Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

9. Retirement Plans

All of the Company’s plans that provide retirement and similar benefits are defined contribution plans. These expenses include the impact of market gains and losses on assets held in deferred compensation plans and are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. Expenses for the Company’s retirement and profit-sharing plans, excess benefit plans and other similar plans are as follows (in thousands):



Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
2018		2017		2018		2017
$	5,463	$	4,427	$	15,436	$	15,136