Note 3 - Periodic Pension Expense (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months						Nine Months
	Ended September 30,						Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$	29		$	27		$	87		$	81
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		271			242			813			727
Expected return on plan assets		(385	)		(429	)		(1,106	)		(1,288	)
Recognized actuarial loss		310			284			959			850
Settlement loss		280			-			616			-
Net periodic pension cost	$	505		$	124		$	1,369		$	370