9. Employee Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Employee Benefits

Net periodic cost (benefit)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
	(In thousands)
Components of net periodic cost (benefit)
Service cost	$	–		$	–
Interest cost		221			211
Expected return on assets		(300	)		(377	)
Amortization of transition (asset)/obligation		–			–
Amortization of net (gain) / loss		138			87
Net periodic cost (benefit)	$	59		$	(79	)