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The percent of salary which participants can contribute to the Company's non-qualified deferred compensation plan.

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The percent of matching contributions made by the Company under the Company's non-qualified deferred compensation plan.

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Percentage of contribution by participant that would receive some matching contributions by the employer as part of the Company's retirement plans.

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Underlying the assumption related to expected long-term rate of return on Pension Plan assets is the assumption that all employees will take lump-sum payouts based on historical payout trends, and the related discount rate. This tag is a description of the number of years that the underlying spot interest rates were developed based on pricing and yield information for high quality corporate bonds, whose cash flows mirror the anticipated timing of future benefit payments.

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Substantially all employees of the Company and its subsidiaries who work at least 30 hours per week or who work 1,000 hours during a consecutive 12 month period are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Plan. This tag is in reference to the 1000 hours.

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The Company sets recommended asset allocation percentages of it's Pension Plan asset balances based upon the funded status of the Pension Plan.

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1) For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value as of a date of all benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to that date. 2) For other postretirement defined benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered to a particular date.

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Amount of net gain (loss) recognized in net periodic benefit cost as a result of an irrevocable action that relieves the employer (or the plan) of primary responsibility for a benefit obligation and eliminates significant risks related to the obligation and the assets used to effect the settlement. Examples of transactions that constitute a settlement include, but are not limited to, lump-sum cash payments to plan participants in exchange for their rights to receive specified benefits and purchasing nonparticipating annuity contracts to cover vested benefits.

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Target allocation of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Percentage of employer's matching contributions to a defined contribution plan that vests in a given year.

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The amount of cash or cash equivalents contributed by the entity to fund its pension plans.

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