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Retirement Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Defined Benefit Pension Plans |
Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets and Obligations | The December 31 balances of these defined benefit pension plans assets and obligations are shown below:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | United States |  |  | Foreign |  |  | United States |  |  | Foreign |
|  | (in thousands) |
Assets and Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Projected benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning of year |  | $ | 353,616 |  |  | $ | 60,738 |  |  | $ | 351,117 |  |  | $ | 62,290 |
Service cost |  |  | 2,239 |  |  |  | 818 |  |  |  | 2,302 |  |  |  | 761 |
Interest cost |  |  | 13,151 |  |  |  | 852 |  |  |  | 13,630 |  |  |  | 1,185 |
Actuarial loss |  |  | 12,702 |  |  |  | 262 |  |  |  | 6,053 |  |  |  | 5,621 |
Benefits paid |  |  | (18,682 | ) |  |  | (994 | ) |  |  | (19,486 | ) |  |  | (1,385 | )
Settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (28,560 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Expenses paid |  |  | — |  |  |  | (40 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (609 | )
Non-U.S. currency movement |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,277 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (7,125 | )
End of year |  |  | 363,026 |  |  |  | 39,353 |  |  |  | 353,616 |  |  |  | 60,738 |
Change in plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning of year |  |  | 307,304 |  |  |  | 27,571 |  |  |  | 298,404 |  |  |  | 28,141 |
Company contributions |  |  | 4,462 |  |  |  | 883 |  |  |  | 4,489 |  |  |  | 867 |
Actual return on plan assets |  |  | 31,422 |  |  |  | 737 |  |  |  | 23,897 |  |  |  | 5,142 |
Benefits paid |  |  | (18,682 | ) |  |  | (994 | ) |  |  | (19,486 | ) |  |  | (1,148 | )
Settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (28,560 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Expenses paid |  |  | — |  |  |  | (40 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (609 | )
Non-U.S. currency movement |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,710 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,822 | )
End of year |  |  | 324,506 |  |  |  | 1,307 |  |  |  | 307,304 |  |  |  | 27,571 |
Funded status |  | $ | (38,520 | ) |  | $ | (38,046 | ) |  | $ | (46,312 | ) |  | $ | (33,167 | )
Amounts Recorded within Statement of Financial Position | The following table provides amounts recorded within the account line items of the statements of financial position as of December 31:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | United States |  |  | Foreign |  |  | United States |  |  | Foreign |
|  | (in thousands) |
Retirement plans assets |  | $ | 17,491 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,712 |  |  | $ | — |
Accrued employees’ compensation and withholdings |  |  | (2,524 | ) |  |  | (863 | ) |  |  | (2,591 | ) |  |  | (772 | )
Retirement plans liabilities |  |  | (53,487 | ) |  |  | (37,183 | ) |  |  | (51,433 | ) |  |  | (32,395 | )
Funded status |  | $ | (38,520 | ) |  | $ | (38,046 | ) |  | $ | (46,312 | ) |  | $ | (33,167 | )
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The following table provides amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | United States |  |  | Foreign |  |  | United States |  |  | Foreign |
|  | (in thousands) |
Prior service cost, before tax |  | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 127 |  |  | $ | — |
Deferred taxes |  |  | 539 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 514 |  |  |  | — |
Total recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax |  | $ | 597 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 641 |  |  | $ | — |
Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligation and Projected Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets | Information for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets as of December 31:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | United States |  |  | Foreign |  |  | United States |  |  | Foreign |
|  | (in millions) |
Projected benefit obligation |  | $ | 56.0 |  |  | $ | 39.4 |  |  | $ | 54.0 |  |  | $ | 34.3 |
Accumulated benefit obligation |  |  | 51.6 |  |  |  | 34.7 |  |  |  | 48.0 |  |  |  | 30.1 |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.1 |
Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit Costs | For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, Teradyne’s net periodic pension (income) cost was comprised of the following:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | United States |  |  | Foreign |  |  | United States |  |  | Foreign |  |  | United States |  |  | Foreign |
|  | (in thousands) |
Components of Net Periodic Pension (Income) Cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 2,239 |  |  | $ | 818 |  |  | $ | 2,302 |  |  | $ | 761 |  |  | $ | 2,462 |  |  | $ | 1,006 |
Interest cost |  |  | 13,151 |  |  |  | 852 |  |  |  | 13,630 |  |  |  | 1,185 |  |  |  | 13,142 |  |  |  | 1,444 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (12,008 | ) |  |  | (165 | ) |  |  | (13,830 | ) |  |  | (443 | ) |  |  | (14,517 | ) |  |  | (781 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | 70 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 134 |  |  |  | — |
Net actuarial (gain) loss |  |  | (6,712 | ) |  |  | (310 | ) |  |  | (4,013 | ) |  |  | 815 |  |  |  | 10,596 |  |  |  | 8,415 |
Curtailment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (634 | )
Total net periodic pension (income) cost |  | $ | (3,260 | ) |  | $ | 1,195 |  |  | $ | (1,815 | ) |  | $ | 2,318 |  |  | $ | 11,817 |  |  | $ | 9,450 |
Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reversal of amortization items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost |  |  | (70 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (96 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (134 | ) |  |  | — |
Total recognized in other comprehensive income |  |  | (70 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (96 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (134 | ) |  |  | — |
Total recognized in net periodic pension (income) cost and other comprehensive income |  | $ | (3,330 | ) |  | $ | 1,195 |  |  | $ | (1,911 | ) |  | $ | 2,318 |  |  | $ | 11,683 |  |  | $ | 9,450 |
Weighted Average Assumptions to Determine Net Periodic Cost and Benefit Obligation | Weighted Average Assumptions to Determine Net Periodic Pension Cost at January 1:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | United States |  |  | Foreign |  |  | United States |  |  | Foreign |  |  | United States |  |  | Foreign |
Discount rate |  |  | 3.9 | % |  |  | 1.8 | % |  |  | 4.0 | % |  |  | 2.3 | % |  |  | 3.7 | % |  |  | 2.6 | %
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | 4.0 |  |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  | 4.8 |  |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  | 4.8 |  |  |  | 2.6 |
Salary progression rate |  |  | 2.6 |  |  |  | 2.7 |  |  |  | 2.7 |  |  |  | 3.2 |  |  |  | 2.9 |  |  |  | 3.2 |
Weighted Average Assumptions to Determine Pension Obligations at December 31:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | United States |  |  | Foreign |  |  | United States |  |  | Foreign |
Discount rate |  |  | 3.4 | % |  |  | 1.8 | % |  |  | 3.9 | % |  |  | 1.8 | %
Salary progression rate |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  | 2.7 |  |  |  | 2.6 |  |  |  | 2.7 |
Weighted Average Pension Asset Allocations by Category | The following table provides weighted average pension asset allocation by asset category at December 31, 2017 and 2016:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | United States |  |  | Foreign |  |  | United States |  |  | Foreign |
Fixed income securities |  |  | 88.1 | % |  |  | — | % |  |  | 88.1 | % |  |  | — | %
Equity securities |  |  | 9.9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9.9 |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  | 100.0 |  |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  | 100.0 |
|  |  | 100.0 | % |  |  | 100.0 | % |  |  | 100.0 | % |  |  | 100.0 | %
Target Asset Allocation and Index for Each Asset Category | The target asset allocation and the index for each asset category for the U.S. Plan, per the investment policy, are as follows:
Asset Category: |  | Policy Index: |  | Target Allocation |
U.S. corporate fixed income |  | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate A or Better Index |  |  | 76 | %
Global equity |  | MSCI World Minimum Volatility Index |  |  | 10 |
U.S. government fixed income |  | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Government Bond Index |  |  | 8 |
High yield fixed income |  | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index |  |  | 5 |
Cash |  | Citigroup Three Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index |  |  | 1 |
Changes in Fair Value of Pension Assets | The fair value of pension plan assets by asset category and by level at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows:
|  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | United States |  |  | Foreign |
|  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |
|  | (in thousands) |
Fixed income securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate debt securities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 260,294 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 260,294 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
U.S. government debt securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25,709 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25,709 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Global equity |  |  | — |  |  |  | 32,120 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 32,120 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Group annuity insurance contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,166 |  |  |  | 3,166 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,307 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,307 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 3,217 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,217 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 3,217 |  |  | $ | 318,123 |  |  | $ | 3,166 |  |  | $ | 324,506 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,307 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,307 |
The pension plan assets identified as Level 3 above are related to group annuity insurance contracts held by the U.S. Plan. The fair value of these assets was calculated using the present value of future pension payments due under the group annuity insurance contracts.
|  | December 31, 2016 |
|  | United States |  |  | Foreign |
|  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |
|  | (in thousands) |
Fixed income securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate debt securities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 246,528 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 246,528 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
U.S. government debt securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,322 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,322 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Global equity |  |  | — |  |  |  | 30,360 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 30,360 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Group annuity insurance contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,071 |  |  |  | 3,071 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26,385 |  |  |  | 26,385 |
Other |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,124 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,124 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 3,023 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,023 |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 62 |
Total |  | $ | 3,023 |  |  | $ | 301,210 |  |  | $ | 3,071 |  |  | $ | 307,304 |  |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 1,124 |  |  | $ | 26,385 |  |  | $ | 27,571 |
Expected Future Benefit Payments | Future benefit payments are expected to be paid as follows:
|  | United States |  |  | Foreign |
|  | (in thousands) |
2018 |  | $ | 19,387 |  |  | $ | 886 |
2019 |  |  | 19,022 |  |  |  | 887 |
2020 |  |  | 19,688 |  |  |  | 1,253 |
2021 |  |  | 20,246 |  |  |  | 1,002 |
2022 |  |  | 20,994 |  |  |  | 952 |
2023-2027 |  |  | 110,214 |  |  |  | 6,294 |
Group Annuity Insurance Contracts |
Changes in Fair Value of Pension Assets | Changes in the fair value of Level 3 group annuity insurance contracts for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:
|  | Group Annuity Insurance Contracts |
|  | (in thousands) |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 29,392 |
Purchases of group annuity insurance contracts |  |  | 709 |
Interest and market value adjustments |  |  | 5,308 |
Benefits paid |  |  | (611 | )
Other |  |  | (634 | )
Non-U.S. currency movement |  |  | (4,708 | )
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  |  | 29,456 |
Settlements |  |  | (28,560 | )
Interest and market value adjustments |  |  | 959 |
Benefits paid |  |  | (244 | )
Other |  |  | (61 | )
Non-U.S. currency movement |  |  | 1,616 |
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 3,166 |
Postretirement Benefit Plans |
Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets and Obligations | The December 31 balances of the postretirement assets and obligations are shown below:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Assets and Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Projected benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning of year |  | $ | 5,510 |  |  | $ | 6,030 |
Service cost |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 37 |
Interest cost |  |  | 201 |  |  |  | 218 |
Actuarial loss |  |  | 398 |  |  |  | 5 |
Special termination benefits |  |  | 591 |  |  |  | — |
Benefits paid |  |  | (557 | ) |  |  | (687 | )
Plan amendments |  |  | — |  |  |  | (93 | )
End of year |  |  | 6,177 |  |  |  | 5,510 |
Change in plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning of year |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Company contributions |  |  | 557 |  |  |  | 687 |
Benefits paid |  |  | (557 | ) |  |  | (687 | )
End of year |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Funded status |  | $ | (6,177 | ) |  | $ | (5,510 | )
Amounts Recorded within Statement of Financial Position | The following table provides amounts recorded within the account line items of financial position as of December 31:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Accrued employees’ compensation and withholdings |  | $ | (591 | ) |  | $ | (571 | )
Retirement plans liability |  |  | (5,586 | ) |  |  | (4,939 | )
Funded status |  | $ | (6,177 | ) |  | $ | (5,510 | )
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The following table provides amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Prior service credit, before tax |  | $ | (622 | ) |  | $ | (1,118 | )
Deferred taxes |  |  | (1,472 | ) |  |  | (1,292 | )
Total recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax |  | $ | (2,094 | ) |  | $ | (2,410 | )
Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit Costs | For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, Teradyne’s net periodic postretirement benefit cost (income) was comprised of the following:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Components of Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 48 |
Interest cost |  |  | 201 |  |  |  | 218 |  |  |  | 237 |
Amortization of prior service credit |  |  | (496 | ) |  |  | (607 | ) |  |  | (598 | )
Net actuarial loss (gain) |  |  | 398 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | (648 | )
Special termination benefits |  |  | 591 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total net periodic postretirement benefit cost (income) |  |  | 728 |  |  |  | (347 | ) |  |  | (961 | )
Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost |  |  | — |  |  |  | (93 | ) |  |  | — |
Reversal of amortization items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service credit |  |  | 496 |  |  |  | 607 |  |  |  | 598 |
Total recognized in other comprehensive income |  |  | 496 |  |  |  | 514 |  |  |  | 598 |
Total recognized in net periodic postretirement cost (income) and other comprehensive income |  | $ | 1,224 |  |  | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | (363 | )
Weighted Average Assumptions to Determine Net Periodic Cost and Benefit Obligation | Weighted Average Assumptions to Determine Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Income as of January 1:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Discount rate |  |  | 3.9 | % |  |  | 3.9 | % |  |  | 3.5 | %
Initial health care cost trend rate |  |  | 7.3 |  |  |  | 7.5 |  |  |  | 7.5 |
Ultimate health care cost trend rate |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |  | 5.0 |
Year in which ultimate health care cost trend rate is reached |  |  | 2023 |  |  |  | 2023 |  |  |  | 2022 |
Weighted Average Assumptions to Determine Postretirement Benefit Obligation as of December 31:
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Discount rate |  |  | 3.4 | % |  |  | 3.9 | % |  |  | 3.9 | %
Initial medical trend |  |  | 7.9 |  |  |  | 7.3 |  |  |  | 7.5 |
Ultimate health care trend |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |  | 5.0 |
Medical cost trend rate decrease to ultimate rate in year |  |  | 2026 |  |  |  | 2023 |  |  |  | 2023 |
Expected Future Benefit Payments | Future benefit payments are expected to be paid as follows:
|  | Benefit Payments |
|  | (in thousands) |
2018 |  | $ | 591 |
2019 |  |  | 597 |
2020 |  |  | 535 |
2021 |  |  | 502 |
2022 |  |  | 439 |
2023-2027 |  |  | 1,665 |
One Percentage Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates for Year | A one percentage point change in the assumed health care cost trend rates for the year ended December 31, 2017 would have the following effects:
|  | 1 Percentage Point Increase |  |  | 1 Percentage Point Decrease |
|  | (in thousands) |
Effect on total service and interest cost components |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (3 | )
Effect on postretirement benefit obligations |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | (60 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amounts that are recognized in the balance sheet (or statement of financial position) for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans, showing separately the assets and current and noncurrent liabilities (if applicable) recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the assumptions used to determine for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans the benefit obligation and net benefit cost, including assumed discount rates, rate increase in compensation increase, and expected long-term rates of return on plan assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (k) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the change in the benefit obligation of pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans from the beginning to the end of the period, showing separately, if applicable, the effects of the following: service cost, interest cost, contributions by plan participants, actuarial gains and losses, foreign currency exchange rate changes, benefits paid, plan amendments, business combinations, divestitures, curtailments, settlements, and special and contractual termination benefits. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of benefits expected to be paid by pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans in each of the next five fiscal years and in the aggregate for the five fiscal years thereafter. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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