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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Retirement Benefits, Description [Abstract]  
PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS PENSION PLANS
Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The following table is a consolidated disclosure of all domestic and foreign defined pension plans as described in the Corporation’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

The components of net periodic pension cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
(In thousands)2019201820192018
Service cost$6,096  $7,344  $17,747  $20,345  
Interest cost7,045  6,574  21,788  19,629  
Expected return on plan assets(14,645) (14,598) (44,411) (44,009) 
Amortization of prior service cost170  (105) 29  (230) 
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss1,557  4,843  6,741  12,652  
Net periodic pension cost$223  $4,058  $1,894  $8,387  

The Corporation does not expect to make any contributions to the Curtiss-Wright Pension Plan in 2019. Contributions to the foreign benefit plans are not expected to be material in 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Corporation made a $50 million voluntary contribution to the Curtiss-Wright Pension Plan.

Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

Effective January 1, 2014, all non-union employees who were not currently receiving final or career average pay benefits became eligible to receive employer contributions in the Corporation’s sponsored 401(k) plan. The employer contributions include both employer match and non-elective contribution components. Effective January 1, 2019, the Corporation increased the employer match opportunity, raising the maximum employer contribution from 6% to 7% of eligible compensation. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the expense relating to the plan was $4.2 million and $13.8 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the expense relating to the plan was $3.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively. The Corporation made $15.1 million in contributions to the plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and expects to make total contributions of $17.0 million in 2019.