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Retirement Plans
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Retirement Plans Retirement Plans
401(k) Plan

The Company has a defined contribution plan ("the 401(k) Plan") whereby eligible employees may contribute up to 85.0% of their pay subject to certain limitations as defined by the 401(k) Plan. Employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan upon hire and are eligible to receive matching contributions upon six months of continuous employment with the Company. The 401(k) Plan provides a 100.0% match of the first 3.0% and 50.0% of the next 2.0% of eligible employee contributions. The match for union employees is based on the applicable collective bargaining arrangement. All matching contributions vest immediately. The Company incurred $7.5 million, $7.5 million and $7.6 million of expenses associated with the 401(k) Plan for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which are included in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Multi‑Employer Benefit Plans

Approximately 17.1% of the Company's domestic employees are represented by various labor unions with separate collective bargaining agreements. Hourly employees working at six of the Company's domestic manufacturing facilities are covered by union sponsored retirement plans. Further, employees working at three of the Company's domestic manufacturing facilities are covered by union sponsored health and welfare plans. These plans cover both active employees and retirees. Through the health and welfare plans, employees receive medical, dental, vision, prescription and disability coverage. The Company's cost associated with these plans consists of periodic contributions to these plans based upon employee participation. The expense recognized by the Company for such contributions for the years ended December 31 was follows:
(in millions)
202320222021
Multi‑employer retirement plan expense
$4.7 $3.7 $4.1 
Multi‑employer health and welfare plan expense
3.2 3.6 3.8 

The risks of participating in multi‑employer pension plans are different from the risks of sponsoring single‑employer pension plans in the following respects: 1) contributions to the multi‑employer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers; 2) if a participating employer ceases its contributions to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan allocable to the withdrawing employer may be borne by the remaining participating employers; and 3) if the Company withdraws from the multi‑employer pension plans in which it participates, the Company may be required to pay those plans an amount based on its allocable share of the underfunded status of the plan.

The following table presents information regarding the multi‑employer pension plans that are significant to the Company for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively:
Pension Fund
EIN/Pension Plan Number
Date of Plan Year-End
Pension Protection Act
Zone Status
(1) 2023
FIP/RP Status
Pending/Implemented
(2)
Contributions of the Company in 2023
Surcharge Imposed(3)
Expiration Date
of Collective
Bargaining Agreement
Year Contributions to Plan Exceeded More than 5 Percent of Total Contributions
(in millions)
United Furniture Workers Pension Fund A(4)
13-5511877-0012/28/23RedImplemented$1.5 No20262020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Pension Plan of the National Retirement Fund
13-6130178-00112/31/22RedImplemented$0.9 
Yes, 10.0%
2025N/A
Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan
36-6044243-00112/31/22RedImplemented$0.8 
Yes, 10.0%
2024N/A
Pension Fund
EIN/Pension Plan Number
Date of Plan Year-End
Pension Protection Act
Zone Status
(1) 2022
FIP/RP Status
Pending/Implemented
(2)
Contributions of the Company in 2022
Surcharge Imposed(3)
Expiration Date
of Collective
Bargaining Agreement
Year Contributions to Plan Exceeded More than 5 Percent of Total Contributions
(in millions)
United Furniture Workers Pension Fund A(4)
13-5511877-0012/28/22RedImplemented$1.6 No2023, 20252020, 2021, 2022
Pension Plan of the National Retirement Fund
13-6130178-00112/31/21RedImplemented$1.0 
Yes, 10.0%
2025N/A
Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan
36-6044243-00112/31/21RedImplemented$1.1 
Yes, 10.0%
2024, 2025N/A
(1)
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 ranks the funded status of multi-employer pension plans depending upon a plan's current and projected funding. A plan is in the Red Zone (Critical) if it has a current funded percentage of less than 65.0%. A plan is in the Yellow Zone (Endangered) if it has a current funded percentage of less than 80.0%, or projects a credit balance deficit within seven years. A plan is in the Green Zone (Healthy) if it has a current funded percentage greater than 80.0% and does not have a projected credit balance deficit within seven years. The zone status is based on the plan’s year end rather than the Company's. The zone status listed for each plan is based on information that the Company received from that plan and is certified by that plan’s actuary for the most recent year available.
(2)
Funding Improvement Plan or Rehabilitation Plan as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 has been implemented or is pending.
(3)
Indicates whether the Company paid a surcharge to the plan in the most current year due to funding shortfalls and the amount of the surcharge.
(4)
The Company represented more than 5.0% of the total contributions for the most recent plan year available.