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Savings Plans, Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
General Discussion Of Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations

The change in benefit obligation, change in plan assets and funded status for company-sponsored benefit plans and obligations are as follows: 

 

 

 

Pension Plans

 

 

OPEB

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

$

(427,909

)

 

$

(392,371

)

 

$

(40,032

)

 

$

(30,349

)

Service cost

 

 

(7,767

)

 

 

(8,454

)

 

 

(371

)

 

 

(341

)

Interest cost

 

 

(18,465

)

 

 

(16,992

)

 

 

(1,588

)

 

 

(1,482

)

Actuarial (loss) gain

 

 

(53,446

)

 

 

20,445

 

 

 

(7,997

)

 

 

2,100

 

Benefits paid

 

 

33,350

 

 

 

31,530

 

 

 

3,593

 

 

 

3,582

 

Plan acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

(62,067

)

 

 

 

 

 

(13,542

)

Benefit obligation at end of year

 

$

(474,237

)

 

$

(427,909

)

 

$

(46,395

)

 

$

(40,032

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

$

351,285

 

 

$

313,862

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Actual return (loss) on plan assets

 

 

78,448

 

 

 

(23,745

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employer contributions and benefit payments

 

 

2,085

 

 

 

53,998

 

 

 

3,593

 

 

 

3,582

 

Benefits paid

 

 

(33,350

)

 

 

(31,530

)

 

 

(3,593

)

 

 

(3,582

)

Plan acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

38,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

$

398,468

 

 

$

351,285

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

$

(2,152

)

 

$

(2,121

)

 

$

(4,549

)

 

$

(3,876

)

Noncurrent liabilities

 

 

(73,617

)

 

 

(74,503

)

 

 

(41,846

)

 

 

(36,156

)

Funded status

 

$

(75,769

)

 

$

(76,624

)

 

$

(46,395

)

 

$

(40,032

)

Schedule of Actual Asset Allocations of the Pension Benefit Plans' Assets

The asset allocations of the pension benefit plans’ assets at December 31 by asset category are as follows:

 

 

 

Pension Plans

 

Asset Category

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

Global equities

 

 

32

%

 

 

30

%

Fixed income securities

 

 

54

 

 

 

58

 

Other (includes cash and cash equivalents and alternatives)

 

 

14

 

 

 

12

 

Total

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets

Fair value measurements are as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

 

Asset Category

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Total

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

6,671

 

 

$

 

 

$

6,671

 

Global equity securities1

 

 

127,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

127,688

 

Fixed income securities5

 

 

173,464

 

 

 

40,554

 

 

 

214,018

 

Alternatives6

 

 

50,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,091

 

Total

 

$

357,914

 

 

$

40,554

 

 

$

398,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

December 31, 2018

 

Asset Category

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Total

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

4,120

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,120

 

Domestic equity securities2

 

 

31,315

 

 

 

23,384

 

 

 

54,699

 

International equity securities3

 

 

 

 

 

21,848

 

 

 

21,848

 

Emerging markets4

 

 

6,909

 

 

 

21,225

 

 

 

28,134

 

Fixed income securities5

 

 

204,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

204,072

 

Alternatives6

 

 

 

 

 

38,412

 

 

 

38,412

 

Total

 

$

246,416

 

 

$

104,869

 

 

$

351,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Level 1 assets are international and domestic managed investments that track the MSCI All-Country World Index.

2

Level 1 assets are managed investments in the U.S., small/mid-cap equities that track the Russell 2500 Growth index or Russell 2500 Value index. Level 2 assets are collective investments, which are invested in U.S. large-cap equities that track the S&P 500.

3

Level 2 assets are collective investments in equity funds of developed markets outside of the United States and Canada that track the MSCI EAFE Value index or MSCI EAFE Growth index.

4

Level 1 assets are mutual funds which are invested in the common stock of companies located (or with primary operations) in emerging markets that track the MSCI Emerging Markets index. Level 2 assets are collective investments in the common stock of companies located (or with primary operations) in emerging markets that track the MSCI Emerging Markets index.

5

Level 1 assets are investments in a diversified portfolio of fixed income instruments of varying maturities representing corporates, U.S. treasuries, municipals and futures. Level 2 assets are thinly traded investments in a diversified portfolio of fixed income instruments of varying maturities representing mostly corporates securities.  Both Level 1 & Level 2 investments track the Bloomberg Barclay’s Long-term Credit Index.

6

Level 1 assets are long-term investment funds which are invested in tangible assets and real asset companies such as, infrastructure, natural resources and timber. Level 2 assets are collective investments in inflation-indexed bonds, securities of real estate companies, commodity index-linked notes, fixed income securities, foreign currencies, securities of natural resource companies, master limited partnerships, publicly listed infrastructure companies, floating-rate debt, securities of global agriculture companies and securities of global timber companies.

Pre-tax Components of Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)

Pre-tax components of net periodic cost (benefit) recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Income were as follows for the years ended December 31:

 

 

 

Pension Plans

 

 

OPEB

 

(in thousands)

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

Service cost

 

$

7,767

 

 

$

8,454

 

 

$

6,753

 

 

$

371

 

 

$

341

 

 

$

14

 

Interest cost

 

 

18,465

 

 

 

16,992

 

 

 

16,096

 

 

 

1,588

 

 

 

1,482

 

 

 

1,262

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(22,190

)

 

 

(20,035

)

 

 

(18,406

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

211

 

 

 

186

 

 

 

288

 

 

 

(8,844

)

 

 

(8,877

)

 

 

(8,877

)

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

13,497

 

 

 

16,589

 

 

 

14,484

 

 

 

1,012

 

 

 

1,311

 

 

 

1,537

 

Net periodic cost (benefit)

 

$

17,750

 

 

$

22,186

 

 

$

19,215

 

 

$

(5,873

)

 

$

(5,743

)

 

$

(6,064

)

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The amounts recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, that have not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit costs at December 31, net of tax, consist of:

 

 

 

Pension Plans

 

 

OPEB

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

Net loss

 

$

116,780

 

 

$

128,849

 

 

$

12,437

 

 

$

7,269

 

Prior service cost (credit)

 

 

248

 

 

 

404

 

 

 

(2,106

)

 

 

(8,651

)

Net amount recognized

 

$

117,028

 

 

$

129,253

 

 

$

10,331

 

 

$

(1,382

)

Schedule of Expected Future Benefit Payments

Estimated future benefit payments, which reflect expected future service are as follows for the years indicated:

 

(in thousands)

 

Pension Plans

 

 

OPEB

 

2020

 

$

30,769

 

 

$

4,548

 

2021

 

$

30,756

 

 

$

3,780

 

2022

 

$

30,689

 

 

$

3,595

 

2023

 

$

30,589

 

 

$

3,402

 

2024

 

$

30,232

 

 

$

3,148

 

2025–2029

 

$

143,237

 

 

$

12,966

 

Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine the Benefit Obligation for Non-Deltic and Deltic Plans

The weighted average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation for non-Deltic plans as of December 31 were:

 

 

 

Pension Plans

 

 

OPEB

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

Discount rate

 

 

3.40

%

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

3.40

%

 

 

4.40

%

Rate of salaried compensation increase

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

The weighted average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation for Deltic plans as of December 31 were:

 

 

 

Pension Plans

 

 

OPEB

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

Discount rate

 

 

3.40

%

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

3.40

%

 

 

4.40

%

Rate of salaried compensation increase

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine the Net Periodic Cost (Benefit) for Non-Deltic and Deltic Plans

The weighted average assumptions used for non-Deltic plans to determine the net periodic cost (benefit) for the years ended December 31 were:

 

 

 

Pension Plans

 

 

OPEB

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2017

 

Discount rate

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

3.85

%

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

3.65

%

 

 

4.10

%

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

6.25

%

 

 

6.25

%

 

 

6.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate of salaried compensation increase

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The weighted average assumptions used for Deltic plans to determine the net periodic cost (benefit) for the years ended December 31 were:

 

 

 

Pension Plans

 

 

OPEB

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

Discount rate

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

4.30

%

 

 

4.40

%

 

 

4.30

%

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

6.25

%

 

 

6.25

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate of salaried compensation increase

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Effect of One-Percentage-Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates

A one percentage point change in the health care cost trend rates would have the following effects on our December 31, 2019 Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

(in thousands)

 

1% Increase

 

 

1% Decrease

 

Effect on total service cost plus interest cost

 

$

165

 

 

$

(126

)

Effect on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation

 

$

3,282

 

 

$

(2,582

)