Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

3 Months Ended

Dec. 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 ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
	2014		2015		2014		2015
Service cost	$	975	$	1,020	$	84	$	58
Interest cost		2,641		2,848		1,096		1,149
Expected return		(3,563)		(3,376)		—		—
Amortizations		1,361		2,381		609		706
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,414	$	2,873	$	1,789	$	1,913

The Company contributed $1,500 to Company-sponsored domestic pension plans, $1,807to its other post-retirement benefit plans and $226 to the U.K. pension plan for the three months ended December 31, 2015. The Company presently expects future contributions of $4,500 to its U.S. pension plan, $3,063 to its other post-retirement benefit plan, and $456 to the U.K. pension plan for the remainder of fiscal 2016.