Employee Retirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Employee Retirement Plans

Employee Retirement Plans

7.    Employee Retirement Plans

The components of the Company’s pension expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020
	(Dollars in thousands)
Service cost	$	102	$	115
Interest cost		371		500
Expected return on plan assets		(720)		(690)
Net amortization and deferral		247		186
Pension expense	$	—	$	111

The components of pension expense other than the service cost component were included in "other income, net" in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited).