Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of net expense for the pension and other postretirement benefit plans

	Three months ended				Six months ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(In thousands)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Employee Pension Plan:
Interest cost	$	163	$	199	$	326	$	398
Amortization of actuarial loss		111		66		222		133
Expected return on plan assets		(257)		(272)		(514)		(544)
Net employee pension expense (benefit)	$	17	$	(7)	$	34	$	(13)
Outside Director Pension Plan:
Service cost	$	3	$	10	$	7	$	20
Interest cost		16		21		32		42
Amortization of actuarial gain		(13)		(35)		(27)		(70)
Amortization of past service liability		—		—		—		—
Net outside director pension expense (benefit)	$	6	$	(4)	$	12	$	(8)
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans:
Service cost	$	68	$	70	$	137	$	140
Interest cost		65		85		130		170
Amortization of past service credit		(23)		(20)		(43)		(42)
Net other postretirement expense	$	110	$	135	$	224	$	268