Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

NOTE 13 – 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, 2016 and 2015:

(All Amounts in Thousands)		Pension Plan				Postretirement Benefits
		Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
Components of net periodic benefit cost:		March 31, 2016		March 31, 2015		March 31, 2016		March 31, 2015
Service cost	$	178	$	171	$	(13)	$	8
Interest cost		395		359		109		118
Expected return on plan assets		(583)		(638)		-		-
Amortization of prior service cost		(1)		(1)		28		26
Amortization of net loss		141		111		-		37
Net periodic benefit cost	$	130	$	2	$	124	$	189

We contributed $165,000 to our pension plan for the three months ended March 31, 2016.  We expect to contribute an additional $495,000 before December 31, 2016.