PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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

Schedule of defined benefit plans disclosures

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, 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 March 31,
	2015			2014
Service Cost	$	1,443		$	1,285
Interest Cost	2,770			2,695
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(3,699		)	(3,265		)
Amortizations:
Prior Service Cost	53			43
Actuarial Loss	2,656			1,426
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	3,223			2,184
Capitalized Benefit Costs	(1,239		)	(854		)
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense	$	1,984		$	1,330

	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Service Cost	$	327		$	250
Interest Cost	771			740
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(748		)	(687		)
Amortizations:
Prior Service Cost	152			38
Actuarial Loss	384			243
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	886			584
Capitalized Benefit Costs	(256		)	(209		)
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense	$	630		$	375