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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]  
Pension and postretirement benefit plans obligations and fair value of plan assets The following table sets forth our retirement and other postretirement benefit plans benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets for the periods indicated:
Retirement BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
December 31,December 31,
 2022202120222021
Change in benefit obligation
(Thousands of dollars)
Benefit obligation, beginning of period$567,011 $583,072 $51,027 $54,515 
Service cost6,808 8,314 307 421 
Interest cost17,788 16,900 1,480 1,454 
Plan participants’ contributions — 824 1,092 
Actuarial gain(148,988)(22,792)(11,554)(2,496)
Benefits paid(19,845)(18,483)(4,461)(3,959)
Benefit obligation, end of period (a)422,774 567,011 37,623 51,027 
Change in plan assets  
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period413,183 379,092 24,397 20,874 
Actual return on plan assets(71,705)41,374 (3,957)5,919 
Employer contributions 11,200  — 
Plan participants’ contributions — 824 1,092 
Benefits paid(19,845)(18,483)(4,461)(3,488)
Fair value of plan assets, end of period (b)321,633 413,183 16,803 24,397 
Balance at December 31$(101,141)$(153,828)$(20,820)$(26,630)
Current liabilities$(5,036)$(5,219)$ $— 
Noncurrent liabilities(96,105)(148,609)(20,820)(26,630)
Balance at December 31$(101,141)$(153,828)$(20,820)$(26,630)
(a) - The benefit obligation for Retirement Benefits at December 31, 2022 and 2021, include the supplemental executive retirement plan obligation.
(b) - Fair value of plan assets for Retirement Benefits exclude the assets of our supplemental executive retirement plan, which totaled $91.8 million and $111.2 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These assets are maintained in a rabbi trust and are not treated as assets of the supplemental executive retirement plan.
Components of net periodic benefit cost for pension and postretirement benefit plans The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit cost for our retirement and other postretirement benefit plans for the periods indicated:
Retirement BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
Years Ended December 31,Years Ended December 31,
 202220212020202220212020
 
(Thousands of dollars)
Components of net periodic benefit cost   
Service cost$6,808 $8,314 $8,154 $307 $421 $460 
Interest cost17,788 16,900 18,318 1,480 1,454 1,771 
Expected return on plan assets(24,469)(25,109)(24,964)(1,493)(1,364)(2,894)
Amortization of prior service cost114 114 114  — — 
Amortization of net loss13,050 19,673 18,306 1,932 3,692 
Net periodic benefit cost (income)$13,291 $19,892 $19,928 $2,226 $4,203 $(658)
Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) The following table sets forth the amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) related to our retirement and other postretirement benefits for the periods indicated:
Retirement BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
Years Ended December 31,Years Ended December 31,
 202220212020202220212020
 
(Thousands of dollars)
Net gain (loss) (a)$47,577 $34,529 $(31,016)$5,629 $7,052 $(21,453)
Prior service cost — —  — — 
Amortization of prior service cost114 114 114  — — 
Amortization of net loss13,050 19,673 18,306 1,932 3,692 
Deferred income taxes(13,970)(12,493)2,897 (1,739)(2,471)4,933 
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)$46,771 $41,823 $(9,699)$5,822 $8,273 $(16,515)
(a) - Other Postretirement Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2020, includes a $13.2 million tax loss incurred from the exit of an investment in an insurance contract.
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
The table below sets forth the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss that had not yet been recognized as components of net periodic benefit expense for the periods indicated:
Retirement BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
December 31,December 31,
 2022202120222021
 
(Thousands of dollars)
Prior service cost$(260)$(374)$ $— 
Accumulated loss(70,833)(131,460)(7,255)(14,815)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(71,093)(131,834)(7,255)(14,815)
Deferred income taxes22,788 36,759 2,113 3,852 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax$(48,305)$(95,075)$(5,142)$(10,963)
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic benefit costs The following table sets forth the weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for retirement and other postretirement benefits for the periods indicated:
Retirement BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
December 31,December 31,
 2022202120222021
Discount rate5.75%3.25%5.75%3.00%
Compensation increase rate3.60%3.60%NANA

The following table sets forth the weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit costs for the periods indicated:
Years Ended December 31,
 202220212020
Discount rate - retirement plans3.25%3.00%3.50%
Discount rate - other postretirement plans3.00%2.75%3.50%
Expected long-term return on plan assets6.50%7.00%7.50%
Compensation increase rate3.60%3.60%3.70%
Assumed health care cost trend rates The following table sets forth the assumed health care cost-trend rates for the periods indicated:
 20222021
Health care cost-trend rate assumed for next year7.00%6.50%
Rate to which the cost-trend rate is assumed to decline
(the ultimate trend rate)
5.00%5.00%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate20262025
Schedule of allocation of plan assets The target allocation for the assets of our retirement plan as of December 31, 2022, is as follows:
Domestic and international equities42 %
Long duration fixed income30 %
Return-seeking credit11 %
Hedge funds10 %
Real estate funds%
Total100 %

As part of our risk management for the plans, minimums and maximums have been set for each of the asset classes listed above.
The following tables set forth the plan assets by fair value category as of the measurement date for our defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans:
Pension Benefits
December 31, 2022
Asset CategoryLevel 1Level 2Level 3Subtotal
Measured at NAV (d)
Total
 
(Thousands of dollars)
Investments:    
Equity securities$40 $ $ $40 $ $40 
Common/collective trusts
Equity securities (a)    99,511 99,511 
Real estate funds    26,196 26,196 
Government obligations    57,328 57,328 
Corporate obligations (b)    101,723 101,723 
Short-term investments    5,576 5,576 
Other investments (c)    31,259 31,259 
Fair value of plan assets$40 $ $ $40 $321,593 $321,633 
(a) - This category represents securities of the respective market sector from diverse industries.
(b) - This category represents bonds from diverse industries.
(c) - This category represents alternative investments in limited partnerships, which can be redeemed with a 30-day notice with no further restrictions. There are no unfunded capital commitments. These limited partnerships invest through multi-strategy programs in broadly diversified portfolios of private investment funds, hedge funds and/or separate accounts to seek equity-like returns with low market correlation, reduced volatility and limited risk.
(d) - Plan asset investments measured at fair value using the net asset value per share.
Pension Benefits
December 31, 2021
Asset CategoryLevel 1Level 2Level 3Subtotal
Measured at NAV (d)
Total
 
(Thousands of dollars)
Investments:    
Equity securities$42 $— $— $42 $— $42 
Common/collective trusts
Equity securities (a)— — — — 166,132 166,132 
Real estate funds— — — — 30,491 30,491 
Government obligations— — — — 49,444 49,444 
Corporate obligations (b)— — — — 120,877 120,877 
Short-term investments— — — — 4,243 4,243 
Other investments (c)— — — — 41,954 41,954 
Fair value of plan assets$42 $— $— $42 $413,141 $413,183 
(a) - This category represents securities of the respective market sector from diverse industries.
(b) - This category represents bonds from diverse industries.
(c) - This category represents alternative investments in limited partnerships, which can be redeemed with a 30-day notice with no further restrictions. There are no unfunded capital commitments. These limited partnerships invest through multi-strategy programs in broadly diversified portfolios of private investment funds, hedge funds and/or separate accounts to seek equity-like returns with low market correlation, reduced volatility and limited risk.
(d) - Plan asset investments measured at fair value using the net asset value per share.

Other Postretirement Benefits
December 31, 2022
Asset CategoryLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
 
(Thousands of dollars)
Investments:    
Equity securities (a)$11,906 $ $ $11,906 
Money market funds2 761  763 
Municipal obligations4,134   4,134 
Fair value of plan assets$16,042 $761 $ $16,803 
(a) - This category represents securities of the respective market sector from diverse industries.

Other Postretirement Benefits
December 31, 2021
Asset CategoryLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
 
(Thousands of dollars)
Investments:    
Equity securities (a)$17,953 $— $— $17,953 
Money market funds— 480 — 480 
Municipal obligations5,964 — — 5,964 
Fair value of plan assets$23,917 $480 $— $24,397 
(a) - This category represents securities of the respective market sector from diverse industries.
Pension benefits and postretirement benefit payments expected to be paid The following table sets forth the defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefits payments expected to be paid in 2023 through 2032:
 Pension
Benefits
Other Postretirement
Benefits
Benefits to be paid in:
(Thousands of dollars)
2023$26,771 $3,293 
2024$27,746 $3,230 
2025$28,728 $3,217 
2026$29,618 $3,172 
2027$30,358 $3,092 
2028 through 2032$158,013 $14,927