Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan [Abstract]

Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block]

Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan

The Company has an employee savings and stock ownership plan covering substantially all its employees.  The plan consists of two components.  One component is an employee stock ownership plan.  The other component is a discretionary contribution plan.  Both components have a qualified cash or deferred arrangement under Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k).  Matching and discretionary contributions are determined annually by the Board of Directors.  The Company matched 100 percent of the first six percent of employee deferrals and made an annual discretionary contribution of four percent for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013.  Total matching and discretionary contribution expense for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, totaled $960, $964 and $913, respectively.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the plan held 328,206 and 325,957 shares, respectively, of the Company's common stock.  These shares are included in the computation of earnings per share.  Dividends on shares held in the plan may be reinvested in Company common stock or paid in cash to the participants, at the election of the participants