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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Net Periodic Pension Cost

The net periodic pension cost included the following components (in thousands):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Components of the net periodic pension cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest cost

$

1,340

 

 

$

1,589

 

 

$

1,403

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(1,844

)

 

 

(1,958

)

 

 

(1,595

)

Amortization of actuarial losses

 

875

 

 

 

374

 

 

 

668

 

Net periodic pension cost

$

371

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

476

 

 

Actuarial Assumptions used to Compute net Periodic Pension Cost and Funded Status for U.K. Plan

The actuarial assumptions used to compute the net periodic pension cost for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, for the U.K. Plan were as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

3.5

%

 

 

4.6

%

 

 

4.3

%

Weighted-average long-term rate of return on plan assets

 

5.6

%

 

 

5.9

%

 

 

5.7

%

 

The actuarial assumptions used to compute the funded status of the U.K. Plan as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively,  were as follows:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

3.8

%

 

 

3.5

%

Rate of inflation

 

2.8

%

 

 

2.7

%

 

Reconciliation of Benefit Obligations and Plan Assets of U.K. Plan

The following table provides a reconciliation of benefit obligations and plan assets of the U.K. Plan (in thousands):

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year

$

39,421

 

 

$

35,193

 

Interest cost

 

1,340

 

 

 

1,589

 

Actuarial (gains) losses

 

(2,083

)

 

 

6,060

 

Benefits paid

 

(798

)

 

 

(1,006

)

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

(1,966

)

 

 

(2,415

)

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

$

35,914

 

 

$

39,421

 

Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year

$

35,914

 

 

$

39,421

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

$

33,610

 

 

$

33,457

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

342

 

 

 

2,234

 

Employer contributions

 

955

 

 

 

1,000

 

Benefits paid

 

(798

)

 

 

(1,006

)

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

(1,735

)

 

 

(2,075

)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

$

32,374

 

 

$

33,610

 

Funded status at end of year

$

(3,540

)

 

$

(5,811

)

Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss not yet recognized in net periodic pension cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net actuarial loss

$

(9,874

)

 

$

(11,890

)

Amounts expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic pension cost over the next fiscal year consists of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net actuarial loss

$

794

 

 

$

892

 

 

The funded status of the U.K. Plan is included in other long term liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

Expected Future Benefit Payments

The following table reflects the total expected benefit payments to plan participants and have been estimated based on the same assumptions used to measure the Company’s benefit obligations as of December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

 

Amount

 

2016

$

941

 

2017

 

1,043

 

2018

 

868

 

2019

 

1,244

 

2020

 

1,428

 

2021-2025

 

8,135

 

Total

$

13,659

 

 

Summary of Fair Value of Plan Assets by Asset Category

The following table summarizes the fair values of Plan assets by asset category as of December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

Asset Category

 

Fair Value

 

 

Quoted Prices in Active Markets

for Identical

Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant Other Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant Other Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced (1)

 

$

15,611

 

 

$

 

 

$

15,611

 

 

$

 

Growth (2)

 

 

16,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,583

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

180

 

 

 

180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

32,374

 

 

$

180

 

 

$

32,194

 

 

$

 

 

(1)

This class comprises a diversified portfolio of global investments which seeks a balanced return between capital growth and fixed income and is allocated on a weighted average basis as follows: equities (52%), bonds (24%), other assets (9%) and cash (15%).

(2)

This class comprises a diversified portfolio of global investments which seeks long-term capital growth and is allocated on a weighted average basis as follows: equities (67%), bonds (12%), other assets (9%) and cash (12%).

The following table summarizes the fair values of Plan assets by asset category as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

 

Asset Category

 

Fair Value

 

 

Quoted Prices in Active Markets

for Identical

Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant Other Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant Other Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced (1)

 

$

16,287

 

 

$

 

 

$

16,287

 

 

$

 

Growth (2)

 

 

17,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,149

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

174

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

33,610

 

 

$

174

 

 

$

33,436

 

 

$

 

 

(1)

This class comprises a diversified portfolio of global investments which seeks a balanced return between capital growth and fixed income and is allocated on a weighted average basis as follows: equities (54%), bonds (32%), other assets (5%) and cash (9%).

(2)

This class comprises a diversified portfolio of global investments which seeks long-term capital growth and is allocated on a weighted average basis as follows: equities (67%), other assets (15%), bonds (8%), and cash (10%).