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Net Periodic Benefit Cost-Defined Benefit Plans
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]  
Net Periodic Benefit Cost-Defined Benefit Plans
Net Periodic Benefit Cost-Defined Benefit Plans

For a detailed disclosure on the Company’s pension and employee benefits plans, please refer to Note 13 of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

The following sets forth the components of the net periodic benefit/cost of the domestic non-contributory defined benefit plan for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
Service cost
 
$
41

 
$
17

Interest cost
 
189

 
193

Expected return on plan assets
 
(262
)
 
(251
)
Amortization of net loss
 
39

 
39

Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
7

 
$
(2
)


Employer Contributions

The Company previously disclosed in its consolidated financial statements, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, that it expected to contribute a minimum of $500,000 to its defined benefit plan in 2017.  As of March 31, 2017, there were contributions of $250,000 made to the plan with additional contributions of at least $250,000 anticipated during the remainder of 2017.