Employee Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Note 10 - Employee benefit plans:

Defined benefit plans - The components of net periodic defined benefit pension cost (income) are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2013			2014			2013			2014
	(In thousands)
Interest cost	$	609		$	631		$	1,707		$	1,903
Expected return on plan assets		(990	)		(856	)		(2,976	)		(2,564	)
Recognized actuarial losses		306			267			921			721
Total	$	(75	)	$	42		$	(348	)	$	60

Postretirement benefits - The components of net periodic postretirement benefits other than pension (OPEB) income are presented in the table below.

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2013			2014			2013			2014
	(In thousands)
Interest cost	$	26		$	29		$	78		$	86
Amortization of prior service credit		(172	)		(161	)		(514	)		(483	)
Recognized actuarial gain		(37	)		(44	)		(111	)		(132	)
Total	$	(183	)	$	(176	)	$	(547	)	$	(529	)

Contributions - We currently expect our 2014 contributions to our defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans to be approximately $2 million.