PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of defined benefit plans disclosures

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, net periodic benefit cost related to the employee and officer pension and other postretirement benefit plans consisted of the following components (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service Cost	$	1,356		$	1,133		$	4,066		$	3,400
Interest Cost	2,360			2,406			7,079			7,217
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(2,979		)	(2,585		)	(8,936		)	(7,756		)
Amortizations:
Prior Service Cost	63			63			188			188
Actuarial Loss	2,251			1,907			6,754			5,722
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	3,051			2,924			9,151			8,771
Capitalized Benefit Costs	(1,218		)	(1,306		)	(3,653		)	(3,513		)
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense	$	1,833		$	1,618		$	5,498		$	5,258

	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service Cost	$	285		$	259		$	855		$	777
Interest Cost	682			750			2,047			2,251
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(595		)	(526		)	(1,784		)	(1,579		)
Amortizations:
Prior Service Credits	(71		)	(71		)	(213		)	(213		)
Actuarial Loss	435			431			1,304			1,293
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	736			843			2,209			2,529
Capitalized Benefit Costs	(286		)	(374		)	(856		)	(1,005		)
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense	$	450		$	469		$	1,353		$	1,524