Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Retirement Plans [Abstract]

Retirement Plans

10.    Retirement Plans

All of the Company’s plans that provide retirement and similar benefits are defined contribution plans. These expenses include the impact of market gains and losses on assets held in deferred compensation plans and are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. Expenses for the Company’s retirement and profit-sharing plans, excess benefit plans and other similar plans are as follows (in thousands):

Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
2019		2018		2019		2018
$	6,445	$	5,463	$	17,155	$	15,436