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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Changes in benefit obligation, plan assets and funded status
The change in benefit obligation, change in plan assets and the funded status is as follows: 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(in thousands)
Change in benefit obligation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit obligation at January 1
$
24,417

 
$
22,568

 
$
111

 
$
106

Service cost
198

 
191

 
1

 
1

Interest cost
882

 
934

 
4

 
4

Plan amendments

 

 
(31
)
 

Actuarial (gain) loss
(2,795
)
 
1,951

 
(6
)
 
9

Assumed administrative expenses
(198
)
 
(190
)
 

 

Benefits paid
(1,013
)
 
(1,037
)
 
(4
)
 
(9
)
Benefit obligation at December 31
$
21,491

 
$
24,417

 
$
75

 
$
111

Change in plan assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plan assets at January 1
$
14,894

 
$
13,278

 
$

 
$

Actual return on plan assets
2,313

 
1,723

 

 

Administrative expenses
(198
)
 
(191
)
 

 

Employer contributions
735

 
1,121

 

 

Benefits paid
(1,013
)
 
(1,037
)
 

 

Plan assets at fair value at December 31
$
16,731

 
$
14,894

 
$

 
$

Funded status
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit obligation in excess of plan assets at December 31
$
(4,760
)
 
$
(9,523
)
 
$
(75
)
 
$
(111
)
Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheets
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(in thousands)
Accrued benefit liability—short term
$
(113
)
 
$
(112
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(4
)
Accrued benefit liability—long term
(4,647
)
 
(9,411
)
 
(71
)
 
(107
)
Net liability recognized at December 31
$
(4,760
)
 
$
(9,523
)
 
$
(75
)
 
$
(111
)
Net actuarial (loss) gain
$
(4,356
)
 
$
(9,117
)
 
$
735

 
$
806

Net prior service (cost) credit
(34
)
 
(42
)
 
31

 
2,089

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income pre-tax at December 31
$
(4,390
)
 
$
(9,159
)
 
$
766

 
$
2,895

Components of net periodic benefit cost for the pension and postretirement plans
The components of net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(in thousands)
Components of net periodic benefit cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
198

 
$
191

 
$
316

 
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
1

Interest cost
882

 
934

 
1,015

 
4

 
4

 
5

Expected return on plan assets
(1,114
)
 
(1,010
)
 
(997
)
 

 

 

Recognized actuarial loss (gain)
767

 
705

 
377

 
(76
)
 
(80
)
 
(90
)
Amortization of prior service cost (gain)
8

 
8

 
7

 
(391
)
 
(391
)
 
(391
)
Curtailment gain recognized

 

 

 
(1,698
)
 

 

Total net periodic benefit cost
$
741

 
$
828

 
$
718

 
$
(2,160
)
 
$
(466
)
 
$
(475
)
Summary of benefits which reflect expected future service expected to be paid out
The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid as follows:
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement
Benefits
 
(in thousands)
2014
$
1,081

 
$
4

2015
1,104

 
4

2016
1,124

 
4

2017
1,167

 
4

2018
1,232

 
5

2019 and thereafter
6,805

 
26

Total
$
12,513

 
$
47

Company's pension plans' asset valuation in the fair value hierarchy levels
The Company’s pension plans’ asset valuation in the fair value hierarchy levels, discussed in detail in Note 4, along with the weighted average asset allocations as of December 31, 2013, by asset category, are as follows:
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Asset Category
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term investments
$

 
$
574

 
$

 
$
574

Corporate stocks - common
4,054

 

 

 
4,054

Mutual funds - equity
5,918

 

 

 
5,918

Debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exchange traded funds
5,458

 

 

 
5,458

Government
454

 

 

 
454

Asset backed

 
273

 

 
273

 
$
15,884

 
$
847

 
$

 
$
16,731


The Company’s pension plans’ asset valuation in the fair value hierarchy levels, along with the weighted average asset allocations as of December 31, 2012, by asset category, are as follows:

 
Level 1 (1)
 
Level 2 (1)
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Asset Category
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term investments
$

 
$
1,030

 
$

 
$
1,030

Corporate stocks - common
3,368

 

 

 
3,368

Mutual funds - equity
1,784

 

 

 
1,784

Collective funds

 
5,430

 

 
5,430

Debt securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exchange traded funds
2,244

 

 

 
2,244

Government
434

 

 

 
434

Asset backed

 
604

 

 
604

 
$
7,830

 
$
7,064

 
$

 
$
14,894

(1)  Certain amounts have been revised from a Level 1 to a Level 2 fair value hierarchy classification to conform to the current year presentation, which had no effect on previously reported consolidated results and was not material to the footnotes to the consolidated financial statements.

Benefit Obligations [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Assumptions used to determine pension and postretirement items
The increase in the discount rates resulted in a decrease in the benefit obligation, which will be amortized through actuarial losses. The assumptions used to determine end of year benefit obligations are shown in the following table:
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Discount rate
4.64
%
 
3.70
%
 
4.39
%
 
3.67
%
Net Periodic Cost [Member]
 
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Assumptions used to determine pension and postretirement items
The assumptions used in the measurement of net periodic cost are shown in the following table:
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Discount rate
3.70
%
 
4.25
%
 
5.25
%
 
3.67
%
 
4.18
%
 
5.31
%
Expected return on plan assets
7.50
%
 
7.50
%
 
7.50
%
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A