Employee Retirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

8. Employee Retirement Plans

The components of the Company’s net periodic pension cost were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Service cost	$	151	$	140
Interest cost		549		548
Expected return on plan assets		(646)		(542)
Net amortization and deferral		159		120
Net periodic pension cost	$	213	$	266

The components of net periodic pension cost other than the service cost component were included in "other expense, net" in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited).