9. Employee Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Employee Benefits

Net periodic cost (benefit)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Components of net periodic cost (benefit)
Service cost	$	–		$	–		$	–		$	–
Interest cost		214			221			642			663
Expected return on assets		(287	)		(300	)		(861	)		(900	)
Amortization of transition (asset)/obligation		–			–			–			–
Amortization of net (gain) / loss		101			138			303			414
Net periodic cost (benefit)	$	28		$	59		$	84		$	177