Employee Retirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Employee Retirement Plans

Employee Retirement Plans

7.    Employee Retirement Plans

The components of our pension expense were as follows:

		Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
	(Dollars in thousands)
Service cost	$	96	$	118
Interest cost		637		672
Expected return on plan assets		(612)		(577)
Net amortization and deferral		99		134
Pension expense	$	220	$	347

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