Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Plan Cost

	Pension plans						Other postretirement benefits
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	790		$	825		$	83		$	79
Interest cost		2,013			2,359			610			686
Expected return on assets		(2,235	)		(2,371	)		-			-
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)		13			13			(1,122	)		(1,122	)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		670			601			835			727
Curtailment gain		-			(493	)		-			-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,251		$	934		$	406		$	370