9. Employee Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Employee Benefits

Schedule of net periodic cost (benefit)

The table below sets forth the Plan’s net periodic benefit cost for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Components of net periodic cost (benefit)
Service cost	$	–		$	–		$	–		$	–
Interest cost		194			214			388			428
Expected return on assets		(291	)		(287	)		(582	)		(574	)
Amortization of transition (asset)/obligation		–			–			–			–
Amortization of net (gain) / loss		111			101			222			202
Net periodic cost (benefit)	$	14		$	28		$	28		$	56