Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Benefit Plans

NOTE 7. BENEFIT PLANS

The following table presents the net periodic pension cost for Wesbanco’s Defined Benefit Pension Plan (the “Plan”) and the related components:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(unaudited, in thousands)	2020			2019
Service cost – benefits earned during year	$	568		$	554
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		1,121			1,298
Expected return on plan assets		(2,594	)		(2,187	)
Amortization of prior service cost		(9	)		7
Amortization of net loss		793			799
Net periodic pension (income) cost	$	(121	)	$	471

The service cost of $0.6 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 is included in salaries and wages, and the periodic pension income of $0.7 million is included employee benefits.

The Plan covers all employees of Wesbanco and its subsidiaries who were hired on or before August 1, 2007 who satisfy minimum age and length of service requirements, and is not available to employees hired after such date.

A minimum required contribution of $5.0 million is due for 2020, which can be offset in whole or in part by the Plan’s $60.9 million available credit balance. Wesbanco currently does not expect to make a voluntary contribution to the Plan in 2020 .