Defined Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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 months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

	Pension Plans						Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three months ended March 31,						Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(dollars in thousands)
Service costs	$	240		$	190		$	—		$	—
Interest costs	420			440			10			10
Expected return on plan assets	(520		)	(520		)	—			—
Amortization of net (gain)/loss	380			280			(10		)	(20		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	520		$	390		$	—		$	(10	)

The Company contributed approximately $0.7 million to its defined benefit pension plans during the three months ended March 31, 2015. The Company expects to contribute approximately $3.5 million to its defined benefit pension plans for the full year 2015.