PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Defined Benefit Plans

Post-retirement benefit obligation

Schedule of the components of net periodic pension cost

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(In thousands)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Service cost	$	—	$	12	$	—	$	23
Interest cost		6,519		7,661		13,039		15,322
Expected return on plan assets		(8,646)		(8,672)		(17,291)		(17,343)
Net amortization loss		311		703		622		1,406
Net prior service cost amortization		31		31		61		61
Net periodic pension benefit	$	(1,785)	$	(265)	$	(3,569)	$	(531)

Post-retirement Benefit Obligations

Post-retirement benefit obligation

Schedule of the components of net periodic pension cost

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(In thousands)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Service cost	$	258	$	116	$	516	$	233
Interest cost		885		1,145		1,769		2,289
Expected return on plan assets		(46)		(44)		(92)		(87)
Net amortization gain		(299)		(107)		(598)		(215)
Net prior service cost amortization		411		768		823		1,536
Net periodic post-retirement benefit cost	$	1,209	$	1,878	$	2,418	$	3,756