Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

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:

	Pension Plan						SERP
	Six months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2016			2015			2016		2015
Interest cost	$	1,552		$	1,464		$	866	$	670
Expected return on plan assets, net of expenses		(1,644	)		(1,898	)		-		-
Special termination benefits		-			831			-		293
Amortization of net loss		1,060			1,136			1,032		1,208
Settlement charges					1,958					-
Total	$	968		$	3,491		$	1,898	$	2,171
	Pension Plan						SERP
	Three months ended June 30,						Three months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2016			2015			2016		2015
Interest cost	$	776		$	732		$	433	$	335
Expected return on plan assets, net of expenses		(822	)		(949	)		-		-
Special termination benefits		-			248			-		127
Amortization of net loss		530			568			516		604
Settlement charges		-			1,958			-		-
Total	$	484		$	2,557		$	949	$	1,066