Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Components of benefit plan expense

The components of benefit plan expense consisted of the following:

( in thousands)	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Interest cost	$	816		$	910		$	2,528		$	2,586
Expected return on plan assets, net of expenses		(1,144	)		(1,098	)		(3,444	)		(3,274	)
Amortization of net (gain)/loss		291			729			779			2,379
Settlement charges		1,031			1,462			1,031			1,462
Total for defined benefit plans		994			2,003			894			3,153
Supplemental executive retirement plan (“SERP”)		2,148			2,025			4,038			4,163
Defined contribution plans		4,019			3,403			14,091			13,046
Total	$	7,161		$	7,431		$	19,023		$	20,362