PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of defined benefit plans disclosures

For the three months ended  March 31, 2014 and 2013, net periodic benefit cost related to the employee and officer pension and other postretirement benefit plans consisted of the following components (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Service Cost	$	966		$	1,047
Interest Cost	2,027			1,772
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(2,455		)	(2,271		)
Amortizations:
Prior Service Cost	33			48
Actuarial Loss	1,072			1,649
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	1,643			2,245
Capitalized Benefit Costs	(854		)	(1,167		)
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense	$	789		$	1,078

	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Service Cost	$	172		$	238
Interest Cost	510			535
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(473		)	(449		)
Amortizations:
Prior Service Cost (Credits)	26			(54		)
Actuarial Loss	167			351
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	402			621
Capitalized Benefit Costs	(209		)	(322		)
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense	$	193		$	299