Note 10 - Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2016			2015			2016			2015
Employee Pension Plan:
Interest cost	$	226		$	221		$	452		$	442
Amortization of unrecognized loss		201			290			402			581
Expected return on plan assets		(348	)		(350	)		(696	)		(700	)
Net employee pension expense	$	79		$	161		$	158		$	323
Outside Director Pension Plan:
Service cost	$	11		$	11		$	22		$	22
Interest cost		24			24			48			48
Amortization of unrecognized gain		(21	)		(14	)		(42	)		(28	)
Amortization of past service liability		10			10			20			20
Net outside director pension expense	$	24		$	31		$	48		$	62
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans:
Service cost	$	90		$	95		$	180		$	190
Interest cost		80			75			160			150
Amortization of unrecognized loss		12			30			24			60
Amortization of past service credit		(22	)		(22	)		(43	)		(43	)
Net other postretirement expense	$	160		$	178		$	321		$	357