RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

The components of total pension cost were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018						2017						2018						2017
	U.S. pension plans			Non-U.S. pension plans			U.S. pension plans			Non-U.S. pension plans			U.S. pension plans			Non-U.S. pension plans			U.S. pension plans			Non-U.S. pension plans
Service cost	$	35		$	796		$	164		$	761		$	105		$	2,479		$	459		$	1,935
Interest cost	4,574			867			4,882			887			13,561			2,774			14,623			2,220
Expected return on plan assets	(6,450		)	(1,174		)	(8,306		)	(1,163		)	(20,281		)	(3,714		)	(23,648		)	(3,062		)
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			—			4			—			1			—			12
Amortization of net loss	355			546			506			477			1,123			1,676			1,599			1,395
Settlement charges (1)	4,232			—			5,283			—			4,990			—			5,283			—
Defined benefit plans	2,746			1,035			2,529			966			(502		)	3,216			(1,684		)	2,500
Multi-employer plans	—			226			—			217			—			687			—			634
Defined contribution plans	5,712			813			5,390			789			17,216			2,678			17,224			1,524
Total pension cost	$	8,458		$	2,074		$	7,919		$	1,972		$	16,714		$	6,581		$	15,540		$	4,658

(1) Pension settlement charges resulting from lump sum pension payments in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

The defined benefit plan components of Total pension cost, other than service cost, are included Other income (expense) in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.