Retirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

RETIREMENT PLANS (Dollars in Thousands)

The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit costs for the three-period ended March 31:

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	Employees'			Executive		Postretirement
	Pension			Retirement		Benefit
	Plan			Plan		Plans
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016:
Service Cost	$	376		$	8	$	62
Interest Cost	420			58		80
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(826		)	—		—
Amortization of Prior Service (Credit) Cost	(14		)	14		(3		)
Amortization of Net Loss	138			28		—
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	94		$	108	$	139
Plan Contributions During the Period	$	—		$	107	$	78
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015:
Service Cost	$	353		$	3	$	43
Interest Cost	394			48		58
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(808		)	—		—
Amortization of Prior Service (Credit) Cost	(20		)	15		(8		)
Amortization of Net Loss	138			30		24
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$	57		$	96	$	117
Plan Contributions During the Period	$	—		$	115	$	47

We were not required to make a contribution to our qualified pension plan in 2016, and currently, we do not expect to make additional contributions in 2016. Arrow makes contributions to its other post-retirement benefit plans in an amount equal to benefit payments for the year.