PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(In thousands)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Service cost	$	6,931	$	6,285	$	20,921	$	19,507
Interest cost	4,585		5,772		13,402		17,888
Expected return on plan assets	(15,177)		(16,602)		(45,548)		(50,394)
Amortization of prior service cost	(216)		178		(648)		36
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss	6,988		5,539		21,705		17,038
Cost of settlements	235		—		3,310		—
Net periodic pension cost	$	3,346	$	1,172	$	13,142	$	4,075