EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Components of the net periodic benefit cost of the Company's defined benefit pension plan and unfunded excess benefit plan

	Successor					Predecessor
	Company					Company
	February 1, 2015					January 1, 2015					For The
	to					to					Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2015					January 31, 2015					March 31, 2014
	Defined			Unfunded		Defined			Unfunded		Defined			Unfunded
	Benefit			Excess		Benefit			Excess		Benefit			Excess
	Pension			Benefit		Pension			Benefit		Pension			Benefit
	Plan			Plan		Plan			Plan		Plan			Plan
	(Dollars In Thousands)					(Dollars In Thousands)
Service cost — benefits earned during the period	$	2,577		$	252	$	974		$	95	$	2,227		$	226
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	2,652			371		1,002			140		2,587			406
Expected return on plan assets	(3,423		)	—		(1,293		)	—		(3,065		)	—
Amortization of prior service cost	(98		)	3		(33		)	1		(98		)	3
Amortization of actuarial losses	1,781			364		668			138		1,576			321
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	3,489		$	990	$	1,318		$	374	$	3,227		$	956

Predecessor

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Schedule of benefit obligation, fair value of plan assets and the funded status of the Company's defined benefit pension plan and unfunded excess benefit plan

	Predecessor Company
	Defined Benefit						Unfunded Excess
	Pension Plan						Benefits Plan
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(Dollars In Thousands)
Accumulated benefit obligation, end of period	$	262,290		$	249,453		$	49,251		$	47,368
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of period	$	267,331		$	219,152		$	49,575		$	39,679
Service cost	974			9,411			95			954
Interest cost	1,002			10,493			140			1,696
Amendments	—			—			—			—
Actuarial (gain) or loss	12,384			38,110			1,555			9,153
Benefits paid	(592		)	(9,835		)	(122		)	(1,907		)
Projected benefit obligation at end of period	281,099			267,331			51,243			49,575
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period	203,772			180,173			—			—
Actual return on plan assets	(3,525		)	17,921			—			—
Employer contributions(1)	2,165			15,513			122			1,907
Benefits paid	(592		)	(9,835		)	(122		)	(1,907		)
Fair value of plan assets at end of period	201,820			203,772			—			—
After reflecting FASB guidance
Funded status	(79,279		)	(63,559		)	(51,243		)	(49,575		)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet:
Other liabilities	(79,279		)	(63,559		)	(51,243		)	(49,575		)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income:
Net actuarial loss	96,965			80,430			22,401			20,983
Prior service cost/(credit)	(1,001		)	(1,033		)	23			24
Net transition asset	$	95,964		$	79,397		$	22,424		$	21,007

(1) Employer contributions disclosed are based on the Company’s fiscal filing year.

Schedule of weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations

	Defined Benefit		Unfunded Excess		Postretirement
	Pension Plan		Benefit Plan		Life Insurance Plan
Discount rate	3.55	%	3.26	%	3.79	%