RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Components of total pension cost

The components of total pension cost were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019						2018
	U.S. pension plans			Non-U.S. pension plans			U.S. pension plans			Non-U.S. pension plans
Service cost	$	35		$	728		$	35		$	851
Interest cost	4,653			936			4,494			970
Expected return on plan assets	(6,245		)	(1,124		)	(6,916		)	(1,274		)
Amortization of prior service cost	—			16			—			1
Amortization of net loss	413			585			384			575
Settlement charges (1)	—			—			758			—
Defined benefit plans	(1,144		)	1,141			(1,245		)	1,123
Multi-employer plans	—			247			—			227
Defined contribution plans	5,908			499			5,894			829
Total pension cost	$	4,764		$	1,887		$	4,649		$	2,179

(1) Pension settlement charges resulting from lump sum pension payments in the three months ended March 31, 2018.