Employee Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Note 12 – Employee benefit plans:

Defined benefit plans – The components of net periodic defined benefit pension cost (income) are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2014			2015			2014			2015
	(In thousands)
Interest cost	$	644		$	635		$	1,272		$	1,204
Expected return on plan assets		(856	)		(875	)		(1,708	)		(1,676	)
Recognized actuarial losses		222			350			454			676
Total	$	10		$	110		$	18		$	204

Postretirement benefits – The components of net periodic postretirement benefits other than pension (OPEB) income are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2014			2015			2014			2015
	(In thousands)
Interest cost	$	28		$	27		$	57		$	54
Amortization of prior service credit		(161	)		(156	)		(322	)		(311	)
Recognized actuarial gain		(44	)		(26	)		(88	)		(51	)
Total	$	(177	)	$	(155	)	$	(353	)	$	(308	)

Contributions – We currently expect our 2015 contributions to our defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans to be approximately $1.3 million.