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Defined Benefit Pension Plan
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Defined Benefit Pension Plan

8. Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Our German subsidiary maintains an unfunded defined benefit pension plan which covers substantially all employees who joined the company prior to the plan’s closure to new participants in 2006. Participants are entitled to benefits in the form of retirement, disability and surviving dependent pensions. Benefits generally depend on years of service and the salary of the employees.

The components of net periodic benefit cost included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2016      2015  

Service cost

   $ 23       $ 29   

Interest cost

     30         28   

Amortization

     13         19   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 66       $ 76