Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

NOTE 10 – EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for our pension plan and postretirement benefits plan for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

(All Amounts in Thousands)		Pension Plan				Postretirement Benefits
		Three Months Ended March 31,				Three Months Ended March 31,
Components of net periodic benefit cost:		2015		2014		2015		2014
Service cost	$	171	$	154	$	8	$	3
Interest cost		359		381		118		145
Expected return on plan assets		(638)		(655)		-		-
Amortization of prior service cost		(1)		(1)		26		25
Amortization of Net Loss		111		63		37		88
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)	$	2	$	(58)	$	189	$	261

We contributed $150,000to our pension plan for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  We expect to contribute an additional $450,000 before December 31, 2015.