78 %1.87 %2.05 %
Rate of increased salary levels2.72 %2.71 %1.86 %
Expected long-term rate of return on assets0.96 %0.88 %0.94 %
Schedule of Estimated Future Benefit Payments
Estimated future benefit payments are as follows:
Estimated Future Benefit Payments
(Dollars in Thousands)
Fiscal 2027$1,701 
Fiscal 2028$1,681 
Fiscal 2029$1,916 
Fiscal 2030$2,320 
Fiscal 2031$1,861 
Fiscal 2032-2036$11,783