PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Pension Plans Defined Benefit [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures

The components of net periodic pension cost for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In thousands)	2021		2020
Service cost	$	6,870	$	6,611
Interest cost	4,306		6,058
Expected return on plan assets	(15,180)		(16,896)
Amortization of prior service cost	(63)		(71)
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss	7,143		5,749
Net periodic pension cost	$	3,076	$	1,451