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Retirement Benefit Plans
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Retirement Benefit Plans
Retirement Benefit Plans

The Company maintains various defined benefit pension plans that provide benefits based on years of service and average compensation during certain periods. The Company's policy is to make contributions to fund these plans within the range allowed by applicable regulations. Plan assets consist primarily of publicly traded stocks and government and corporate bonds. Pension benefits were frozen for all employees effective as of the close of business on December 31, 2013. All eligible employees of the Company, including employees whose pension benefits are frozen, receive retirement benefits under defined contribution retirement plans.

The Company also maintains postretirement health care plans which provide benefits to eligible retired employees. All health care plans of the Company have a cap on the Company's share of the costs. These plans have no assets. Under the Company's current policy, plan benefits are funded at the time they are due to participants.

The components of pension and postretirement health care expense (income) are set forth below:

 
THREE MONTHS ENDED
 
MARCH 31
 
2015
 
2014
U.S. Pension and Postretirement Health Care
 
 
 
Service cost
$
17

 
$
18

Interest cost
717

 
794

Expected return on plan assets
(1,277
)
 
(1,267
)
Amortization of actuarial loss
311

 
244

Amortization of prior service credit
(14
)
 
(19
)
Total
$
(246
)
 
$
(230
)
Non-U.S. Pension
 
 
 
Interest cost
$
39

 
$
49

Expected return on plan assets
(70
)
 
(74
)
Amortization of actuarial loss
11

 
16

Total
$
(20
)
 
$
(9
)