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Defined Benefit Plan
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN
Defined Benefit Plan
San Jose Water Company sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan for its eligible employees. Employees hired before March 31, 2008 are entitled to receive retirement benefits using a formula based on the employee's three highest years of compensation (whether or not consecutive). For employees hired on or after March 31, 2008, benefits are determined using a cash balance formula based on compensation credits and interest credits for each employee. Officers hired before March 31, 2008 are eligible to receive additional retirement benefits under the Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan, and officers hired on or after March 31, 2008 are eligible to receive additional retirement benefits under the Cash Balance Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan. Both plans are non-qualified plans in which only officers and other designated members of management may participate. San Jose Water Company also provides health care and life insurance benefits for retired employees under the San Jose Water Company Social Welfare Plan. The components of net periodic benefit costs for San Jose Water Company's pension plan, its Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan, Cash Balance Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan and Social Welfare Plan for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
$
1,056

 
1,239

 
$
3,167

 
3,717

Interest cost
1,651

 
1,475

 
4,954

 
4,425

Other cost
627

 
1,208

 
1,883

 
3,624

Expected return on assets
(1,670
)
 
(1,380
)
 
(5,011
)
 
(4,140
)
 
$
1,664

 
2,542

 
$
4,993

 
7,626


The following tables summarize the fair values of plan assets by major categories as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013: 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
 
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Asset Category
Benchmark
 
Total
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
$
7,261

 
$
7,261

 
$

 
$

Actively Managed (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All Cap Equity
Russell 3000 Value
 
2,402

 
2,378

 
24

 

U.S. Large Cap Equity
Russell 1000, Russell 1000 Growth, Russell 1000 Value
 
35,541

 
35,541

 

 

U.S. Mid Cap Equity
Russell Mid Cap, Russell Mid Cap Growth, Russell Mid Cap Value
 
5,731

 
5,731

 

 

U.S. Small Cap Equity
Russell 2000, Russell 2000 Growth, Russell 2000 Value
 
3,010

 
3,010

 

 

Non-U.S. Large Cap Equity
MSCI EAFE
 
4,832

 
4,832

 

 

REIT
NAREIT - Equity REIT'S
 
4,480

 

 
4,480

 

Fixed Income (b)
(b)
 
35,747

 

 
35,747

 

Total
 
 
$
99,004

 
$
58,753

 
$
40,251

 
$

The Plan has a current target allocation of 55% invested in a diversified array of equity securities to provide long-term capital appreciation and 45% invested in a diversified array of fixed income securities to provide preservation of capital plus generation of income.
(a)
Actively managed portfolio of securities with the goal to exceed the stated benchmark performance.
(b)
Actively managed portfolio of fixed income securities with the goal to exceed the Barclays 1-5 Year Government/Credit, Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit, and Merrill Lynch Preferred Stock Fixed Rate.
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
 
Significant
Observable
Inputs
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Asset Category
Benchmark
 
Total
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
$
9,127

 
$
9,127

 
$

 
$

Actively Managed (a):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All Cap Equity
Russell 3000 Vaue
 
283

 
266

 
17

 

U.S. Large Cap Equity
Russell 1000, Russell 1000 Growth, Russell 1000 Value
 
32,286

 
32,286

 

 

U.S. Mid Cap Equity
Russell Mid Cap, Russell Mid Cap Growth, Russell Mid Cap Value
 
5,551

 
5,551

 

 

U.S. Small Cap Equity
Russell 2000, Russell 2000 Growth, Russell 2000 Value
 
3,236

 
3,236

 

 

Non-U.S. Large Cap Equity
MSCI EAFE
 
5,066

 
5,066

 

 

REIT
NAREIT - Equity REIT'S
 
3,913

 

 
3,913

 

Fixed Income (b)
(b)
 
35,891

 

 
35,891

 

Total
 
 
$
95,353

 
$
55,532

 
$
39,821

 
$

The Plan has a current target allocation of 55% invested in a diversified array of equity securities to provide long-term capital appreciation and 45% invested in a diversified array of fixed income securities to provide preservation of capital plus generation of income.
(a)
Actively managed portfolio of securities with the goal to exceed the stated benchmark performance.
(b)
Actively managed portfolio of fixed income securities with the goal to exceed the Barclays 1-5 Year Government/Credit, Barclays Intermediate Government/Credit, and Merrill Lynch Preferred Stock Fixed Rate.
In 2014, San Jose Water Company expects to make required and discretionary cash contributions of up to $5,946 to the pension plans and Social Welfare Plan. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, $1,819 and $3,638, respectively, has been contributed to the pension plans and Social Welfare Plan.