Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

Note 5.    Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

Components of net periodic pension and post-retirement benefit cost for the three months and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,											Six Months Ended March 31,
	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits					Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	2014			2015			2014			2015		2014			2015			2014			2015
Service cost	$	992		$	974		$	66		$	85	$	1,985		$	1,949		$	133		$	169
Interest cost	2,845			2,582			1,144			1,096		5,700			5,223			2,289			2,192
Expected return	(3,566		)	(3,483		)	—			—		(7,144		)	(7,046		)	—			—
Amortizations	1,355			1,355			(224		)	608		2,709			2,716			(449		)	1,217
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,626		$	1,428		$	986		$	1,789	$	3,250		$	2,842		$	1,973		$	3,578

The Company has a minimum contribution requirement of approximately $800 in fiscal 2015 to the U.S. pension plan. While the Company has not yet contributed to Company sponsored domestic pension plans,, the Company contributed $2,096 to its other post-retirement benefit plans and $463 to the U.K. pension plan for the six months ended March 31, 2015. The Company presently expects future contributions of $2,381 to its other post-retirement benefit plan and $512 to the U.K. pension plan for the remainder of fiscal 2015 and is evaluating possible contribution amounts to the U.S. pension plan.