Nonpension Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Weighted Average Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates

The weighted average assumed health care cost trend rates at December 31 were as follows:

	U.S. Plans				Non-U.S. Plans
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Initial health care trend	7.25	%	7.50	%	7.25	%	7.50	%
Ultimate health care trend	5.00	%	5.00	%	5.00	%	5.00	%
Years to reach ultimate trend rate	9		10		9		10

Components of Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Obligation

The components of our nonpension postretirement benefit obligation are as follows:

Year ended December 31, (dollars in thousands)	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Total
	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
Change in accumulated nonpension postretirement benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	61,117		$	73,523		$	2,706		$	2,684		$	63,823		$	76,207
Service Cost	1,007			1,190			1			2			1,008			1,192
Interest cost	2,840			2,622			108			110			2,948			2,732
Plan participants' contributions	699			810			—			—			699			810
Actuarial (gain) loss	5,466			(11,477		)	29			238			5,495			(11,239		)
Exchange rate fluctuations	—			—			(219		)	(188		)	(219		)	(188		)
Benefits paid	(5,564		)	(5,551		)	(89		)	(140		)	(5,653		)	(5,691		)
Benefit obligation, end of year	$	65,565		$	61,117		$	2,536		$	2,706		$	68,101		$	63,823
Funded status and accrued benefit cost	$	(65,565	)	$	(61,117	)	$	(2,536	)	$	(2,706	)	$	(68,101	)	$	(63,823	)

Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components of Net Benefit Costs

The provision for our nonpension postretirement benefit expense consists of the following:

Year ended December 31, (dollars in thousands)	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans							Total
	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013		2012			2014		2013		2012
Service cost (benefits earned during the period)	$	1,007	$	1,190	$	1,470	$	1	$	2	$	2		$	1,008	$	1,192	$	1,472
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	2,840		2,622		3,426		108		110		104			2,948		2,732		3,530
Amortization of unrecognized:
Prior service cost	140		140		422		—		—		—			140		140		422
Loss (gain)	267		857		916		—		—		(1		)	267		857		915
Nonpension postretirement benefit expense	$	4,254	$	4,809	$	6,234	$	109	$	112	$	105		$	4,363	$	4,921	$	6,339

Schedule of Assumptions Used

The discount rate used to determine the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was:

	U.S. Plans				Non-U.S. Plans
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Discount rate	4.10	%	4.74	%	3.61	%	4.36	%

The discount rate used to determine net postretirement benefit cost was:

	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013		2012
Discount rate	4.74	%	3.85	%	4.91	%	4.36	%	3.71	%	3.97	%

Net Accrued Benefit Liability

The net accrued postretirement benefit liability at December 31 of the respective year-ends were included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

December 31, (dollars in thousands)	2014		2013
Current liability	$	4,800	$	4,758
Long-term liability	63,301		59,065
Total accrued postretirement benefit liability	$	68,101	$	63,823

Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The pre-tax amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, are as follows:

Year ended December 31, (dollars in thousands)	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Total
	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
Net actuarial loss (gain)	$	12,959		$	7,760		$	(30	)	$	(62	)	$	12,929		$	7,698
Prior service cost	(1,183		)	(1,044		)	—			—			(1,183		)	(1,044		)
Total cost (credit)	$	11,776		$	6,716		$	(30	)	$	(62	)	$	11,746		$	6,654

Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to be Recognized During 2015

The pre-tax amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2014, that are expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost during 2015 are as follows:

Year ended December 31, (dollars in thousands)	U.S. Plans		Non-U.S. Plans		Total
Net actuarial loss	$	786	$	—	$	786
Prior service cost	140		—		140
Total cost	$	926	$	—	$	926

Anticipated Benefit Payments

Nonpension postretirement benefit payments net of estimated future Medicare Part D subsidy payments and future retiree contributions, are anticipated to be paid as follows:

Fiscal Year (dollars in thousands)	U.S. Plans		Non-U.S. Plans		Total
2015	$	4,624	$	272	$	4,896
2016	$	4,820	$	274	$	5,094
2017	$	5,134	$	269	$	5,403
2018	$	5,337	$	264	$	5,601
2019	$	5,186	$	254	$	5,440
2020-2024	$	22,104	$	925	$	23,029