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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Net Periodic Pension Cost

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

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Components of the net periodic pension cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest cost

$

1,232

 

 

$

1,340

 

 

$

1,589

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(1,566

)

 

 

(1,844

)

 

 

(1,958

)

Amortization of actuarial losses

 

726

 

 

 

875

 

 

 

374

 

Net periodic pension cost

$

392

 

 

$

371

 

 

$

5

 

 

Actuarial Assumptions used to Compute net Periodic Pension Cost and Funded Status

The actuarial assumptions used to compute the net periodic pension cost for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, were as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

3.8

%

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

4.6

%

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

 

5.3

%

 

 

5.6

%

 

 

5.9

%

The actuarial assumptions used to compute the benefit obligations as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were as follows:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

2.6

%

 

 

3.8

%

Rate of inflation

 

3.0

%

 

 

2.8

%

 

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,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year

$

35,914

 

 

$

39,421

 

Interest cost

 

1,232

 

 

 

1,340

 

Actuarial (gains) losses

 

7,425

 

 

 

(2,083

)

Benefits paid

 

(809

)

 

 

(798

)

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

(6,501

)

 

 

(1,966

)

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

$

37,261

 

 

$

35,914

 

Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year

$

37,261

 

 

$

35,914

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

$

32,374

 

 

$

33,610

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

4,522

 

 

 

342

 

Employer contributions

 

868

 

 

 

955

 

Benefits paid

 

(809

)

 

 

(798

)

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

(5,651

)

 

 

(1,735

)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

$

31,304

 

 

$

32,374

 

Funded status at end of year

$

(5,957

)

 

$

(3,540

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net actuarial losses at beginning of year

$

(9,874

)

 

$

(11,890

)

Net actuarial gains (losses) during the year

 

(4,469

)

 

 

581

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to income before income taxes

 

726

 

 

 

875

 

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

 

1,920

 

 

 

560

 

Net actuarial losses at end of year

$

(11,697

)

 

$

(9,874

)

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

$

1,148

 

 

$

794

 

 

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, 2016 (in thousands):

 

 

Amount

 

2017

$

875

 

2018

 

725

 

2019

 

1,048

 

2020

 

1,205

 

2021

 

1,371

 

2022-2026

 

7,667

 

Total

$

12,891

 

 

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, 2016 (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)

 

 

Not

Subject to

Leveling (4)

 

Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced (1)

 

$

23,317

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

23,317

 

Growth (2)

 

 

3,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,239

 

Fixed income (3)

 

 

4,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,512

 

Cash

 

 

236

 

 

 

236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

31,304

 

 

$

236

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

31,068

 

 

(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 (34%), bonds (36%), other assets (27%) and cash (3%).

(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 (59%), bonds (16%), other assets (22%) and cash (3%).

(3)

This class comprises a diversified portfolio of global investments which seeks fixed income and is allocated on a weighted average basis as follows: bonds (93%), other assets (1%) and cash (6%).

(4)

In 2016, the Company adopted ASU 2015-07, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent).” As a result of the adoption, pension plan assets measured using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) are presented as “Not Subject to Leveling” in the table above.

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)

 

 

Not

Subject to

Leveling (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%).

(3)

In 2016, the Company adopted ASU 2015-07, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent).” As a result of the adoption, pension plan assets measured using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) are presented as “Not Subject to Leveling” in the table above.