Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Changes In The Benefit Obligation, The Plan Assets, The Funded Status Of Pension Plans And Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Costs

The following tables summarize changes in the benefit obligation, the plan assets and the funded status of our pension plans as well as the components of net periodic benefit costs, including key assumptions (in thousands). The measurement dates for plan assets and obligations were December 31, 2014 and 2013.

	December 31,
	2014			2013
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	38,072		$	42,530
Service cost	1,008			1,281
Interest cost	1,800			1,544
Actuarial loss (gain) (1)	11,020			(5,807		)
Benefit payments	(1,682		)	(1,476		)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	50,218		$	38,072
Change in Plan Assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	39,327		$	32,161
Actual return on plan assets	2,861			6,842
Employer contributions	2,100			1,800
Benefit payments	(1,682		)	(1,476		)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	42,606		$	39,327
(Unfunded) funded status at end of year (included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in 2014 and other assets in 2013)	$	(7,612	)	$	1,255
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	50,104		$	37,885
Net loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	16,508		$	5,775

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(1) The year over year change in actuarial loss is due primarily to the application of a new mortality rate table, a decrease in the discount rate and demographic changes.

Schedule Of Changes In Plan Assets And Benefit Obligations Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following is the required information for other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive loss (income) (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Net loss (gain)	$	11,118		$	(10,200	)	$	979
Amortization of net loss (1)	(385		)	(1,279		)	(1,569		)
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			117
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss (income)	$	10,733		$	(11,479	)	$	(473	)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit costs and other comprehensive loss (income)	$	10,967		$	(9,824	)	$	1,622

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(1) The estimated net loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is $1.3 million.

Schedule Of Accumulated Benefit Obligation In Excess Of Plan Assets

The following is the required information for plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2014		2013
Projected benefit obligation	$	50,218	N/A
Accumulated benefit obligation	50,104		N/A
Fair value of plan assets	42,606		N/A

Schedule Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the plans are as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
Service cost	$	1,008		$	1,281		$	1,314
Interest cost	1,800			1,544			1,578
Expected return on plan assets	(2,959		)	(2,449		)	(2,249		)
Prior service cost	—			—			(117		)
Recognized loss	385			1,279			1,569
Total	$	234		$	1,655		$	2,095

Schedule Of Assumptions Used To Develop Periodic Expense

The assumptions used to develop periodic expense for the plans are shown below:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Discount rate	4.70	%	3.87	%	4.19	%
Salary scale increases	3.50	%	3.50	%	3.50	%
Long-term rate of return on assets	7.50	%	7.50	%	8.00	%

Schedule Of Assumptions Used To Develop The Actuarial Present Value Of The Benefit Obligations

The assumptions used to develop the actuarial present value of the benefit obligations for the plans are shown below:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Discount rate	3.83	%	4.70	%	3.87	%
Salary scale increases	3.50	%	3.50	%	3.50	%

Schedule Of Expected Benefit Payments For The Next Ten Years

The expected benefit payments for the next 10 years for the Retirement Plan is as follows (in thousands):

2015	$	2,250
2016	2,193
2017	2,140
2018	1,998
2019	2,404
2020-2024	12,513

Schedule Of Investment Asset Allocation To Benchmarking

At December 31, 2014, our investment asset allocation compared to our benchmarking allocation model for our plan assets was as follows:

	Portfolio		Benchmark
Cash and Short-Term Investments	6	%	6	%
U.S. Stocks	60	%	61	%
International Stocks	13	%	11	%
U.S. Bonds	18	%	19	%
International Bonds	3	%	3	%
Total	100	%	100	%

Schedule Of Allocation Of The Fair Value Of Plan Assets

The allocation of the fair value of plan assets was as follows:

	December 31,
	2014		2013
Cash and Short-Term Investments	18	%	3	%
Large Company Funds	35	%	31	%
Mid Company Funds	6	%	8	%
Small Company Funds	6	%	8	%
International Funds	10	%	11	%
Fixed Income Funds	17	%	21	%
Growth Funds	8	%	18	%
Total	100	%	100	%