Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of pension plan and SERP expense

The components of the Pension Plan and SERP expense consisted of the following:

( in thousands)	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Interest cost	$	732		$	816		$	2,196		$	2,528
Expected return on plan assets, net of expenses		(949	)		(1,144	)		(2,847	)		(3,444	)
Special termination benefits		(70	)		-			761			-
Amortization of net loss		568			291			1,704			779
Settlement charges		(730	)		1,031			1,228			1,031
Total for defined benefit plan		(449	)		994			3,042			894
SERP		1,840			2,148			4,011			4,038
Defined contribution plans		4,488			4,019			14,115			14,091
Total	$	5,879		$	7,161		$	21,168		$	19,023