RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Components of total pension cost

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.