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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]  
Pension Benefit Costs
Summaries of the changes in the benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status of the plans are as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
Other Postretirement
 
Pension Benefits
 
Benefits
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
CHANGE IN BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit obligations at January 1
$
355,468

 
$
390,894

 
$
42,531

 
$
49,326

Service cost
21,478

 
27,065

 
1,649

 
2,027

Interest cost
17,070

 
16,207

 
1,841

 
1,739

Plan amendments
(23
)
 

 

 

Curtailments
(25,787
)
 
(3,027
)
 

 
(2,519
)
Benefits paid
(53,974
)
 
(41,562
)
 
(3,431
)
 
(3,276
)
Other-primarily actuarial loss (gain)
39,504

 
(34,109
)
 
(6,492
)
 
(4,766
)
Benefit obligations at December 31
$
353,736

 
$
355,468

 
$
36,098

 
$
42,531

CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Value of plan assets at January 1
$
347,952

 
$
322,874

 
$

 
$

Actual return on plan assets
36,130

 
52,247

 

 

Employer contributions
6,601

 
14,393

 
3,431

 
3,276

Benefits paid
(53,974
)
 
(41,562
)
 
(3,431
)
 
(3,276
)
Value of plan assets at December 31
$
336,709

 
$
347,952

 
$

 
$

Accrued benefit cost
$
(17,027
)
 
$
(7,516
)
 
$
(36,098
)
 
$
(42,531
)
ITEMS NOT YET RECOGNIZED AS A COMPONENT OF NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service credit (cost)
$

 
$
1,732

 
$
21,972

 
$
31,925

Accumulated gain (loss)
(11,332
)
 
10,096

 
9,125

 
3,394

 
$
(11,332
)
 
$
11,828

 
$
31,097

 
$
35,319

BALANCE SHEET AMOUNTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liability
$
(767
)
 
$
(405
)
 
$
(3,430
)
 
$
(3,276
)
Noncurrent liability
$
(16,260
)
 
$
(7,111
)
 
$
(32,668
)
 
$
(39,255
)
 
$
(17,027
)
 
$
(7,516
)
 
$
(36,098
)
 
$
(42,531
)
Other Postretirement Benefit Costs Table Text Block
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In thousands)
Service cost
$
21,478

 
$
27,065

 
$
27,466

 
$
1,649

 
$
2,027

 
$
2,142

Interest cost
17,070

 
16,207

 
15,668

 
1,841

 
1,739

 
2,020

Curtailments
(25,368
)
 
47

 
324

 

 
(5,444
)
 
(4,049
)
Settlements
646

 

 

 

 

 

Expected return on plan assets
(23,756
)
 
(23,761
)
 
(22,030
)
 

 

 

Amortization of prior service credits
(257
)
 
(204
)
 
259

 
(10,003
)
 
(10,621
)
 
(11,458
)
Amortization of other actuarial losses
3,128

 
14,616

 
14,666

 
(761
)
 
(252
)
 
(522
)
Net benefit cost (credit)
$
(7,059
)
 
$
33,970

 
$
36,353

 
$
(7,274
)
 
$
(12,551
)
 
$
(11,867
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Assumptions Used
Assumptions. The following table provides the weighted average assumptions used to determine the actuarial present value of projected benefit obligations at December 31 of the respective years.
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate
4.15%
 
5.08%
 
3.91%
 
4.58%
Rate of compensation increase
N/A
 
3.39%
 
N/A
 
N/A

The following table provides the weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the respective years ended December 31.
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate
5.08/
4.23/
4.14%
 
4.13
/
5.05%
 
4.91%
 
4.58%
 
3.64/
4.58%
 
4.52%
Rate of compensation increase
3.39%
 
3.39%
 
3.39%
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
Expected return on plan assets
7.75%
 
7.75%
 
7.75%
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets
The Company's pension plan assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, are categorized below according to the fair value hierarchy as defined in Note 16, "Fair Value Measurements":
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Equity Securities:(A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. small-cap
$
16,512

 
$
14,901

 
$
16,512

 
$
14,901

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

U.S. mid-cap
46,481

 
62,271

 
17,301

 
28,654

 
29,180

 
33,617

 

 

U.S. large-cap
89,008

 
110,947

 
43,181

 
53,708

 
45,827

 
57,239

 

 

Non-U.S.
25,905

 
29,165

 

 

 
25,905

 
29,165

 

 

Fixed income securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. government securities(B)
13,708

 
18,545

 
12,988

 
17,714

 
720

 
831

 

 

Non-U.S. government securities(C)
1,599

 
2,143

 

 

 
1,599

 
2,143

 

 

U.S. government asset and mortgage backed securities(D)
830

 
600

 

 

 
830

 
600

 

 

Corporate fixed income(E)
22,702

 
9,902

 

 

 
22,702

 
9,902

 

 

State and local government securities(F)
8,005

 
8,301

 

 

 
8,005

 
8,301

 

 

Other fixed income(G)
83,735

 
58,093

 

 

 
83,735

 
58,093

 

 

Short-term investments(H)
6,818

 
14,663

 

 

 
6,818

 
14,663

 

 

Other investments(I)
21,406

 
18,421

 

 

 
3,336

 
1,404

 
18,070

 
17,017

Total
$
336,709

 
$
347,952

 
$
89,982

 
$
114,977

 
$
228,657

 
$
215,958

 
$
18,070

 
$
17,017

 (A) Equity securities includes investments in 1) common stock, 2) preferred stock and 3) mutual funds. Investments in common and preferred stocks are valued using quoted market prices multiplied by the number of shares owned. Investments in mutual funds are valued at the net asset value per share multiplied by the number of shares held as of the measurement date and are traded on listed exchanges.
(B) U.S. government securities includes agency and treasury debt. These investments are valued using dealer quotes in an active market.
(C) Non-U.S. government securities includes debt securities issued by foreign governments and are valued utilizing a price spread basis valuation technique with observable sources from investment dealers and research vendors.
(D) U.S. government asset and mortgage backed securities includes government-backed mortgage funds which are valued utilizing an income approach that includes various valuation techniques and sources such as discounted cash flows models, benchmark yields and securities, reported trades, issuer trades and/or other applicable data.
(E) Corporate fixed income is primarily comprised of corporate bonds and certain corporate asset-backed securities that are denominated in the U.S. dollar and are investment-grade securities. These investments are valued using dealer quotes.
(F) State and local government securities include different U.S. state and local municipal bonds and asset backed securities, these investments are valued utilizing a market approach that includes various valuation techniques and sources such as value generation models, broker quotes, benchmark yields and securities, reported trades, issuer trades and/or other applicable data.
(G) Other fixed income investments are actively managed fixed income vehicles that are valued at the net asset value per share multiplied by the number of shares held as of the measurement date.
(H) Short-term investments include governmental agency funds, government repurchase agreements, commingled funds, and pooled funds and mutual funds. Governmental agency funds are valued utilizing an option adjusted spread valuation technique and sources such as interest rate generation processes, benchmark yields and broker quotes. Investments in governmental repurchase agreements, commingled funds and pooled funds and mutual funds are valued at the net asset value per share multiplied by the number of shares held as of the measurement date.
(I) Other investments includes cash, forward contracts, derivative instruments, credit default swaps, interest rate swaps and mutual funds. Investments in interest rate swaps are valued utilizing a market approach that includes various valuation techniques and sources such as value generation models, broker quotes in active and non-active markets, benchmark yields and securities, reported trades, issuer trades and/or other applicable data. Forward contracts and derivative instruments are valued at their exchange listed price or broker quote in an active market. The mutual funds are valued at the net asset value per share multiplied by the number of shares held as of the measurement date and are traded on listed exchanges.
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments
The following represents expected future benefit payments from the plan, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate:
 
 
 
Other
 
Pension
 
Postretirement
 
Benefits
 
Benefits
 
(In thousands)
2015
$
17,737

 
$
3,665

2016
20,544

 
3,657

2017
22,503

 
3,551

2018
24,086

 
3,486

2019
22,943

 
3,421

Next 5 years
130,088

 
14,680

 
$
237,901

 
$
32,460