PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

General Discussion of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures

The components of net periodic pension cost for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

	(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017			2016
Service cost	$	6,471		$	6,237
Interest cost	6,219			7,703
Expected return on plan assets	(13,285		)	(13,581		)
Amortization of prior service cost	(25		)	(12		)
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss	3,581			3,093
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,961		$	3,440