RETIREMENT PLANS

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Retirement Plans [Abstract]

RETIREMENT PLANS

9. RETIREMENT PLANS

A summary of net periodic benefit expense for the Company’s defined benefit plans for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is shown in the following table. Net periodic benefit cost for each period presented is comprised of the following:

	Three Months Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014
Defined benefit plans
Interest cost	$	963		951
Expected return on assets		(1,093)		(1,136)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		3		3
Actuarial loss		486		442
Net periodic benefit cost	$	359		260