Employee Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 June 30, 2015 and 2014:

(All Amounts in Thousands)		Pension Plan				Postretirement Benefits
		Three Months Ended June 30,				Three Months Ended June 30,
Components of net periodic benefit cost:		2015		2014		2015		2014
Service cost	$	171	$	155	$	8	$	4
Interest cost		359		381		118		144
Expected return on plan assets		(638)		(571)		-		-
Amortization of prior service cost		(1)		(1)		26		25
Amortization of net loss		111		1		37		(1)
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)	$	2	$	(35)	$	189	$	172

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for our pension plan and postretirement benefits plan for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014:

(All Amounts in Thousands)		Pension Plan				Postretirement Benefits
		Six Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
Components of net periodic benefit cost:		2015		2014		2015		2014
Service cost	$	342	$	309	$	16	$	7
Interest cost		718		762		236		289
Expected return on plan assets		(1,276)		(1,226)		-		-
Amortization of prior service cost		(2)		(1)		52		50
Amortization of net loss		222		64		74		87
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)	$	4	$	(92)	$	378	$	433

We contributed $150,000 to our pension plan for the six months ended June 30, 2015.  We expect to contribute an additional $450,000 before December 31, 2015.