PENSION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

(J) PENSION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

We sponsor several defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans which together cover substantially all our employees. Benefits paid under the defined benefit plans covering certain hourly employees are based on years of service and the employee’s qualifying compensation over the last few years of employment.

The following table shows the components of net periodic cost for our plans:

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Six Months ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
		(dollars in thousands)						(dollars in thousands)
Service Cost – Benefits Earned During the Period	$	221		$	231		$	443		$	488
Interest Cost of Benefit Obligations		398			381			797			758
Expected Return on Plan Assets		(415	)		(430	)		(831	)		(869	)
Recognized Net Actuarial Loss		426			432			851			859
Amortization of Prior-Service Cost		74			75			149			150
Net Periodic Pension Cost	$	704		$	689		$	1,409		$	1,386