PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS

The following table provides details of our defined benefit pension plans and long-term employee benefit obligations for Open Text Document Technologies GmbH (CDT), GXS GmbH (GXS GER) and GXS Philippines, Inc. (GXS PHP) as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014:



	As of December 31, 2014
	Total benefit obligation		Current portion of benefit obligation*		Non-current portion of benefit obligation
CDT defined benefit plan	$	31,119	$	585	$	30,534
GXS Germany defined benefit plan	26,445		846		25,599
GXS Philippines defined benefit plan	6,502		18		6,484
Other plans	2,834		105		2,729
Total	$	66,900	$	1,554	$	65,346



	As of June 30, 2014
	Total benefit obligation		Current portion of benefit obligation*		Non-current portion of benefit obligation
CDT defined benefit plan	$	29,344	$	634	$	28,710
GXS Germany defined benefit plan	24,182		917		23,265
GXS Philippines defined benefit plan	5,276		—		5,276
Other plans	3,148		99		3,049
Total	$	61,950	$	1,650	$	60,300


*	The current portion of the benefit obligation has been included within "Accounts payable and accrued liabilities" in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Defined Benefit Plans

CDT Plan

CDT sponsors an unfunded defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all CDT employees (CDT pension plan) which provides for old age, disability and survivors’ benefits. Benefits under the CDT pension plan are generally based on age at retirement, years of service and the employee’s annual earnings. The net periodic cost of this pension plan is determined using the projected unit credit method and several actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and estimated service costs. No contributions have been made since the inception of the plan. Actuarial gains or losses in excess of 10% of the projected benefit obligation are being amortized and recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs over the average remaining service period of the plan's active employees. As of December 31, 2014, there is approximately $0.2 million in accumulated other comprehensive income related to the CDT pension plan that is expected to be recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs over the next fiscal year.

GXS Germany Plan

As part of our acquisition of GXS, we acquired an unfunded defined benefit pension plan covering certain German employees which provides for old age, disability and survivors' benefits. The GXS GER plan has been closed to new participants since 2006. Benefits under the GXS GER plan are generally based on a participant’s remuneration, date of hire, years of eligible service and age at retirement. The net periodic cost of this pension plan is determined using the projected unit credit method and several actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and estimated service costs. No contributions have been made since the inception of the plan. If actuarial gains or losses are in excess of 10% of the projected benefit obligation, such gains or losses will be amortized and recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs over the average remaining service period of the plan’s active employees. All information presented below for the GXS GER plan is presented for the period indicated, starting on January 16, 2014, when such plan was assumed by us with the acquisition of GXS.

GXS Philippines Plan

As part of our acquisition of GXS, we acquired a primarily unfunded defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all of the GXS Philippines employees which provides for retirement, disability and survivors' benefits. Benefits under the GXS PHP plan are generally based on a participant’s remuneration, years of eligible service and age at retirement. The net periodic cost of this pension plan is determined using the projected unit credit method and several actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and estimated service costs. Aside from an initial contribution which had a fair value of approximately $36.0 thousand as of December 31, 2014, no additional contributions have been made since the inception of the plan. If actuarial gains or losses are in excess of 10% of the projected benefit obligation, such gains or losses will be amortized and recognized as a component of net periodic benefit costs over the average remaining service period of the plan’s active employees. All information presented below for the GXS PHP plan is presented for the period indicated, starting on January 16, 2014, when such plan was assumed by us with the acquisition of GXS.

The following are the details of the change in the benefit obligation for each of the above mentioned pension plans for the periods indicated:



	As of December 31, 2014												As of June 30, 2014
	CDT			GXS GER			GXS PHP			Total			CDT			GXS GER				GXS PHP				Total
Benefit obligation—beginning of period	$	29,344		$	24,182		$	5,276		$	58,802		$	23,871		$	23,637		*	$	5,182		*	$	52,690
Service cost	240			157			697			1,094			458			173				724				1,355
Interest cost	390			372			135			897			877			408				125				1,410
Benefits paid	(272		)	(421		)	(23		)	(716		)	(522		)	(461		)		(66		)		(1,049		)
Actuarial (gain) loss	4,535			4,716			525			9,776			3,595			452				(818		)		3,229
Foreign exchange (gain) loss	(3,118		)	(2,561		)	(108		)	(5,787		)	1,065			(27		)		129				1,167
Benefit obligation—end of period	31,119			26,445			6,502			64,066			29,344			24,182				5,276				58,802
Less: Current portion	(585		)	(846		)	(18		)	(1,449		)	(634		)	(917		)		—				(1,551		)
Non-current portion of benefit obligation	$	30,534		$	25,599		$	6,484		$	62,617		$	28,710		$	23,265			$	5,276			$	57,251

* Beginning benefit obligation as of January 16, 2014.

The following are details of net pension expense relating to the following pension plans:



	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2014								2013
	CDT		GXS GER		GXS PHP		Total		CDT		GXS GER		GXS PHP		Total
Pension expense:
Service cost	$	118	$	77	$	357	$	552	$	115	$	—	$	—	$	115
Interest cost	191		182		68		441		219		—		—		219
Amortization of actuarial gains and losses	105		—		—		105		69		—		—		69
Net pension expense	$	414	$	259	$	425	$	1,098	$	403	$	—	$	—	$	403



	Six Months Ended December 31,
	2014								2013
	CDT		GXS GER		GXS PHP		Total		CDT		GXS GER		GXS PHP		Total
Pension expense:
Service cost	$	240	$	157	$	697	$	1,094	$	228	$	—	$	—	$	228
Interest cost	390		372		135		897		436		—		—		436
Amortization of actuarial gains and losses	214		—		—		214		138		—		—		138
Net pension expense	$	844	$	529	$	832	$	2,205	$	802	$	—	$	—	$	802

In determining the fair value of the pension plan benefit obligations as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014, respectively, we used the following weighted-average key assumptions:



	As of December 31, 2014			As of June 30, 2014
	CDT	GXS GER	GXS PHP	CDT	GXS GER	GXS PHP
Assumptions:
Salary increases	2.50%	2.00%	7.00%	2.50%	2.00%	7.00%
Pension increases	2.00%	2.00%	6.00%	2.00%	2.00%	6.00%
Discount rate	2.00%	2.15%	4.50%	2.90%	3.00%	5.15%
Normal retirement age	N/A	65-67	60	N/A	65-67	60
Employee fluctuation rate:
to age 30	1.00%	N/A	N/A	1.00%	N/A	N/A
to age 35	0.50%	N/A	N/A	0.50%	N/A	N/A
to age 40	—%	N/A	N/A	—%	N/A	N/A
to age 45	0.50%	N/A	N/A	0.50%	N/A	N/A
to age 50	0.50%	N/A	N/A	0.50%	N/A	N/A
from age 51	1.00%	N/A	N/A	1.00%	N/A	N/A

Anticipated pension payments under the pension plans for the fiscal years indicated below are as follows:



	Fiscal years ending June 30,
	CDT		GXS GER		GXS PHP
2015 (six months ended June 30)	$	292	$	424	$	9
2016	630		876		25
2017	695		945		35
2018	747		1,021		46
2019	820		1,063		83
2020 to 2024	5,874		6,415		1,152
Total	$	9,058	$	10,744	$	1,350

Other Plans

Other plans include defined benefit pension plans that are offered by certain of our foreign subsidiaries. Many of these plans were assumed through our acquisitions or are required by local regulatory requirements. These other plans are primarily unfunded, with the aggregate projected benefit obligation included in our pension liability. The net periodic cost of these plans are determined using the projected unit credit method and several actuarial assumptions, the most significant of which are the discount rate and estimated service costs.