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Pension Plan and Employee Benefits (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Net Periodic Pension and Other Benefits Cost
The components of net periodic pension and Other Benefits cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, and 2018 were as follows:
 
PENSION BENEFITS
 
OTHER BENEFITS
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
 
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
 
(THOUSANDS)
2019

 
2018

 
2019

 
2018

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
2,104

 
$
2,377

 
$
328

 
$
336

Interest cost
5,621

 
5,215

 
435

 
361

Expected return on plan assets
(6,625
)
 
(5,943
)
 
—

 
—

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service credit
(18
)
 
(18
)
 
—

 
—

Net loss
1,962

 
3,078

 
105

 
96

Net periodic benefit cost
$
3,044

 
$
4,709

 
$
868

 
$
793


 
PENSION BENEFITS
 
OTHER BENEFITS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
 
 
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
 
(THOUSANDS)
2019

 
2018

 
2019

 
2018

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
6,311

 
$
7,130

 
$
896

 
$
1,011

Interest cost
16,864

 
15,869

 
1,235

 
1,076

Expected return on plan assets
(19,876
)
 
(17,818
)
 
—

 
—

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service credit
(54
)
 
(53
)
 
—

 
—

Net loss
5,887

 
8,998

 
25

 
105

Net periodic benefit cost
$
9,132

 
$
14,126

 
$
2,156

 
$
2,192

The components of the net periodic benefit cost related to SERP for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, and 2018 were as follows:
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS
 ENDED SEPT. 30,
 
 
FOR THE NINE MONTHS
ENDED SEPT. 30,
 
(THOUSANDS)
2019

 
2018

 
2019

 
2018

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
82

 
$
136

 
$
247

 
$
407

Interest cost
831

 
769

 
2,494

 
2,296

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service credit
(34
)
 
(35
)
 
(104
)
 
(104
)
Net loss
381

 
723

 
1,143

 
2,180

Net periodic benefit cost
$
1,260

 
$
1,593

 
$
3,780

 
$
4,779
Current and Non-Current Portions of Other Benefits Liability
The current and non-current portions of the SERP liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, were as follows:
Cleco
 
 
 
(THOUSANDS)
AT SEPT. 30, 2019

 
AT DEC. 31, 2018

Current
$
4,478

 
$
4,478

Non-current
$
73,255

 
$
73,936

The current and non-current portions of the other benefits liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, were as follows:
Cleco
 
 
 
(THOUSANDS)
AT SEPT. 30, 2019

 
AT DEC. 31, 2018

Current
$
4,130

 
$
4,130

Non-current
$
35,090

 
$
36,325
Expense of the 401(k) Plan
The expense of the 401(k) Plan related to Cleco’s other subsidiaries for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, and 2018 was as follows:
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS
 ENDED SEPT. 30,
 
 
FOR THE NINE MONTHS
ENDED SEPT. 30,
 
(THOUSANDS)
2019

 
2018

 
2019

 
2018

401(k) Plan expense
$
873

 
$
254

 
$
2,625

 
$
865

Cleco’s 401(k) Plan expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, and 2018 was as follows:
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS
 ENDED SEPT. 30,
 
 
FOR THE NINE MONTHS
 ENDED SEPT 30,
 
(THOUSANDS)
2019

 
2018

 
2019

 
2018

401(k) Plan expense
$
2,077

 
$
1,424

 
$
6,136

 
$
4,716
CLECO POWER  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Current and Non-Current Portions of Other Benefits Liability
Cleco Power
 
 
 
(THOUSANDS)
AT SEPT. 30, 2019

 
AT DEC. 31, 2018

Current
$
3,584

 
$
3,584

Non-current
$
30,769

 
$
31,694

Cleco Power
 
 
 
(THOUSANDS)
AT SEPT. 30, 2019

 
AT DEC. 31, 2018

Current
$
930

 
$
930

Non-current
$
11,759

 
$
12,025