Postretirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Postretirement Plans

Postretirement Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost were as follows:

	Nine months ended September 30						Three months ended September 30
Pension Plans	2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost		$1,325			$1,244			$441			$415
Interest cost	2,242			2,300			748			758
Expected return on plan assets	(3,024		)	(3,125		)	(1,008		)	(1,042		)
Amortization of prior service costs	147			133			49			44
Recognized net actuarial loss	1,184			768			392			254
Settlement/curtailment/other losses	194			372			83			35
Net periodic benefit cost		$2,068			$1,692			$705			$464
Net periodic benefit cost included in Earnings from operations		$1,837			$2,443			$529			$715

	Nine months ended September 30						Three months ended September 30
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans	2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost		$105			$97			$35			$33
Interest cost	186			216			62			72
Expected return on plan assets	(6		)	(6		)	(2		)	(2		)
Amortization of prior service credits	(102		)	(108		)	(34		)	(36		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	23			6			8			2
Settlement and curtailment loss	9						4
Net periodic benefit cost		$215			$205			$73			$69
Net periodic benefit cost included in Earnings from operations		$226			$214			$65			$71

In the nine and three months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded charges of $194 and $83related to curtailments and other benefit changes associated with certain of our defined benefit plans.