Defined Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

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 and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows (dollars in thousands):



	Pension Plans
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Service costs	$	290		$	250		$	840		$	740
Interest costs	310			390			950			1,180
Expected return on plan assets	(370		)	(420		)	(1,100		)	(1,260		)
Amortization of net loss	260			230			760			710
Net periodic benefit cost	$	490		$	450		$	1,450		$	1,370

The Company contributed approximately $1.7 million and $2.8 million to its defined benefit pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The Company expects to contribute approximately $3.4 million to its defined benefit pension plans for the full year 2017.