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Employee and Retiree Benefit Plans (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Expense

The table that follows provides the components of net periodic benefit expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
                 Other  
     Pension Benefits     Postretirement Benefits  
(Thousands of dollars)    2014     2013     2014     2013  

Service cost

   $ 6,556        7,603        672        1,167   

Interest cost

     8,215        6,431        1,278        1,234   

Expected return on plan assets

     (8,480     (5,700     0        0   

Amortization of prior service cost

     225        276        (21     (42

Amortization of transitional liability

     208        120        1        2   

Recognized actuarial loss

     1,733        3,532        59        457   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit expense

   $ 8,457        12,262        1,989        2,818