Pension And Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Pension And Postretirement Benefits

Pension And Postretirement Benefit Costs Included In Operating Expenses

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Pension cost:
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	282	$	331	$	846	$	991
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		661		608		1,984		1,822
Expected return on assets		(849)		(828)		(2,549)		(2,484)
Amortization of prior service credit		(24)		(25)		(71)		(71)
Net pension cost	$	70	$	86	$	210	$	258
Postretirement cost:
Service cost – benefits earned during the period	$	59	$	95	$	175	$	286
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation		365		389		1,094		1,168
Expected return on assets		(165)		(177)		(491)		(533)
Amortization of prior service credit		(362)		(263)		(1,086)		(788)
Net postretirement (credit) cost	$	(103)	$	44	$	(308)	$	133
Combined net pension and postretirement (credit) cost	$	(33)	$	130	$	(98)	$	391