Pension

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Pension [Abstract]

Pension

Pension

The amount of net pension cost is shown in the table below:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31
(In thousands)	2022		2021
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$	132	$	95
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	665		556
Expected return on plan assets	(1,126)		(1,124)
Amortization of prior service cost	(68)		(68)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss	498		651
Net periodic pension cost	$	101	$	110

All benefits accrued under the Company’s defined benefit pension plan have been frozen since January 1, 2011. During the first three months of 2022, the Company made no funding contributions to its defined benefit pension plan and made minimal funding contributions to a supplemental executive retirement plan (the CERP), which carries no segregated assets.