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

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended						Six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
(In thousands)	2019			2018			2019			2018
Employee Pension Plan:
Interest cost	$	199		$	195		$	398		$	390
Amortization of unrecognized loss		66			156			133			311
Expected return on plan assets		(272	)		(363	)		(544	)		(726	)
Net employee pension benefit	$	(7	)	$	(12	)	$	(13	)	$	(25	)
Outside Director Pension Plan:
Service cost	$	10		$	11		$	20		$	22
Interest cost		21			20			42			40
Amortization of unrecognized gain		(35	)		(23	)		(70	)		(46	)
Amortization of past service liability		-			3			-			6
Net outside director pension (benefit) expense	$	(4	)	$	11		$	(8	)	$	22
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans:
Service cost	$	70		$	88		$	140		$	176
Interest cost		85			77			170			154
Amortization of past service credit		(20	)		(12	)		(42	)		(25	)
Net other postretirement expense	$	135		$	153		$	268		$	305