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CWP and Workers Comp - Net Periodic Costs
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
CWP And Workers Comp Net Periodic Cost [Abstract]  
Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP) and Workers' Compensation:
COMPONENTS OF COAL WORKERS’ PNEUMOCONIOSIS (CWP) AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COSTS:
Components of net periodic costs (benefits) for the three and six months ended June 30 are as follows:
 
 
CWP
 
Workers' Compensation
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
$
1,418

 
$
2,135

 
$
2,837

 
$
4,270

 
$
2,445

 
$
3,533

 
$
4,890

 
$
7,066

Interest cost
1,385

 
1,808

 
2,769

 
3,616

 
895

 
1,655

 
1,789

 
3,310

Amortization of actuarial gain
(1,549
)
 
(4,212
)
 
(3,098
)
 
(8,425
)
 
(96
)
 
(699
)
 
(191
)
 
(1,398
)
State administrative fees and insurance bond premiums

 

 

 

 
929

 
1,345

 
2,039

 
3,004

Legal and administrative costs

 

 

 

 

 
591

 

 
1,182

Net periodic cost (benefit)
$
1,254

 
$
(269
)
 
$
2,508

 
$
(539
)
 
$
4,173

 
$
6,425

 
$
8,527

 
$
13,164



Expenses (income) attributable to discontinued operations included in the net periodic cost (benefit) above were ($165) and ($330) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, for CWP; and were $2,318 and $4,853 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, for Workers' Compensation.
CONSOL Energy does not expect to contribute to the CWP plan in 2014. We intend to pay benefit claims as they become due. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, $6,062 of CWP benefit claims have been paid.
CONSOL Energy does not expect to contribute to the workers’ compensation plan in 2014. We intend to pay benefit claims as they become due. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, $6,914 of workers’ compensation benefits, state administrative fees and surety bond premiums have been paid.