EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2014

Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Postemployment Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block]

The following table provides the change in benefit obligation, change in plan assets, funded status and amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet of the defined benefit pension plans as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (amounts in thousands):



Change in benefit obligation:	2015			2014
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	126,766		$	123,182
Service cost	404			618
Interest cost	4,837			5,653
Actuarial (gain) loss	(4,859		)	9,382
Benefits paid	(8,550		)	(9,187		)
Foreign currency translation	(3,000		)	(2,882		)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	115,598		$	126,766
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	84,281		$	83,952
Actual return on plan assets	(1,670		)	3,912
Employer contributions	3,575			5,685
Benefits paid	(7,608		)	(9,032		)
Foreign currency translation	(186		)	(236		)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	78,392		$	84,281
Unfunded status at end of year	$	(37,206	)	$	(42,485	)
Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheet:
Noncurrent assets	$	812		$	537
Current liabilities	(1,613		)	(3,569		)
Noncurrent liabilities	(36,405		)	(39,453		)
Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheet	$	(37,206	)	$	(42,485	)

Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year [Table Text Block]



Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
	2015			2014
Unrecognized prior service cost	$	(481	)	$	(618	)
Unrecognized net loss	(41,730		)	(41,370		)
Deferred tax effect of unrecognized items	15,490			15,929
Net amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(26,721	)	$	(26,059	)

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]



The weighted-average assumptions used in the actuarial computation that derived the benefit obligations at December 31 were as follows:	2015		2014
Discount rate	4.4	%	4.1	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	7.4	%	7.4	%

The weighted-average assumptions used in the actuarial computation that derived net periodic pension cost for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:



	2015		2014		2013
Discount rate	5.8	%	5.9	%	4.7	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	7.4	%	7.4	%	7.4	%

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The following table provides the components of net periodic pension cost for the plans, settlement cost and the assumptions used in the measurement of the Company’s benefit obligation for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 (amounts in thousands):



Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)
Net periodic benefit cost:	2015			2014			2013
Service cost	$	404		$	618		$	850
Interest cost	4,837			5,653			5,408
Assumed return on assets	(6,051		)	(6,068		)	(5,585		)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost	137			137			137
Amortization of net unrecognized loss	2,917			3,033			5,264
Net periodic pension cost	$	2,244		$	3,373		$	6,074

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

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



	Percentage of Plan Assets at December 31,				Target Allocation
Asset Category	2015		2014		2016
U.S. equities (a)	54	%	61	%	40% - 80%
Fixed income	27	%	25	%	20% - 50%
Cash and cash equivalents	10	%	5	%	0% - 20%
International equities (a)	9	%	9	%	0% - 16%
	100	%	100	%


(a)	Total equities may not exceed 80% of total plan assets.

The fair value of the plan assets by asset categories at December 31, 2015 was as follows (amounts in thousands):



	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market funds	$	5,514	$	5,514	$	—	$	—
Domestic common stock	27,996		27,996		—		—
Foreign common stock	2,727		2,727		—		—
Corporate bonds	4,996		4,996		—		—
Foreign bonds	1,590		—		1,590		—
U.S. government securities	13		13		—		—
Insurance fund	1,663		—		1,663		—
Common / collective trusts	33,893		—		33,893		—
Totals	$	78,392	$	41,246	$	37,146	$	—

The fair value of the plan assets by asset categories at December 31, 2014 was as follows (amounts in thousands):



	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2014
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Money market funds	$	3,325	$	3,325	$	—	$	—
Domestic common stock	32,472		32,472		—		—
Foreign common stock	3,986		3,986		—		—
Corporate bonds	5,875		5,875		—		—
Foreign bonds	1,611		—		1,611		—
U.S. government securities	14		14		—		—
Mutual funds	—		—		—		—
Insurance funds	1,799		—		1,799		—
Common / collective trusts	35,199		—		35,199		—
Totals	$	84,281	$	45,672	$	38,609	$	—

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

Projected benefit payments from the plans as of December 31, 2015, are estimated as follows (amounts in thousands):



2016	$	8,861
2017	8,406
2018	8,355
2019	8,043
2020	8,168
2021-2025	40,021