Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans

Pension Plans

Net pension expense for our domestic and foreign plans included in other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings is as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,		September 30,		September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net pension expense	$	250	$	77	$	749	$	234

The components of net pension expense for our domestic and foreign plans include the following: 

	Domestic Pension Plans						Foreign Pension Plans
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	9		$	11
Interest cost	1,931			1,781			8			10
Expected return on plan assets(1)	(3,046		)	(3,225		)	(4		)	(6		)
Amortization of loss	1,311			1,466			41			40
Total expense, net	$	196		$	22		$	54		$	55

 

(1) Expected return on plan assets is net of expected investment expenses and certain administrative expenses.

	Domestic Pension Plans						Foreign Pension Plans
	Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	27		$	33
Interest cost	5,793			5,343			23			32
Expected return on plan assets(1)	(9,140		)	(9,675		)	(13		)	(19		)
Amortization of loss	3,934			4,398			125			122
Total expense, net	$	587		$	66		$	162		$	168

 (1) Expected return on plan assets is net of expected investment expenses and certain administrative expenses.

Other Post-retirement Benefit Plan

Net post-retirement expense for our other post-retirement plan includes the following components:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1
Interest cost	42			39			127			117
Amortization of gain	(42		)	(11		)	(125		)	(34		)
Total expense, net	$	—		$	28		$	3		$	84