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Post-Retirement Benefits
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Post-Retirement Benefits  
Post-Retirement Benefits

Note 19—Post-Retirement Benefits

At December 31, 2020, the Company and its subsidiary have two post-retirement health and life insurance benefit plans, South State Bank Retiree Medical Plan (the “retiree medical plan”) and the First Federal Retiree Welfare Plan (the “retiree welfare plan”).

Retiree Medical Plan

Under the retiree medical plan, post-retirement health and life insurance benefits are provided to eligible employees, such benefits being limited to those employees of the Company eligible for early retirement under the pension plan on or before December 31, 1993, and former employees who are currently receiving benefits. The plan was unfunded at December 31, 2020, and the liability for future benefits has been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

The following sets forth the retiree medical plan’s funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s accompanying consolidated financial statements:

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

2020

2019

2018

 

Change in benefit obligation:

    

    

    

    

    

    

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

$

254

$

309

$

337

Interest cost

 

6

 

11

 

11

Actuarial loss

 

(19)

 

(33)

 

2

Benefits paid

 

(32)

 

(33)

 

(41)

Benefit obligation at end of year

 

209

 

254

 

309

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

 

 

Employer contribution

 

32

 

33

 

41

Benefits paid

 

(32)

 

(33)

 

(41)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

 

 

Funded status

$

(209)

$

(254)

$

(309)

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

 

2020

2019

2018

 

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation at December 31:

    

    

    

    

    

    

Discount rate

 

1.60

%  

2.70

%  

3.80

%

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for years ended December 31:

Discount rate

 

2.70

%  

3.80

%  

3.20

%

Assumed health care cost trend rates at December 31:

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year

 

5.00

%  

5.00

%  

5.00

%

Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

2020

2019

2018

 

Interest cost

    

$

6

    

$

11

    

$

10

Recognized net actuarial loss

 

2

 

6

 

6

Net periodic benefit cost

 

8

 

17

 

16

Net (gain) loss

 

(19)

 

(33)

 

2

Amortization of gain

 

(2)

 

(6)

 

(6)

Total amount recognized in other comprehensive income

 

(21)

 

(39)

 

(4)

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income

$

(13)

$

(22)

$

12

There is no estimated net loss for the retiree medical plan that will be amortized from other comprehensive income into periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year.

Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the post-retirement benefit plan. A one-percentage point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects at the end of 2020:

One-Percentage Point

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Increase

Decrease

 

Effect on total of interest cost

    

$

1

    

$

(1)

Effect on postretirement benefit obligation

 

10

 

(10)

Estimated future benefit payments (including expected future service as appropriate):

(Dollars in thousands)

    

    

 

2021

$

27

2022

 

25

2023

 

24

2024

 

22

2025

 

20

2026-2030

 

71

$

189

The Company expects to contribute approximately $27,000 to the retiree medical plan in 2021.

Retiree Welfare Plan

Under the retiree welfare plan, post-retirement health and life insurance benefits are provided to eligible employees, such benefits being limited to retired First Financial Holdings, Inc. employees who are currently receiving benefits. The plan was unfunded at December 31, 2020, and the liability for future benefits has been recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

The following sets forth the retiree welfare plan’s funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s accompanying consolidated financial statements:

December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

Change in benefit obligation:

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

$

2,109

$

2,281

$

2,392

Interest cost

54

 

82

 

73

Actuarial loss

180

 

7

 

89

Benefits paid

(285)

 

(273)

 

(286)

Less: Federal subsidy on benefits paid

12

 

12

 

13

Benefit obligation at end of year

2,070

 

2,109

 

2,281

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

 

Employer contribution

273

 

261

 

286

Participants’ contributions

12

 

12

 

Benefits paid

(285)

 

(273)

 

(286)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

 

Funded status

$

(2,070)

$

(2,109)

$

(2,281)

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

 

    

2020

    

2019

2018

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation at December 31:

Discount rate

1.60

%

2.70

%

3.80

%

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for years ended December 31:

Discount rate

2.70

%

3.80

%

3.20

%

Assumed health care cost trend rates at December 31:

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year

5.00

%

5.00

%

5.00

%

Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

    

2020

    

2019

 

2018

 

Interest cost

$

54

$

82

$

73

Recognized net actuarial loss

151

 

160

 

154

Net periodic benefit cost

205

 

242

 

227

Net loss

180

 

7

 

89

Amortization of loss

(151)

 

(160)

 

(154)

Total amount recognized in other comprehensive income

29

 

(153)

 

(65)

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income

$

234

$

89

$

162

The estimated net loss for the retiree welfare plan that will be amortized from other comprehensive income into periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is $174,000.

Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the post-retirement benefit plan. A one-percentage point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects at the end of 2020:

One-Percentage Point

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Increase

Decrease

 

Effect on aggregate service and interest cost

    

$

4

    

$

(3)

Effect on postretirement benefit obligation

125

(114)

Estimated future benefit payments (including expected future service as appropriate):

(Dollars in thousands)

    

    

 

2021

$

243

2022

 

229

2023

 

213

2024

 

198

2025

 

181

2026-2030

 

671

$

1,735

The Company expects to contribute approximately $243,000 to the retiree welfare plan in 2021.