PENSION AND POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Pension Benefit Gain

Components of Net Pension Benefit Gain

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in thousands)	2015			2014
Interest and service cost	$	2,250		$	2,375
Expected return on plan assets		(3,197	)		(3,108	)
Amortization of net loss		940			610
Net periodic benefit loss/(benefit)	$	(7	)	$	(123	)