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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]  
Obligation and funded status of the pension and postretirement benefit plans
Following are the details of the obligation and funded status of the pension and postretirement benefit plans:

(in thousands)
Pension
Benefits
 
Postretirement
Benefits
Change in benefit obligation
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
$
117,890

 
$
109,976

 
$
36,054

 
$
31,558

Service cost

 

 
841

 
752

Interest cost
4,227

 
4,496

 
1,366

 
1,319

Actuarial (gains) losses
(15,393
)
 
5,560

 
(4,359
)
 
2,969

Participant contributions

 

 
514

 
487

Retiree drug subsidy received

 

 
61

 
168

Benefits paid
(3,112
)
 
(2,142
)
 
(1,094
)
 
(1,199
)
Benefit obligation at end of year
$
103,612

 
$
117,890

 
$
33,383

 
$
36,054


(in thousands)
Pension
Benefits
 
Postretirement
Benefits
Change in plan assets
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
$
99,857

 
$
87,605

 
$

 
$

Actual gains on plan assets
12,487

 
11,178

 

 

Company contributions
1,630

 
3,216

 
580

 
712

Participant contributions

 

 
514

 
487

Benefits paid
(3,112
)
 
(2,142
)
 
(1,094
)
 
(1,199
)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
$
110,862

 
$
99,857

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Over (under) funded status of plans at end of year
$
7,250

 
$
(18,033
)
 
$
(33,383
)
 
$
(36,054
)
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2013 and 2012 consist of:

 
Pension
Benefits
 
Postretirement
Benefits
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Accrued expenses
$
(254
)
 
$
(202
)
 
$
(1,244
)
 
$
(1,241
)
Employee benefit plan assets
14,328

 

 

 

Employee benefit plan obligations
(6,824
)
 
(17,831
)
 
(32,139
)
 
(34,813
)
Net amount recognized
$
7,250

 
$
(18,033
)
 
$
(33,383
)
 
$
(36,054
)
Pre-tax amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss
Following are the details of the pre-tax amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2013:
 
Pension
Benefits
 
Postretirement
Benefits
(in thousands)
Unamortized Actuarial Net Losses
 
Unamortized Prior Service Costs
 
Unamortized Actuarial Net Losses
 
Unamortized Prior Service Costs
Balance at beginning of year
$
59,941

 
$

 
$
17,570

 
$
(1,984
)
Amounts arising during the period
(20,875
)
 

 
(4,359
)
 

Amounts recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost
(1,530
)
 

 
(1,473
)
 
543

Balance at end of year
$
37,536

 
$

 
$
11,738

 
$
(1,441
)
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost
The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss that are expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost during the next fiscal year are as follows:

(in thousands)
Pension
 
Postretirement
 
Total
Prior service cost
$

 
$
(543
)
 
$
(543
)
Net actuarial loss
1,530

 
1,473

 
3,003

Amounts applicable to the Company's defined benefit plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets
Amounts applicable to the Company's defined benefit plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets are as follows:

 
December 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
Projected benefit obligation
$
7,078

 
$
117,890

Accumulated benefit obligation
$
7,078

 
$
117,890

Defined benefit plan estimated future benefit payments
The combined benefits expected to be paid for all Company defined benefit plans over the next ten years (in thousands) are as follows:
Year
 
Expected Pension Benefit Payout
 
Expected Postretirement Benefit Payout
 

Medicare Part D
Subsidy
2014
 
$
4,155

 
$
1,399

 
$
(155
)
2015
 
4,891

 
1,505

 
(175
)
2016
 
5,194

 
1,609

 
(200
)
2017
 
6,046

 
1,718

 
(229
)
2018
 
6,299

 
1,817

 
(260
)
2019-2023
 
33,076

 
10,683

 
(1,832
)
Components of the net periodic benefit cost
Following are components of the net periodic benefit cost for each year:
 
Pension
Benefits
 
Postretirement
Benefits
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Service cost
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
841

 
$
752

 
$
555

Interest cost
4,227

 
4,496

 
4,578

 
1,366

 
1,319

 
1,285

Expected return on plan assets
(7,005
)
 
(6,145
)
 
(6,236
)
 
(543
)
 
(543
)
 
(543
)
Recognized net actuarial loss
1,530

 
1,497

 
940

 
1,473

 
1,280

 
901

Benefit cost (income)
$
(1,248
)
 
$
(152
)
 
$
(718
)
 
$
3,137

 
$
2,808

 
$
2,198

Schedule of assumptions used
Following are weighted average assumptions of pension and postretirement benefits for each year:

 
Pension
Benefits
 
Postretirement
Benefits
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Used to Determine Benefit Obligations at Measurement Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate (a)
4.7
%
 
3.8
%
 
4.3
%
 
4.8
%
 
3.9
%
 
4.3
%
Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Years ended December 31
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate (b)
3.8
%
 
4.3
%
 
5.2
%
 
3.9
%
 
4.3
%
 
5.3
%
Expected long-term return on plan assets
7.25
%
 
7.25
%
 
7.75
%
 

 

 

Rate of compensation increases
N/A

 
N/A

 
3.5
%
 

 

 


(a)
In 2013, 2012 and 2011, the calculated discount rate for the unfunded pension plan was different than the defined benefit pension plan. The calculated rate for the supplemental employee retirement plan was 2.90%, 2.10% and 3.20% in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
(b)
In 2013, 2012 and 2011, the calculated discount rate for the unfunded pension plan was different than the defined benefit pension plan. The calculated rate for the supplemental employee retirement plan was 2.10%, 3.20% and 4.20% in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Assumed health care cost trend rates at beginning of year
The plan strives to have assets sufficiently diversified so that adverse or unexpected results from one security class will not have an unduly detrimental impact on the entire portfolio.

Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates at Beginning of Year
 
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year
6.5
%
 
7
%
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)
5.0
%
 
5.0
%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate
2017

 
2017

Assumed health care cost trend rate has an effect on the amounts reported for postretirement benefits
The assumed health care cost trend rate has an effect on the amounts reported for postretirement benefits. A one-percentage-point change in the assumed health care cost trend rate would have the following effects:

 
One-Percentage-Point
(in thousands)
Increase
 
Decrease
Effect on total service and interest cost components in 2013
$

 
$

Effect on postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2013
(116
)
 
101

Company's pension plan weighted average asset allocations
The Company's pension plan weighted average asset allocations at December 31 by asset category, are as follows:

Asset Category
2013
 
2012
Equity securities
51
%
 
54
%
Fixed income securities
48
%
 
45
%
Cash and equivalents
1
%
 
1
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Defined benefit plan assets target allocations
The overall expected long-term rate of return is determined by using long-term historical returns for equity and fixed income securities in proportion to their weight in the investment portfolio.

 
Percentage of Total Portfolio Market Value
 
Minimum
 
Maximum
 
Single Security
Equity based
30
%
 
70
%
 
<5%
Fixed income based
20
%
 
70
%
 
<5%
Cash and equivalents
1
%
 
5
%
 
<5%
Alternative investments
%
 
20
%
 
<5%
Fair value of the assets (by asset category) in the Company's defined benefit pension plan
The following table presents the fair value of the assets (by asset category) in the Company's defined benefit pension plan at December 31, 2013 and 2012:

(in thousands)
December 31, 2013
Assets
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Mutual funds
$
15,898

 
$

 
$

 
$
15,898

Money market fund

 
987

 

 
987

Equity funds

 
40,702

 

 
40,702

Fixed income funds

 
53,275

 

 
53,275

Total
$
15,898

 
$
94,964

 
$

 
$
110,862


(in thousands)
December 31, 2012
Assets
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Mutual funds
$
12,909

 
$

 
$

 
$
12,909

Money market fund

 
779

 

 
779

Equity funds

 
40,807

 

 
40,807

Fixed income funds

 
45,362

 

 
45,362

Total
$
12,909

 
$
86,948

 
$

 
$
99,857