Employee Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

U.S. Retirement Benefit Plan

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of net periodic benefit cost related to U.S. pension benefits are as follows:

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Service cost	$	700		$	828		$	2,100		$	2,528
Interest cost		1,543			1,384			4,628			4,179
Expected return on plan assets		(1,918	)		(1,654	)		(5,753	)		(4,959	)
Amortization of prior service cost		460			880			1,380			2,745
Net periodic benefit cost	$	785		$	1,438		$	2,355		$	4,493

Post-Retirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of net periodic benefit cost related to other post-retirement benefits are as follows:

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Service cost	$	140	$	130	$	375	$	420
Interest cost		348		285		953		870
Amortization of prior service cost		155		161		315		525
Net periodic benefit cost	$	643	$	576	$	1,643	$	1,815