Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Domestic and Foreign Pension and Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans

The components of pension and postretirement benefits cost (credit) from continuing operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Pension Benefits Cost (Credit):
Service cost	$	842		$	1,301		$	3,123		$	3,927
Interest cost	9,115			9,228			27,978			27,479
Expected return on assets	(9,920		)	(11,111		)	(30,429		)	(33,076		)
Actuarial gain	—			—			(50		)	(51		)
Amortization of prior service benefit	230			30			698			89
Total net pension benefits cost (credit)	$	267		$	(552	)	$	1,320		$	(1,632	)
Postretirement Benefits Cost (Credit):
Service cost	$	29		$	36		$	86		$	107
Interest cost	620			643			1,862			1,930
Expected return on assets	(46		)	(66		)	(140		)	(197		)
Amortization of prior service benefit	(24		)	(24		)	(72		)	(72		)
Total net postretirement benefits cost	$	579		$	589		$	1,736		$	1,768
Total net pension and postretirement benefits cost(a)	$	846		$	37		$	3,056		$	136

(a) For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016, $3.7 million and $4.9 million, respectively, of net pension and postretirement benefits cost are included in Income (loss) from discontinued operations (net of tax) in the consolidated statements of income. For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2015, $0.8 million and ($0.4) million, respectively, of net pension and postretirement benefits cost (credit) are included in Income (loss) from discontinued operations (net of tax) in the consolidated statements of income. See Note 3, “Divestitures,” for additional information.