Retirement Benefits

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Benefits

The Company sponsors several qualified and nonqualified defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans and other postretirement plans for its employees. The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost for its major defined benefit plans and its other postretirement plans.

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2016						2015
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
Service cost	$	294		$	304		$	376		$	376
Interest cost	747			355			937			433
Expected return on plan assets	(1,175		)	(220		)	(1,248		)	(280		)
Net amortization	827			243			855			470
Net periodic benefit cost	$	693		$	682		$	920		$	999

	Pension Benefits
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016						2015
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
Service cost	$	588		$	603		$	751		$	757
Interest cost	1,494			705			1,875			868
Expected return on plan assets	(2,350		)	(439		)	(2,496		)	(556		)
Net amortization	1,654			481			1,679			929
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,386		$	1,350		$	1,809		$	1,998

	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Service cost	$	181		$	169		$	313		$	338
Interest cost	224			209			398			418
Net amortization	(154		)	(111		)	(308		)	(219		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	251		$	267		$	403		$	537

The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, that it expected to contribute approximately $6.1 million to its defined benefit plans and $0.9 million to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2016. As of June 30, 2016, the Company now expects to contribute $5.4 million to its defined benefit plans and $0.9 million to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2016. The Company contributed a total of $2.2 million during the first six months of 2016 to fund these plans.