Note 11 - Retirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes to Financial Statements

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

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     Retirement Plans

Domestic Pension Plan

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s domestic pension plan (which was frozen in

2007)

for the

three

months ended

March

31,

2017

and

2016

were as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2017			2016
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Interest cost	$	554		$	597
Expected return on plan assets		(677	)		(662	)
Recognized actuarial loss		200			194
Net periodic benefit cost	$	77		$	129

The Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (which was frozen in

2007)

is non-qualified and unfunded. Net periodic benefit cost for the

three

months ended

March

31,

2017

and

2016

were

$77

and

$65,

respectively.

International Pension Plan

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s international pension plan for the

three

months ended

March

31,

2017

and

2016

were as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2017			2016
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	225		$	188
Interest cost		175			187
Recognized actuarial loss		86			49
Amortization of prior service benefit		(1	)		(1	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	485		$	423