11. Employee Benefit Plans

Pension Plan

Prior to its termination in 2010, the Company had a non-contributory, defined benefit pension plan for all full-time employees, referred to as the tax qualified defined benefit pension plan (qualified pension plan) and an unfunded non-qualified supplemental pension plan to ensure payments to certain executive officers of amounts to which they would have been entitled under the provisions of the pension plan, but for limitations imposed by federal tax laws, referred to as the supplemental non-qualified pension arrangements (non-qualified pension plan).

On July 28, 2010, the Company notified its employees of its plan to terminate its qualified pension plan, with the plan and its related trust to be liquidated effective September 30, 2010. The Company then amended and restated the qualified pension plan to freeze benefit accruals, to provide for termination of the plan, to allow for an early retirement enhancement to be available to all active participants as of September 30, 2010 regardless of their age and years of service as of that date, and to make certain changes that were required or made desirable as a result of developments in the law. Because no further benefits would accrue under the qualified pension plan after September 30, 2010, the Company's related non-qualified pension plan was effectively frozen and no additional benefits were accrued under those arrangements after September 30, 2010. On March 14, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service provided the Company with a favorable determination letter for the termination of the Company's qualified pension plan.

During 2012, the Company contributed $11.3 million to its qualified pension plan to fund the liquidation of the trust under the qualified pension plan. During 2011, the Company contributed $14.3 million to its qualified and non-qualified pension plans? including $7.3 million to fund the final distribution of benefits under non-qualified pension plan and $7.0 million contribution to the qualified pension plan. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were no benefit obligations or plan assets associated with the qualified and non-qualified pension plans recorded in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. During 2012 and 2011, benefit payments of $51.0 million and $10.8 million and annuity payments of $7.0 million and $18.1 million, respectively, were made from the qualified and non-qualified pension plans. Substantially all of these payments were made as part of the liquidation of these plans.

The components of net periodic benefit costs, included in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,

(In thousands)	2013		2012			2011
Qualified and Non-Qualified Pension Plan⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Interest cost	$	—	$	922		$	2,826
Expected return on plan assets		—		(1,747	)		(4,103	)
Settlement		—		7,007			5,523
Amortization of prior service cost		—		221			1,046
Amortization of net loss		—		13,082			10,527


Net periodic pension cost	$	—	$	19,485		$	15,819

⁽¹⁾: On July 13, 2012, the Company made a final distribution of benefits from the qualified pension plan.
⁽²⁾: On December 15, 2011, the Company made a final distribution of benefits from the non-qualified pension plan.

Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions

The Company provides certain health care benefits for retired employees, including their spouses, eligible dependents and surviving spouses (retirees). These benefits are commonly called postretirement benefits. The health care plans are contributory, with participants' contributions adjusted annually. Most employees become eligible for these benefits if they meet certain age and service requirements at retirement. The Company was providing postretirement benefits to 270 retirees and their dependents and 265 retirees and their dependents at the end of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Obligations and Funded Status

The funded status represents the difference between the accumulated benefit obligation of the Company's postretirement plan and the fair value of plan assets at December 31. The postretirement plan does not have any plan assets; therefore, the funded status is equal to the amount of the December 31 accumulated benefit obligation.

The change in the Company's postretirement benefit obligation is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,

(In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Change in Benefit Obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	40,168		$	39,969		$	31,947
Service cost		1,739			1,513			1,403
Interest cost		1,500			1,537			1,717
Actuarial (gain) / loss		(7,618	)		(2,073	)		6,015
Benefits paid		(794	)		(778	)		(1,113	)


Benefit obligation at end of year	$	34,995		$	40,168		$	39,969


Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		—			—			—


Funded status at end of year	$	(34,995	)	$	(40,168	)	$	(39,969	)

Amounts Recognized in the Balance Sheet

Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of the following:

	December 31,

(In thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Current liabilities	$	1,441	$	1,304	$	1,261
Long-term liabilities		33,554		38,864		38,708


	$	34,995	$	40,168	$	39,969

Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of the following:

	December 31,

(In thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Net actuarial loss	$	3,010	$	11,269	$	14,166


	$	3,010	$	11,269	$	14,166

Under the authoritative accounting guidance, the net actuarial loss is not amortized if it is less than 10% of the postretirement obligation. Accordingly, the Company does not expect to amortize its net actuarial loss from accumulated other comprehensive income during 2014.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost and Other Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income

	Year Ended December 31,

(In thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Components of Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost
Current year service cost	$	1,739		$	1,513		$	1,403
Interest cost		1,500			1,537			1,717
Amortization of net obligation at transition		—			—			632
Amortization of net loss		641			824			448


Net periodic postretirement cost	$	3,880		$	3,874		$	4,200




Other Changes in Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net (gain) / loss	$	(7,618	)	$	(2,073	)	$	6,015
Amortization of net obligation at transition		—			—			(632	)
Amortization of net loss		(641	)		(824	)		(448	)


Total recognized in other comprehensive income		(8,259	)		(2,897	)		4,935


Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	(4,379	)	$	977		$	9,135

Assumptions

Assumptions used to determine projected postretirement benefit obligations and postretirement costs are as follows:

	December 31,

	2013		2012		2011
Discount rate⁽¹⁾		4.75%		4.00%		4.25%
Health care cost trend rate for medical benefits assumed for next year		6.50%		7.00%		8.00%
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)		4.50%		5.00%		5.00%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate		2018		2015		2015

⁽¹⁾: Represents the year end rates used to determine the projected benefit obligation. To compute postretirement cost in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, the beginning of year discount rates of 4.00%, 4.25% and 5.75% were used.

Coverage provided to participants age 65 and older is under a fully-insured arrangement. The Company subsidy is limited to 60% of the expected annual fully-insured premium for participants age 65 and older. For all participants under age 65, the Company subsidy for all retiree medical and prescription drug benefits, beginning January 1, 2006, was limited to an aggregate annual amount not to exceed $648,000. This limit increases by 3.5% annually thereafter. The Company prepaid the life insurance premiums for all retirees retiring before January 1, 2006 eliminating all future premiums for retiree life insurance. A life insurance product is offered to employees allowing employees to continue coverage into retirement by paying the premiums directly to the life insurance provider.

Assumed health care cost trend rates may have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the health care plans. A one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects:

(In thousands)	1-Percentage-Point Increase		1-Percentage-Point Decrease

Effect on total of service and interest cost	$	627	$	(500	)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation		4,956		(4,091	)

Cash Flows

Contributions. The Company expects to contribute approximately $1.5 million to the postretirement benefit plan in 2014.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments. The following estimated benefit payments under the Company's postretirement plans, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid as follows:

(In thousands)

2014			1,475
2015			1,541
2016			1,652
2017			1,734
2018			1,877
Years 2019 - 2023			12,134

Savings Investment Plan

The Company has a Savings Investment Plan (SIP), which is a defined contribution plan. The Company matches a portion of employees' contributions in cash. Participation in the SIP is voluntary, and all regular employees of the Company are eligible to participate. The Company matches employee contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to the maximum IRS limit, on the first six percent of an employee's pretax earnings. The SIP also provides for discretionary profit sharing contributions in an amount equal to nine percent of an eligible plan participant's salary and bonus. During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company made contributions of $6.9 million, $6.3 million and $5.6 million, respectively, which are included in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company's common stock is an investment option within the SIP.

Deferred Compensation Plan

The Company has a deferred compensation plan which is available to officers and certain members of the Company's management group and acts as a supplement to the SIP. The Internal Revenue Code does not cap the amount of compensation that may be taken into account for purposes of determining contributions to the deferred compensation plan and does not impose limitations on the amount of contributions to the deferred compensation plan. At the present time, the Company anticipates making a contribution to the deferred compensation plan on behalf of a participant in the event that Internal Revenue Code limitations cause a participant to receive less than the Company matching contribution under the SIP.

The assets of the deferred compensation plan are held in a rabbi trust and are subject to additional risk of loss in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company.

Under the deferred compensation plan, the participants direct the deemed investment of amounts credited to their accounts. The trust assets are invested in either mutual funds that cover the investment spectrum from equity to money market, or may include holdings of the Company's common stock, which is funded by the issuance of shares to the trust. The mutual funds are publicly traded and have market prices that are readily available. Settlement payments are made to participants in cash, either in a lump sum or in periodic installments. The market value of the trust assets, excluding the Company's common stock, was $12.5 million and $10.6 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Related liabilities, including the Company's common stock, totaled $33.2 million and $23.9 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and are included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. With the exception of the Company's common stock, there is no impact on earnings or earnings per share from the changes in market value of the deferred compensation plan assets because the changes in market value of the trust assets are offset completely by changes in the value of the liability, which represents trust assets belonging to plan participants.

The Company's common stock held in the rabbi trust is recorded at the market value on the date of deferral, which totaled $5.7 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is included in additional paid-in capital in stockholders' equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2013, 534,174 shares of the Company's stock representing vested performance share awards were deferred into the rabbi trust. During 2013, the Company recognized $7.4 million in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations representing the increase in the closing price of the Company's shares held in the trust. The Company's common stock issued to the trust is not considered outstanding for purposes of calculating basic earnings per share, but is considered a common stock equivalent in the calculation of diluted earnings per share.

The Company charged to expense plan contributions of $742,605, $661,676 and $522,807 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which are included in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.