PENSION PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]

Aggregate net pension expense relating to the two plan types

The aggregate net pension expense relating to these two plans are as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2014		September 30, 2013		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2013
	(in thousands)
Service costs	$	383	$	459	$	1,165	$	1,371
Interest costs	378		363		1,151		1,085
Amortization of actuarial loss	18		16		56		47
Net pension period cost	$	779	$	838	$	2,372	$	2,503