PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]

Schedule of components of the net periodic benefit cost

The following table sets forth the components of the net periodic benefit cost for the Company's pension and other postretirement benefit plans (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Service cost	$	468		$	1,851		$	—		$	(2	)
Interest cost	2,416			3,055			49			60
Expected return on plan assets	(3,862		)	(3,564		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(280		)	(420		)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)	123			1,158			(62		)	(209		)
Net periodic benefit (income) cost	$	(855	)	$	2,500		$	(293	)	$	(571	)

	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Service cost	$	1,404		$	5,626		$	—		$	5
Interest cost	7,248			9,283			147			221
Expected return on plan assets	(11,086		)	(10,874		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(840		)	(564		)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)	369			5,490			(186		)	(25		)
Net periodic benefit (income) cost	$	(2,065	)	$	9,525		$	(879	)	$	(363	)