Note 3 - Periodic Pension Expense (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months						Nine Months
	Ended September 30,						Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$	(16,000	)	$	20,000		$	36,000		$	60,000
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		237,000			250,000			713,000			751,000
Expected return on plan assets		(336,000	)		(349,000	)		(1,007,000	)		(1,046,000	)
Recognized actuarial loss		199,000			81,000			598,000			243,000
Settlement loss		16,000			60,000			327,000			60,000
Net periodic pension cost	$	100,000		$	62,000		$	667,000		$	68,000