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The accumulated benefit obligation for the Company's pension of any other single issuer, except for obligations of the
plans at December 31, 2006 and January 1, 2006, was U.S. Government, without receiving prior approval by the Plan
$714.9 million and $650.6 million, respectively. The accumulated administrator.
benefit obligation for the Company's SERP at December 31, 2006 The total cost (income) arising from the Company's defined benefit
and January 1, 2006, was $42.2 million and $39.6 million, pension plans for the years ended December 31, 2006, January 1,
respectively. The current portion of the SERP liability at Decem- 2006 and January 2, 2005, consists of the following components
ber 31, 2006 was $1.6 million. (in thousands):
Key assumptions utilized for determining the benefit obligation at Pension Plans SERP
December 31, 2006 and January 1, 2006, are as follows: 2006 2005 2004 2006 2005 2004
Pension Plans SERP
Service costÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $ 27,298 $ 27,161 $ 22,896 $1,728 $1,496 $1,394
Interest cost ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 43,707 39,989 37,153 2,936 2,642 2,450
2006 2005 2006 2005
Expected return on assets ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ (93,968) (104,589) (97,702) ÌÌÌ
Amortization of transition asset ÏÏÏÏ (82) (106) (1,086) ÌÌÌ
Discount rate ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 6.0% 5.75% 6.0% 5.75%
Amortization of prior service cost ÏÏ 4,857 4,716 4,530 412 465 575
Rate of compensation increase ÏÏÏ 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0%
Recognized actuarial (gain) loss ÏÏ (3,645) (5,085) (7,745) 1,589 1,215 1,215
Net periodic (beneÑt) cost for the
The Company made no contributions to its pension plans in 2006,
yearÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ (21,833) (37,914) (41,954) 6,665 5,818 5,634
Early retirement programs expense 50,040 1,192 132 902 ÌÌ
2005 and 2004, and the Company does not expect to make any
Total cost (beneÑt) for the year ÏÏ $ 28,207 $ (36,722) $(41,822) $7,567 $5,818 $5,634
contributions in 2007 or in the foreseeable future. The Company
made contributions to its SERP of $1.1 million and $1.0 million for The costs for the Company's defined benefit pension plans are
the years ended December 31, 2006 and January 1, 2006, actuarially determined. Below are the key assumptions utilized to
respectively, as the plan is unfunded and the Company covers determine periodic cost for the years ended December 31, 2006,
benefit payments. The Company makes contributions to the SERP January 1, 2006 and January 2, 2005:
based on actual benefit payments.
Pension Plans SERP
At December 31, 2006, future estimated benefit payments are as 2006 2005 2004 2006 2005 2004
follows (in millions):
Discount rate ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 5.75% 5.75% 6.25% 5.75% 5.75% 6.25%
Pension Plans SERP Expected return on plan assets ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 6.5% 7.5% 7.5% ÌÌÌ
Rate of compensation increase ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0%
2007 ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $ 36.4 $ 1.7
2008 ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $ 37.7 $ 1.7 In determining the expected rate of return on plan assets, the
2009 ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $ 38.5 $ 2.2 Company considers the relative weighting of plan assets, the
2010 ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $ 39.6 $ 2.5 historical performance of total plan assets and individual asset
2011 ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $ 41.2 $ 2.9 classes and economic and other indicators of future performance. In
2012Ó2016 ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $234.5 $19.6 addition, the Company may consult with and consider the input of
The Company's pension plan obligations are funded by a portfolio financial and other professionals in developing appropriate return
made up of a relatively small number of stocks and high-quality benchmarks.
fixed-income securities that are held in trust. As of December 31, At December 31, 2006, accumulated other comprehensive income
2006 and January 1, 2006, the asset allocations of the Compa- (AOCI) includes the following components of unrecognized net
ny's pension plans were as follows (in millions): periodic (benefit) cost for the defined benefit plans (in
Pension Plan Asset Allocations thousands):
December 31, 2006 January 1, 2006 2006
Pension Plans SERP
Equities ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $1,585 89.1% $1,427 84.8%
Fixed income ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 193 10.9% 256 15.2%
Unrecognized actuarial (gain) loss ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $(451,894) $12,586
Total ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $1,778 100.0% $1,683 100.0%
Unrecognized prior service cost ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 42,031 2,058
Unrecognized transition asset ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ (167) Ì
The equity amounts shown above include $445.9 million and Gross amount ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ (410,030) 14,644
Deferred tax liability ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 164,012 (5,858)
$418.6 million of Berkshire Hathaway Class A and Class B common Net amountÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $(246,018) $ 8,786
stock at December 31, 2006 and January 1, 2006, respectively.
During 2007, the Company expects to recognize the following
Essentially all of the assets are managed by two investment compa- amortization components of net periodic cost for the defined benefit
nies. None of the assets is managed internally by the Company, is in plans (in thousands):
alternative investments or is invested in securities of the Company.
The goal of the investment managers is to try to produce moderate 2007
long-term growth in the value of those assets, while trying to protect Pension Plans SERP
them against large decreases in value. The managers cannot invest
Actuarial (gain) loss recognition ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ $(4,549) $921
more than 20% of the assets at the time of purchase in the stock of
Prior service cost recognitionÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 5,053 446
Berkshire Hathaway or more than 10% of the assets in the securities Transition asset recognition ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ (53) Ì
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