Employee Benefits

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

The following tables set forth the plans’ expenses recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements:

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013			December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	482		$	568		$	1,530		$	1,681
Interest cost	6,971			7,173			21,372			21,344
Expected return on plan assets	(7,680		)	(7,603		)	(23,343		)	(22,663		)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost	15			16			48			48
Actuarial loss	714			782			2,211			2,342
Net periodic benefit cost	$	502		$	936		$	1,818		$	2,752

	Other Post-Retirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013			December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	187		$	189		$	579		$	572
Interest cost	204			245			624			740
Amortization of:
Prior service cost	(123		)	(122		)	(369		)	(367		)
Actuarial loss	87			169			261			508
Net periodic benefit cost	$	355		$	481		$	1,095		$	1,453

The estimated fiscal 2015 pension plan and other post-retirement plan contributions are $17.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The Company funded $14.0 million during nine months endedDecember 31, 2014.