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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Net Funded Status And Amounts Recognized In Balance Sheet And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Table Text Block]
A summary of the pension and postretirement benefits plans' funded status and amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets is as follows (in thousands):
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement
Benefits
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Change in benefit obligation :
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Benefit obligation at beginning of year
$
216,306

 
$
223,780

 
$
1,769

 
$
2,312

Service cost
1,421

 
1,401

 
11

 
18

Interest cost
8,426

 
7,380

 
87

 
92

Plan participants' contributions
1,501

 
1,567

 
326

 
375

Actuarial loss (gain)
34,840

 
(12,208
)
 
10

 
(452
)
Foreign currency impact
(11,792
)
 
2,463

 

 

Benefits and administrative expenses paid
(11,985
)
 
(7,760
)
 
(397
)
 
(604
)
Settlements
(3,284
)
 
(628
)
 

 

Acquisitions

 
311

 

 
28

Benefit obligation at end of year
235,433

 
216,306

 
1,806

 
1,769

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in plan assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
193,429

 
176,693

 

 

Actual return on plan assets
14,688

 
18,233

 

 

Employer contributions
2,644

 
2,732

 
71

 
229

Plan participants' contributions
1,501

 
1,567

 
326

 
375

Foreign currency impact
(11,012
)
 
2,592

 

 

Benefits and administrative expenses paid
(11,985
)
 
(7,760
)
 
(397
)
 
(604
)
Settlements
(3,284
)
 
(628
)
 

 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year
185,981

 
193,429

 

 

Funded status of plans
$
(49,452
)
 
$
(22,877
)
 
$
(1,806
)
 
$
(1,769
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Non-current assets
$
2,318

 
$
4,023

 
$

 
$

Current liabilities
(253
)
 
(232
)
 
(112
)
 
(131
)
Non-current liabilities
(51,517
)
 
(26,668
)
 
(1,694
)
 
(1,638
)
Net amount recognized
$
(49,452
)
 
$
(22,877
)
 
$
(1,806
)
 
$
(1,769
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)
  consists of:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net actuarial (loss) gain
$
(75,220
)
 
$
(50,580
)
 
$
657

 
$
724

Transition asset
500

 
850

 

 

Prior service credit
2,126

 
3,232

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
(72,594
)
 
(46,498
)
 
657

 
724

Accumulated contributions in excess (deficit) of net periodic benefit cost
23,142

 
23,621

 
(2,463
)
 
(2,493
)
Net deficit recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets
$
(49,452
)
 
$
(22,877
)
 
$
(1,806
)
 
$
(1,769
)
Schedule of Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
The following information is presented for pension plans where the projected benefit obligations exceeded the fair value of plan assets (in thousands):
 
Pension Benefits
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Projected benefit obligations
$
228,138

 
$
128,638

Fair value of plan assets
176,367

 
101,738

Excess of projected benefit obligations over plan assets
$
51,771

 
$
26,900

Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
The following information is presented for pension plans where the accumulated benefit obligations exceeded the fair value of plan assets (in thousands):
 
Pension Benefits
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Accumulated benefit obligations
$
223,921

 
$
127,692

Fair value of plan assets
175,766

 
101,145

Excess of accumulated benefit obligations over plan assets
$
48,155

 
$
26,547

Summary of the components of net periodic pension benefit costs
A summary of the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company, which includes an executive supplemental pension plan, is presented below (in thousands):
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Service cost
$
1,421

 
$
1,401

 
$
1,246

 
$
11

 
$
18

 
$
18

Interest cost
8,426

 
7,380

 
8,159

 
87

 
92

 
111

Expected return on plan assets
(9,892
)
 
(9,464
)
 
(9,495
)
 

 

 

Amortization of prior service credit
(399
)
 
(393
)
 
(54
)
 

 
(254
)
 
(353
)
Amortization of transition asset
(276
)
 
(272
)
 
(269
)
 

 

 

Settlement loss
810

 
229

 

 

 

 

Curtailment gain
(409
)
 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of loss (gain)
1,719

 
3,223

 
2,417

 
(57
)
 
(5
)
 
(7
)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
$
1,400

 
$
2,104

 
$
2,004

 
$
41

 
$
(149
)
 
$
(231
)
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]
A summary of the changes in pension and postretirement benefits recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss is presented below (in thousands):
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Net loss (gain) arising during year
$
30,044

 
$
(20,977
)
 
$
12,533

 
$
10

 
$
(452
)
 
$
30

Amortization of transition asset
286

 
272

 
269

 

 

 

Amortization of prior service credit
808

 
393

 
54

 

 
254

 
353

Other gain

 

 
(3,216
)
 

 

 

Amortization of (gain) loss
(2,539
)
 
(3,452
)
 
(2,417
)
 
57

 
5

 
7

Foreign currency exchange impact
(2,503
)
 
268

 
713

 

 

 

Total recognized in other comprehensive
   (income) loss
26,096

 
(23,496
)
 
7,936

 
67

 
(193
)
 
390

Net recognized in net periodic benefit cost and
   other comprehensive (income) loss
$
27,496

 
$
(21,392
)
 
$
9,940

 
$
108

 
$
(342
)
 
$
159

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]
Actuarial assumptions used to determine pension obligations and other postretirement benefit obligations include:
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement
Benefits
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Assumptions at December 31
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the domestic plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate
4.28
%
 
5.24
%
 
4.23
%
 
5.13
%
For the foreign pension plans:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Weighted average discount rate
1.43
%
 
2.75
%
 
 

 
 

Weighted average rate of compensation increase
1.76
%
 
1.76
%
 
 

 
 

Actuarial assumptions used to determine pension costs and other postretirement benefit costs include:
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement Benefits
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Assumptions at January 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

For the domestic plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Discount rate
5.24
%
 
4.31
%
 
5.11
%
 
5.13
%
 
4.21
%
 
4.92
%
Expected return on plan assets
7.50
%
 
7.75
%
 
7.75
%
 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

For the foreign plans:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Weighted average discount rate
2.57
%
 
2.34
%
 
3.01
%
 
 

 
 

 
 

Weighted average expected return on plan assets
4.03
%
 
3.91
%
 
4.07
%
 
 

 
 

 
 

Weighted average rate of compensation increase
1.64
%
 
2.51
%
 
2.51
%
 
 

 
 

 
 

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]
The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid (in thousands):
Year
 
Pension Benefits
 
Postretirement Benefits
2015
 
$
9,107

 
$
113

2016
 
9,264

 
118

2017
 
9,971

 
120

2018
 
10,725

 
124

2019
 
11,107

 
128

Thereafter
 
58,934

 
585