Note 3 - Periodic Pension Expense (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$	15,000		$	(16,000	)	$	43,000		$	36,000
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		247,000			237,000			741,000			713,000
Expected return on plan assets		(297,000	)		(336,000	)		(891,000	)		(1,007,000	)
Recognized actuarial loss		253,000			199,000			776,000			598,000
Settlement loss		94,000			16,000			401,000			327,000
Net periodic pension cost	$	312,000		$	100,000		$	1,070,000		$	667,000