PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Table)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Service cost	$	7,120	$	6,611	$	13,990	$	13,222
Interest cost	4,511		6,058		8,817		12,116
Expected return on plan assets	(15,191)		(16,896)		(30,371)		(33,792)
Amortization of prior service cost	(369)		(71)		(432)		(142)
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss	7,574		5,750		14,717		11,499
Cost of settlements	3,075		—		3,075		—
Net periodic pension cost	$	6,720	$	1,452	$	9,796	$	2,903