v3.25.4
Retirement Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Retirement Plans [Abstract]  
Funded Status of Defined Benefit Plan
Although the Company intends for these defined contribution plans to be the primary retirement benefit for most employees, the Company also has several defined benefit plans. The funded status of the defined benefit plans was as follows at December 31:

(In thousands)
 
2025
   
2024
 
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
 
$
30,887
   
$
36,413
 
Service cost
   
1,506
     
1,736
 
Interest cost
   
1,817
     
1,839
 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
   
1,284
     
(979
)
Benefits paid
   
(1,854
)
   
(5,266
)
Actuarial loss (gain)
   
678
     
(2,856
)
Benefit obligation at end of year
   
34,318
     
30,887
 
Plan assets at beginning of year
   
18,972
     
21,270
 
Company contributions
   
801
     
4,192
 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
   
1,137
     
(544
)
Benefits paid
   
(1,854
)
   
(5,266
)
Actual gain (loss) on plan assets
   
714
     
(680
)
Plan assets at end of year
   
19,770
     
18,972
 
Funded status
 
$
(14,548
)
 
$
(11,915
)
Accumulated benefit obligation
 
$
32,315
   
$
29,480
 
Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31:

(In thousands)
 
2025
   
2024
 
Accrued employee and retiree benefits
  $ (14,226 )  
$
(15,882
)
Other accrued expenses
   
(4,991
)
   
(693
)
Other assets
   
4,669
     
4,660
 
Net liability
 
$
(14,548
)
 
$
(11,915
)
Annual Benefit Cost
Components of annual benefit cost:

(In thousands)
 
2025
   
2024
   
2023
 
Service cost
 
$
1,506
   
$
1,736
   
$
1,741
 
Interest cost
   
1,817
     
1,839
     
1,886
 
Expected return on plan assets
   
(1,093
)
   
(1,237
)
   
(1,007
)
Recognized actuarial gain
   
(305
)
   
(359
)
   
(656
)
Settlement income
   
-
     
(610
)
   
-
 
Defined benefit expense
 
$
1,925
   
$
1,369
   
$
1,964
 
Weighted Average Assumptions
Weighted average liability assumptions as of December 31:

 
 
2025
   
2024
 
Discount rate
   
5.51
%
   
5.83
%
Expected return on plan assets
   
5.83
%
   
5.71
%
Rate of compensation increase
   
1.28
%
   
1.17
%

Weighted average cost assumptions for the year ended December 31:

 
 
2025
   
2024
   
2023
 
Discount rate
   
5.83
%
   
5.15
%
   
5.12
%
Expected return on plan assets
   
5.71
%
   
4.91
%
   
4.89
%
Rate of compensation increase
   
1.17
%
   
1.14
%
   
0.90
%
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Amounts in Accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31 were as follows:

(In thousands)
 
2025
   
2024
 
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
 
$
4,627
   
$
2,996
 
Prior service cost
   
151
     
146
 
Total before tax effects
 
$
4,778
   
$
3,142
 
Pension Adjustments Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The pension adjustments, net of tax, recognized in OCL, were as follows:

(In thousands)
 
2025
   
2024
   
2023
 
Net actuarial (loss) gain arising during the period
 
$
(818
)
 
$
665
   
$
192
 
Amortization of actuarial gain, included in defined benefit expense
   
(226
)
   
(934
)
   
(479
)
Pension adjustment, net of tax
 
$
(1,044
)
 
$
(269
)
 
$
(287
)
Pension Plan Assets by Asset Category
The following table presents the Company’s pension plan assets by asset category as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:

 
 
Fair Value
as of
December 31,
   
Fair Value Measurements at
December 31, 2025
Using Fair Value Hierarchy
   
Fair Value
as of
December 31,
   
Fair Value Measurements at
December 31, 2024
Using Fair Value Hierarchy
 
(In thousands)
 
2025
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
2024
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Equity Funds
                                               
Domestic
 
$
5,637
   
$
5,637
   
$
   
$
   
$
5,496
   
$
5,496
   
$
   
$
 
International
   
20
     
     
20
     
     
28
     
     
28
     
 
International Fixed Income Funds
   
13,868
     
2,137
     
11,731
     
     
13,116
     
1,655
     
11,461
     
 
Other investments
   
245
     
228
     
17
     
     
332
     
321
     
11
     
 
Total assets at fair value
 
$
19,770
   
$
8,002
   
$
11,768
   
$
   
$
18,972
   
$
7,472
   
$
11,500
   
$