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Employee Benefit Plans
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Employee Benefit Plans  
Employee Benefit Plans

Note F — Employee Benefit Plans

 

Prior to January 1, 1999, we maintained a defined benefit pension plan for which most of our employees were eligible.  In conjunction with significant enhancements to our 401(k) plan, we elected to freeze benefits under this defined benefit pension plan (frozen pension plan) as of December 31, 1998.

 

In 1994, we adopted a non-qualified, unfunded, supplemental pension plan (supplemental pension plan) covering certain employees, which provides for incremental pension payments so that total pension payments equal those amounts that would have been payable from the principal pension plan were it not for limitations imposed by income tax regulation.  The benefits under this supplemental pension plan will continue to accrue as if the principal pension plan had not been frozen.

 

The overfunded or underfunded status of our defined benefit postretirement plans is recorded as an asset or liability on our balance sheet.  The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the projected benefit obligation.  Periodic changes in the funded status are recognized through other comprehensive income.  We currently measure the funded status of our defined benefit plans as of December 31, the date of our year-end consolidated balance sheets.

 

The status of the defined benefit pension plans at year-end was as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

In thousands

 

2013

 

2012

 

Change in benefit obligation

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

$

179,077

 

$

160,225

 

Service cost

 

343

 

467

 

Interest cost

 

7,237

 

7,841

 

Actuarial (gain) loss

 

(16,488

)

18,745

 

Benefits paid

 

(8,799

)

(8,201

)

Benefit obligation at end of year

 

$

161,370

 

$

179,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in plan assets

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

102,174

 

93,002

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

21,127

 

9,952

 

Contributions

 

6,102

 

7,421

 

Benefits paid

 

(8,799

)

(8,201

)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

$

120,604

 

$

102,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded status at end of year

 

$

(40,766

)

$

(76,903

)

 

The following amounts have been recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31:

 

In thousands

 

2013

 

2012

 

Other current liabilities

 

$

1,572

 

$

1,437

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

39,194

 

75,466

 

 

 

$

40,766

 

$

76,903

 

 

The following amounts have been recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31:

 

In thousands

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net loss

 

$

32,279

 

$

54,431

 

Prior service cost

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

$

32,279

 

$

54,431

 

 

We plan to make total contributions of $5.6 million to our frozen pension plan in 2014 in order to obtain the Pension Protection Act of 2006 full funding limit exemption.

 

We are not required to make and do not intend to make any contributions to our unfunded, supplemental pension plan in 2014 other than to the extent needed to cover benefit payments.  We expect benefit payments under this supplemental pension plan to total $1.6 million in 2014.  In the event of a change of control, as defined in the plan document, this supplemental pension plan is required to be fully funded.

 

The following information is presented for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:

 

In thousands

 

2013

 

2012

 

Projected benefit obligation

 

$

161,370

 

$

179,077

 

Accumulated benefit obligation

 

$

160,340

 

$

177,442

 

Fair value of plan assets

 

$

120,604

 

$

102,174

 

 

The unfunded, supplemental pension plan had an accumulated benefit obligation of $24.1 million and $26.6 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

The following table presents the components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

In thousands

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Pre-Tax)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

343

 

$

467

 

$

457

 

Interest cost

 

7,237

 

7,841

 

8,118

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(7,383

)

(6,733

)

(7,022

)

Amortization of prior service cost

 

0

 

4

 

49

 

Recognized actuarial loss

 

6,687

 

5,999

 

4,519

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

6,884

 

$

7,578

 

$

6,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Pre-Tax)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (gain) loss

 

$

(36,920

)

$

9,548

 

$

17,222

 

Prior service cost

 

0

 

(4

)

(49

)

Total (benefit) cost recognized in other comprehensive loss

 

$

(36,920

)

$

9,544

 

$

17,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (benefit) cost recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive (income) loss

 

$

(30,036

)

$

17,122

 

$

23,294

 

 

The estimated net loss for the defined benefit pension plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost in 2014 is $3.7 million.

 

The weighted-average assumptions used for measurement of the defined pension plans were as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

4.15

%

5.02

%

5.62

%

Expected return on plan assets

 

7.25

%

7.25

%

7.25

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

3.00

%

3.00

%

4.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

4.94

%

4.15

%

 

 

Rate of compensation increase

 

3.00

%

3.00

%

 

 

 

The discount rate assumptions are based on current yields of investment-grade corporate long-term bonds.  The expected long-term return on plan assets is based on the expected future average annual return for each major asset class within the plan’s portfolio (which is principally comprised of equity investments) over a long-term horizon.  In determining the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, we evaluated input from our investment consultants, actuaries, and investment management firms, including their review of asset class return expectations, as well as long-term historical asset class returns.  Projected returns by such consultants and economists are based on broad equity and bond indices.  Additionally, we considered our historical 15-year compounded returns, which have been in excess of the forward-looking return expectations.

 

The funded pension plan assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, by asset category, are as follows:

 

In thousands

 

2013

 

%

 

2012

 

%

 

Equity securities

 

$

85,606

 

71

%

$

64,565

 

63

%

Debt securities

 

30,460

 

25

%

30,881

 

30

%

Other

 

4,538

 

4

%

6,728

 

7

%

Total plan assets

 

$

120,604

 

100

%

$

102,174

 

100

%

 

The current economic environment presents employee benefit plans with unprecedented circumstances and challenges, which, in some cases over the last several years, have resulted in large declines in the fair value of investments.  The fair values presented have been prepared using values and information available as of December 31, 2013.

 

The following tables present the fair value measurements of the assets in our funded pension plan:

 

In thousands

 

December
31, 2013

 

Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Equity securities

 

$

85,606

 

$

85,606

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

Debt securities

 

30,460

 

30,460

 

0

 

0

 

Other

 

4,538

 

0

 

4,538

 

0

 

Total

 

$

120,604

 

$

116,066

 

$

4,538

 

$

0

 

 

In thousands

 

December
31, 2012

 

Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Equity securities

 

$

64,565

 

$

64,565

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

Debt securities

 

30,881

 

30,881

 

0

 

0

 

Other

 

6,728

 

6,580

 

148

 

0

 

Total

 

$

102,174

 

$

102,026

 

$

148

 

$

0

 

 

The investment policy for the frozen pension plan focuses on the preservation and enhancement of the corpus of the plan’s assets through prudent asset allocation, quarterly monitoring and evaluation of investment results, and periodic meetings with investment managers.

 

The investment policy’s goals and objectives are to meet or exceed the representative indices over a full market cycle (3-5 years).  The policy establishes the following investment mix, which is intended to subject the principal to an acceptable level of volatility while still meeting the desired return objectives:

 

 

 

Target

 

Acceptable Range

 

Benchmark Index

 

Domestic Equities

 

50.0

%

35% - 75%

 

S&P 500

 

Large Cap Growth

 

22.5

%

15% - 30%

 

Russell 1000 Growth

 

Large Cap Value

 

22.5

%

15% - 30%

 

Russell 1000 Value

 

Mid Cap Value

 

5.0

%

5% - 15%

 

Russell Mid Cap Value

 

Mid Cap Growth

 

0.0

%

0% - 10%

 

Russell Mid Cap Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Fixed Income

 

35.0

%

15% - 50%

 

LB Aggregate

 

International Equities

 

15.0

%

10% - 25%

 

MSC1 EAFE

 

 

The funded pension plan provides for investment in various investment types.  Investments, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risk.  Due to the level of risk associated with investments, it is reasonably possible that changes in the value of investments will occur in the near term and may impact the funded status of the plan.  To address the issue of risk, the investment policy places high priority on the preservation of the value of capital (in real terms) over a market cycle.  Investments are made in companies with a minimum five-year operating history and sufficient trading volume to facilitate, under most market conditions, prompt sale without severe market effect.  Investments are diversified; reasonable concentration in any one issue, issuer, industry or geographic area is allowed if the potential reward is worth the risk.

 

The following table presents the investments that represented 5% or more of the funded pension plan’s assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

In thousands

 

2013

 

%

 

2012

 

%

 

LM Institutional Fund Advisors I, Inc. Western Asset Core Plus

 

$

16,643

 

14

%

$

16,793

 

15

%

State Street Government STIF 15

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,419

 

13

%

PIMCO Total Return Fund Institutional Class

 

$

13,817

 

11

%

$

14,088

 

13

%

 

No value is shown for the State Street Government STIF 15 investment as it did not meet the 5% threshold at December 31, 2013.

 

Investment managers are evaluated by the performance of the representative indices over a full market cycle for each class of assets.  The Pension Plan Committee reviews, on a quarterly basis, the investment portfolio of each manager, which includes rates of return, performance comparisons with the most appropriate indices, and comparisons of each manager’s performance with a universe of other portfolio managers that employ the same investment style.

 

The expected future pension benefit payments for the next ten years as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

 

In thousands

 

 

 

2014

 

$

8,848

 

2015

 

9,084

 

2016

 

9,281

 

2017

 

9,529

 

2018

 

9,705

 

2019-2023

 

52,632

 

 

 

$

99,079

 

 

We also sponsor a 401(k) retirement plan in which we match a portion of employees’ voluntary before-tax contributions.  Under this plan, both employee and matching contributions vest immediately.  Total 401(k) expense recognized in 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $3.9 million, $4.0 million and $4.0 million, respectively.