Defined Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

Net periodic pension benefit costs for the Company's defined benefit pension plans cover certain foreign employees, union hourly employees and salaried employees. The components of net periodic pension cost for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows (dollars in thousands):



	Pension Plans
	Three months ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Service costs	$	280		$	250
Interest costs	320			400
Expected return on plan assets	(370		)	(420		)
Amortization of net loss	250			230
Net periodic benefit cost	$	480		$	460

The Company contributed approximately $0.3 million to its defined benefit pension plans during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The Company expects to contribute approximately $3.1 million to its defined benefit pension plans for the full year 2017.