The reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the fair value measurements using significant  unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of December 28, 2014 is as follows: The reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the fair value measurements using significant  unobservable inputs (Level 3) as of December 29, 2013 is as follows: GLYPH<160> FairGLYPH<160>ValueGLYPH<160>MeasurementsGLYPH<160>UsingGLYPH<160>Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (In thousands) Hedge Fund PrivateGLYPH<160>Equity Total Balance at beginning of year $ 30,325 $ 40,537 $ 70,862 Actual gain/(loss) on plan assets: Relating to assets still held 969 (1,775) (806) Capital contribution GLYPH<151> 2,008 2,008 Return of Capital GLYPH<151> (5,043) (5,043) Balance at end of year $ 31,294 $ 35,727 $ 67,021 GLYPH<160> FairGLYPH<160>ValueGLYPH<160>MeasurementsGLYPH<160>UsingGLYPH<160>Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (In thousands) RealGLYPH<160>Estate PrivateGLYPH<160>Equity Total Balance at beginning of year $ 26,370 $ 36,011 $ 62,381 Actual gain on plan assets: Relating to assets still held 3,955 6,169 10,124 Capital contribution GLYPH<151> 3,018 3,018 Return of Capital GLYPH<151> (4,661) (4,661) Balance at end of year $ 30,325 $ 40,537 $ 70,862 In August 2014, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 was enacted. The legislation extended  interest rate stabilization for single-employer defined benefit pension plan funding for an additional five years. In  2014, we made contributions of $15.0 million. We expect contributions to total approximately $9.0 million to satisfy  minimum funding requirements in 2015.  Cash Flows In January 2013, we made a contribution of approximately $57 million to the New York Times Newspaper Guild  pension plan, of which $20 million was estimated to be necessary to satisfy minimum funding requirements in 2013.  Mandatory contributions to other qualified pension plans increased our total contributions to approximately $74  million for the full year of 2013.  The following benefit payments, which reflect future service for plans that have not been frozen, are expected to  be paid: (1)  Includes lump-sum payments that will approximate $98 million in the first quarter of 2015 related to the CompanyGLYPH<146>s qualified defined benefit  pension plans.The lump-sum payments will be funded with existing assets of the pension plans andGLYPH<160>not with Company cash. See Note 19 for  additional information. GLYPH<160> Plans GLYPH<160> (In thousands) Qualified Non- Qualified Total 2015  (1) $ 200,873 $ 16,044 $ 216,917 2016 103,233 16,095 119,328 2017 105,296 16,865 122,161 2018 106,714 16,843 123,557 2019 109,229 17,244 126,473 2020-2024 572,392 83,987 656,379 THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY – P. 85