| Schedule of Changes in the Obligations and Plan Assets, the Funded Status and the Amounts Recorded |
Summarized information regarding changes in the obligations and plan assets, the funded status and the amounts recorded were as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2025 | | 2024 | | Benefit obligation, beginning of year | $ | 195,487 | | | $ | 169,667 | | | Employer service cost | 16,428 | | | 12,121 | | | Interest cost | 1,973 | | | 2,010 | | | Plan participants’ contributions | 6,614 | | | 5,067 | | | Actuarial (gain) loss | (5,251) | | | 17,443 | | | Transfer of benefits net of payments from fund | (4,294) | | | 1,382 | | | Expenses paid from assets | (121) | | | (101) | | | Translation loss (gain) | 27,680 | | | (12,102) | | | Benefit obligation, end of year | 238,516 | | | 195,487 | | | | | | | Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year | 149,636 | | | 128,482 | | | Actual return on plan assets | 11,990 | | | 13,562 | | | Employer contributions | 12,344 | | | 10,278 | | | Plan participants’ contributions | 6,614 | | | 5,067 | | | Transfer of benefits net of payments from fund | (4,294) | | | 1,382 | | | Expenses paid from assets | (121) | | | (101) | | | Translation gain (loss) | 21,188 | | | (9,034) | | | Fair value of plan assets, end of year | 197,357 | | | 149,636 | | | | | | | Unfunded liability, end of year | $ | 41,159 | | | $ | 45,851 | |
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| Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost |
The net periodic benefit cost was as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Service cost | $ | 16,428 | | | $ | 12,121 | | | $ | 7,711 | | | Interest cost | 1,973 | | | 2,010 | | | 2,280 | | | Expected return on plan assets | (7,970) | | | (6,764) | | | (5,688) | | | Amortization of prior service cost | 878 | | | 801 | | | 771 | | | Amortization of actuarial losses | 1,389 | | | 673 | | | — | | | Net periodic benefit cost | $ | 12,698 | | | $ | 8,841 | | | $ | 5,074 | |
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| Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments |
The following payments are expected to be paid from the fund (in thousands): | | | | | | | 2026 | $ | 9,200 | | | 2027 | 10,365 | | | 2028 | 10,944 | | | 2029 | 13,968 | | | 2030 | 11,684 | | | 2031-2035 | 73,326 | | | Total | $ | 129,487 | |
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