Pension Plans And Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]

Components Of Pension Expense

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic pension cost charged to operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Components of net periodic pension cost:
Interest cost	$	3,472		$	3,769		$	10,416		$	11,317
Service cost	—			11			—			33
Expected return on plan assets	(2,690		)	(2,536		)	(8,071		)	(7,609		)
Actuarial losses	1,911			1,207			5,730			3,624
Net periodic pension cost	$	2,693		$	2,451		$	8,075		$	7,365