Note 3 - Periodic Pension Expense (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Notes Tables

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months						Nine Months
	Ended September 30,						Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$	17,000		$	15,000		$	49,000		$	43,000
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		241,000			247,000			724,000			741,000
Expected return on plan assets		(305,000	)		(297,000	)		(914,000	)		(891,000	)
Recognized actuarial loss		253,000			253,000			800,000			776,000
Settlement loss		158,000			94,000			435,000			401,000
Net periodic pension cost	$	364,000		$	312,000		$	1,094,000		$	1,070,000