RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

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,
	2019						2018						2019						2018
	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		$	697		$	35		$	796		$	105		$	2,126		$	105		$	2,479
Interest cost	4,652			903			4,574			867			13,958			2,761			13,561			2,774
Expected return on plan assets	(6,245		)	(1,087		)	(6,450		)	(1,174		)	(18,735		)	(3,317		)	(20,281		)	(3,714		)
Amortization of prior service cost	—			16			—			—			—			47			—			1
Amortization of net loss	413			720			355			546			1,240			1,877			1,123			1,676
Settlement charges (1)	—			—			4,232			—			—			—			4,990			—
Defined benefit plans	(1,145		)	1,249			2,746			1,035			(3,432		)	3,494			(502		)	3,216
Multi-employer plans	—			227			—			226			—			717			—			687
Defined contribution plans	5,506			692			5,712			813			17,205			1,615			17,216			2,678
Total pension cost	$	4,361		$	2,168		$	8,458		$	2,074		$	13,773		$	5,826		$	16,714		$	6,581

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

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