PENSION AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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 income for the Company's pension and other post-employment benefit plans (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Service cost	$	175		$	468		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	2,390			2,416			43			49
Expected return on plan assets	(4,615		)	(3,612		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(371		)	(280		)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)	154			123			1			(62		)
Net periodic benefit (income) cost	$	(1,896	)	$	(605	)	$	(327	)	$	(293	)