PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

General Discussion of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures

The components of net periodic pension cost for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

	(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Service cost	$	6,237		$	7,136
Interest cost	7,703			7,491
Expected return on plan assets	(13,581		)	(13,679		)
Amortization of prior service cost	(12		)	155
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss	3,093			3,865
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,440		$	4,968