EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Benefit Obligation

The actuarial recorded liabilities for such unfunded postretirement benefits are as follows:

Change in benefit obligation:

	2018			2017
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	1,573		$	1,411
Initial adoption of new plan	—			—
Service cost with interest to end of year	78			67
Interest cost	44			46
Participant contributions	40			28
Benefits paid	(136		)	(58		)
Actuarial (gain)/loss	(425		)	79
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	1,174		$	1,573

Schedule of Changes in Plan Assets

Change in plan assets:

	2018			2017
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	—		$	—
Employer (reimbursement)/contributions	96			30
Participant contributions	40			28
Benefits paid	(136		)	(58		)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	—		$	—

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheet

Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheet:

	2018			2017
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	$	(1,174	)	$	(1,573	)
Fair value of plan assets	—			—
Funded status	(1,174		)	(1,573		)
Unrecognized prior service cost	N/A			N/A
Unrecognized net (gain)/loss	N/A			N/A
Net amount recognized in consolidated balance sheet (after ASC 715) (included in other long-term obligations)	$	1,174		$	1,573
Accrued postretirement benefit cost (included in other long-term obligations)	N/A			N/A

Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

	2018			2017			2016
Service cost with interest to end of year	$	78		$	67		$	66
Interest cost	44			46			48
Amortization of prior service credit/(cost)	74			74			57
Amortization of (gain)/loss	(8		)	(15		)	(10		)
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	188		$	172		$	161

Schedule of Estimated Future Employer Contributions and Benefit Payments

Estimated future employer contributions and benefit payments are as follows:

Year
2019	$	127
2020	89
2021	73
2022	90
2023	88
Years 2024-2028	497

Summary of Pension Fund

The Company does not represent more than 5% of the contributions to this pension fund.

Pension Fund	EIN/Pension Plan Number	Pension Plan Protection Act Zone Status		FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented	Contributions of Balchem Corporation			Surcharge Imposed	Expiration Date of Collective- Bargaining Agreement
		2018	2017		2018	2017	2016
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund	36-6044243	Red as of 1/1/18	Red as of 1/1/17	Implemented	$614	$594	$576	No	7/11/2020