Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Change in Benefit Obligation of the Postretirement Plans to the Accrued Postretirement Liability

The following table reconciles the change in benefit obligation of the postretirement plans to the accrued postretirement liability as reflected in other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at December 31 (amounts in thousands):

	2018		2017
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	3,167	$	3,214
Interest cost		96		108
Actuarial (gain) loss		(96)		264
Benefits paid		(393)		(419)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	2,774	$	3,167

Postretirement Health Coverage [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit (Income) Expense

Net postretirement benefit income reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations included the following components for the years ended December 31 (amounts in thousands):

	2018		2017		2016
Interest cost	$	96	$	108	$	120
Amortization of net actuarial loss		257		245		242
Amortization of prior service credit		(1,314)		(1,314)		(1,314)
Total net postretirement benefit income	$	(961)	$	(961)	$	(952)

Expected Future Benefit Payments

The Company expects to contribute $0.3 million to the plan in 2019. Based on the Company’s assumptions discussed above, the Company expects to make the following estimated future benefit payments under the plan during the years ending December 31 (amounts in thousands):

2019	$	326
2020		305
2021		283
2022		264
2023		245
2024 - 2028		995