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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan Assets, and Funded Status of Plan
The following provides a reconciliation of benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status, as well as a summary of significant assumptions, for our defined benefit pension plans (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31, 2020Year Ended December 31, 2019
U.S. Pension PlansForeign Pension PlansU.S. Pension PlansForeign Pension Plans
Change in benefit obligations:
Benefit obligation at January 1$678,720 $258,374 $635,866 $240,303 
Service cost849 4,000 730 3,680 
Interest cost23,402 3,357 28,199 4,998 
Plan amendments— 593 — — 
Actuarial loss79,780 19,571 56,108 21,588 
Benefits paid(41,800)(9,905)(42,183)(10,088)
Employee contributions— 101 — 133 
Foreign exchange loss (gain)— 19,858 — (1,772)
Settlements/curtailments— (5,866)— (398)
Other— 302 — (70)
Benefit obligation at December 31$740,951 $290,385 $678,720 $258,374 
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at January 1$556,683 $81,466 $513,075 $70,584 
Actual return on plan assets75,715 8,173 82,926 9,417 
Employer contributions3,630 9,653 2,865 10,572 
Benefits paid(41,800)(9,905)(42,183)(10,088)
Employee contributions— 101 — 133 
Foreign exchange gain— 4,110 — 1,316 
Settlements/curtailments— (4,279)— (398)
Other— (78)— (70)
Fair value of plan assets at December 31$594,228 $89,241 $556,683 $81,466 
Funded status at December 31$(146,723)$(201,144)$(122,037)$(176,908)

December 31, 2020December 31, 2019
U.S. Pension PlansForeign Pension PlansU.S. Pension PlansForeign Pension Plans
Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheets:
Current liabilities (accrued expenses)$(1,217)$(5,832)$(1,224)$(5,648)
Noncurrent liabilities (pension benefits)(145,506)(195,312)(120,813)(171,260)
Net pension liability$(146,723)$(201,144)$(122,037)$(176,908)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income:
Prior service benefit$— $(433)$— $224 
Net amount recognized$— $(433)$— $224 
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31:
Discount rate2.50 %0.86 %3.56 %1.33 %
Rate of compensation increase— %3.82 %— %3.72 %
The following provides a reconciliation of benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status, as well as a summary of significant assumptions, for our postretirement benefit plans (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
20202019
Other Postretirement BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
Change in benefit obligations:
Benefit obligation at January 1$55,089 $50,390 
Service cost105 98 
Interest cost1,871 2,197 
Actuarial (gain) loss(2,571)5,445 
Benefits paid(3,151)(3,041)
Benefit obligation at December 31$51,343 $55,089 
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at January 1$— $— 
Employer contributions3,151 3,041 
Benefits paid(3,151)(3,041)
Fair value of plan assets at December 31$— $— 
Funded status at December 31$(51,343)$(55,089)

December 31,
20202019
Other Postretirement BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheets:
Current liabilities (accrued expenses)$(3,268)$(4,190)
Noncurrent liabilities (postretirement benefits)(48,075)(50,899)
Net postretirement liability$(51,343)$(55,089)
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31:
Discount rate2.49 %3.53 %
Rate of compensation increase3.50 %3.50 %
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs
The components of pension benefits cost (credit) are as follows (in thousands):
Year EndedYear EndedYear Ended
December 31, 2020December 31, 2019December 31, 2018
U.S. Pension PlansForeign Pension PlansU.S. Pension PlansForeign Pension PlansU.S. Pension PlansForeign Pension Plans
Service cost$849 $4,000 $730 $3,680 $1,043 $3,919 
Interest cost23,402 3,357 28,199 4,998 26,804 5,144 
Expected return on assets(36,957)(3,274)(33,926)(3,837)(38,621)(4,204)
Actuarial loss (gain)40,653 14,189 7,106 16,784 30,234 (10,833)
Amortization of prior service benefit— 36 — 37 60 34 
Total net pension benefits cost (credit)$27,947 $18,308 $2,109 $21,662 $19,520 $(5,940)
Weighted-average assumption percentages:
Discount rate3.56 %1.33 %4.59 %2.15 %4.03 %1.94 %
Expected return on plan assets6.88 %4.07 %6.89 %5.51 %6.89 %5.52 %
Rate of compensation increase— %3.72 %— %3.63 %— %3.18 %
The components of postretirement benefits cost (credit) are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202020192018
Other Postretirement BenefitsOther Postretirement BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
Service cost$105 $98 $117 
Interest cost1,871 2,197 2,168 
Expected return on assets— — (7)
Actuarial (gain) loss(2,573)5,449 (5,400)
Amortization of prior service benefit— — (48)
Total net postretirement benefits (credit) cost$(597)$7,744 $(3,170)
Weighted-average assumption percentages:
Discount rate3.53 %4.55 %3.99 %
Expected return on plan assets— %— %7.00 %
Rate of compensation increase3.50 %3.50 %3.50 %
Schedule of Assumptions Used
The components of pension benefits cost (credit) are as follows (in thousands):
Year EndedYear EndedYear Ended
December 31, 2020December 31, 2019December 31, 2018
U.S. Pension PlansForeign Pension PlansU.S. Pension PlansForeign Pension PlansU.S. Pension PlansForeign Pension Plans
Service cost$849 $4,000 $730 $3,680 $1,043 $3,919 
Interest cost23,402 3,357 28,199 4,998 26,804 5,144 
Expected return on assets(36,957)(3,274)(33,926)(3,837)(38,621)(4,204)
Actuarial loss (gain)40,653 14,189 7,106 16,784 30,234 (10,833)
Amortization of prior service benefit— 36 — 37 60 34 
Total net pension benefits cost (credit)$27,947 $18,308 $2,109 $21,662 $19,520 $(5,940)
Weighted-average assumption percentages:
Discount rate3.56 %1.33 %4.59 %2.15 %4.03 %1.94 %
Expected return on plan assets6.88 %4.07 %6.89 %5.51 %6.89 %5.52 %
Rate of compensation increase— %3.72 %— %3.63 %— %3.18 %
The components of postretirement benefits cost (credit) are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
202020192018
Other Postretirement BenefitsOther Postretirement BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
Service cost$105 $98 $117 
Interest cost1,871 2,197 2,168 
Expected return on assets— — (7)
Actuarial (gain) loss(2,573)5,449 (5,400)
Amortization of prior service benefit— — (48)
Total net postretirement benefits (credit) cost$(597)$7,744 $(3,170)
Weighted-average assumption percentages:
Discount rate3.53 %4.55 %3.99 %
Expected return on plan assets— %— %7.00 %
Rate of compensation increase3.50 %3.50 %3.50 %
Financial Assets Accounted for at Fair Value on Recurring Basis
The following tables set forth the assets of our pension and postretirement plans that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
December 31, 2020Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1)Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Similar Items (Level 2)Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Pension Assets:
Domestic Equity(a)
$142,280 $140,548 $1,732 $— 
International Equity(b)
139,611 113,174 26,437 — 
Fixed Income(c)
319,998 270,589 49,409 — 
Absolute Return Measured at Net Asset Value(d)
78,787 — — — 
Cash
2,793 2,793 — — 
Total Pension Assets
$683,469 $527,104 $77,578 $— 

December 31, 2019Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1)Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Similar Items (Level 2)Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Pension Assets:
Domestic Equity(a)
$119,842 $118,255 $1,587 $— 
International Equity(b)
126,828 95,246 31,582 — 
Fixed Income(c)
317,667 279,731 37,936 — 
Absolute Return Measured at Net Asset Value(d)
73,777 — — — 
Cash
35 35 — — 
Total Pension Assets
$638,149 $493,267 $71,105 $— 
(a)Consists primarily of U.S. stock funds that track or are actively managed and measured against the S&P 500 index.
(b)Consists primarily of international equity funds which invest in common stocks and other securities whose value is based on an international equity index or an underlying equity security or basket of equity securities.
(c)Consists primarily of debt obligations issued by governments, corporations, municipalities and other borrowers. Also includes insurance policies.(d)Consists primarily of funds with holdings in private investment companies. See additional information about the Absolute Return investments below. Holdings in private investment companies are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share as a practical expedient and have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts of $78.8 million and $73.8 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, are included in this table to permit reconciliation to the reconciliation of plan assets table above.
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets
The weighted-average target allocations as of the measurement date are as follows:
Target Allocation
Equity securities42 %
Fixed income49 %
Absolute return%
Current Forecast of Benefit Payments, which Reflect Expected Future Service
The current forecast of benefit payments, which reflects expected future service, amounts to (in millions):
U.S. Pension PlansForeign Pension PlansOther Postretirement Benefits
2021$43.0 $12.2 $3.3 
2022$43.4 $11.5 $3.2 
2023$43.8 $14.2 $3.2 
2024$44.1 $12.5 $3.2 
2025$44.6 $12.2 $3.1 
2026-2030$213.2 $66.4 $14.7