Employee Retirement Plan

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Employee Retirement Plan

Employee Retirement Plan

11.    Employee Retirement Plan

During the second quarter 2015, after receipt of a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, the Company terminated a noncontributory defined benefit plan that, prior to the termination, covered substantially all of the union employees previously employed by its wholly owned subsidiary, Corson Lime Company (the “Corson Plan”).  In 1997, the Company sold substantially all of the assets of Corson Lime Company, and the benefits for participants in the Corson Plan were frozen.  As a result of the termination of the Corson Plan, the Company made a cash payment of $0.2 million and recognized a second quarter 2015 expense of $0.9 million ($0.6 million, net of tax benefit), included in Other (income) expense, net, that was previously included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss.

The following table sets forth the Pre-Settlement, Settlement and Post-Settlement as of June 30, 2015 (in thousands):

	June 30, 2015
	Pre-Settlement		Settlement		Post-Settlement
Projected benefit obligation	$	2,039	$	(2,039)	$	—
Fair value of plan assets		2,039		(2,039)		—
Underfunded status	$	—	$	—	$	—