Note 10 - Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

(10) Retirement Plans

Domestic Pension Plan

The components of net periodic cost/(income) for the Company’s domestic plan (which was frozen in 2007) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Interest cost	$	607		$	828		$	1,215		$	1,656
Expected return on plan assets		(717	)		(1,039	)		(1,435	)		(2,078	)
Recognized actuarial loss		203			130			406			260
Net periodic cost/(income)	$	93		$	(81	)	$	186		$	(162	)

The Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (which was frozen in 2007) is non-qualified and unfunded. Net periodic benefit costs for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were $59 and $55, respectively. Net periodic benefit costs for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were $118 and $110, respectively.

International Pension Plan

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s international plan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	195		$	175		$	392		$	353
Interest cost		147			230			296			464
Recognized actuarial loss		83			39			166			79
Amortization of prior service benefit		(2	)		(2	)		(3	)		(4	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	423		$	442		$	851		$	892