PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Retirement Benefits, Description [Abstract]

Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures

The components of net periodic pension cost for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In thousands)	2019			2018
Service cost	$	5,826		$	6,506
Interest cost	7,372			6,534
Expected return on plan assets	(14,884		)	(14,716		)
Amortization of prior service cost	(71		)	(63		)
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss	2,592			3,906
Net periodic benefit cost	$	835		$	2,167