Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans

We maintain a 401(k) plan for our eligible employees. We make matching contributions up to an amount equal to three percent of the employee's salary and may also make annual discretionary contributions. In February 2013, we revised the Company's matching program, changing the matching contributions from 100% of the employee salary deferral contributions up to two percent of eligible compensation to 50% of the employee salary deferral contributions up to six percent of eligible compensation. Also, a discretionary contribution was declared at the end of 2015, 2014 and 2013. The total expense recognized for this plan was $2.5 million, $2.9 million and $2.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

We make contributions to a contributory health and welfare plan as necessary to fund claims not covered by employee contributions. The total expense we recognized related to this plan was $6.0 million, $7.0 million and $7.9 million for 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These expense amounts include estimates based upon the historical experience of claims incurred but not reported as of year-end.