Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

The table below shows cash contributions made during the three months ended March 31, 2015, as well as the remaining cash contributions we expect to make during the year ending December 31, 2015, for our domestic and foreign pension plans and domestic postretirement benefit plans.



(in thousands)	Actual Cash Contributions for Three Months Ended March 31, 2015		Expected Remaining Cash Contributions for Year Ending December 31, 2015
Domestic plans
Pension benefits	$	4,830	$	14,490
Postretirement benefits	340		1,019
Foreign plans
Pension benefits	1,560		4,234

The tables below present information on net periodic benefit cost (income) for our pension and postretirement benefit plans.



	Domestic
	Pension Benefits						Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost	$	3,240		$	2,387		$	711		$	405
Interest cost	2,983			2,738			757			692
Expected return on plan assets	(5,092		)	(4,330		)	(322		)	(328		)
Amortization of prior service cost	25			25			0			2
Amortization of actuarial net loss (gain)	1,735			977			0			(177		)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)	$	2,891		$	1,797		$	1,146		$	594



	Foreign
	Pension Benefits						Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015		2014
Service cost	$	1,945		$	1,495		$	0	$	2
Interest cost	1,269			1,555			0		24
Expected return on plan assets	(1,788		)	(2,079		)	0		0
Amortization of prior service credit	(24		)	(26		)	0		0
Amortization of transition obligation	0			0			0		3
Amortization of actuarial net loss	398			284			0		5
Net periodic benefit cost (income)	$	1,800		$	1,229		$	0	$	34

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The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits.

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