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Defined Benefit Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]  
Defined Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans
Net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs for the Company's defined benefit pension plans and postretirement benefit plans cover certain foreign employees, union hourly employees and salaried employees. The components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
 
 
Pension Plans
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
 
 
Three months ended
June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
Three months ended
June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
Service costs
 
$
190

 
$
170

 
$
380

 
$
350

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Interest costs
 
440

 
410

 
880

 
820

 
10

 
10

 
20

 
20

Expected return on plan assets
 
(520
)
 
(460
)
 
(1,040
)
 
(920
)
 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior service cost
 
10

 
10

 
10

 
10

 

 

 

 

Amortization of net (gain)/loss
 
280

 
320

 
560

 
640

 
(30
)
 
(20
)
 
(50
)
 
(40
)
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
400

 
$
450

 
$
790

 
$
900

 
$
(20
)
 
$
(10
)
 
$
(30
)
 
$
(20
)

The Company contributed approximately $0.5 million and $1.0 million to its defined benefit pension plans during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. The Company expects to contribute approximately $2.3 million to its defined benefit pension plans for the full year 2014.