RETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Pension Benefits [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s defined benefit plans for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits
	Pension Plan								SERP
	Three months ended June 30,								Three months ended June 30,
	2014				2013				2014			2013
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$	2,556			$	3,243			$	—		$	—
Interest cost			3,198				2,867				19			18
Expected return on plan assets			(4,718	)			(4,039	)			—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss			155				2,083				4			4
Net periodic benefit cost		$	1,191			$	4,154			$	23		$	22

	Pension Benefits
	Pension Plan								SERP
	Six months ended June 30,								Six months ended June 30,
	2014				2013				2014			2013
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$	5,323			$	6,414			$	—		$	—
Interest cost			6,421				5,702				37			35
Expected return on plan assets			(9,431	)			(8,066	)			—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss			351				4,139				8			9
Net periodic benefit cost		$	2,664			$	8,189			$	45		$	44

Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s postretirement benefit plan for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	Other Postretirement Benefits								Other Postretirement Benefits
	Postretirement Welfare Plan								Postretirement Welfare Plan
	Three months ended June 30,								Six months ended June 30,
	2014				2013				2014				2013
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—
Interest cost			27				28				55				56
Amortization of actuarial gain			(161	)			(153	)			(324	)			(308	)
Net periodic benefit cost		$	(134	)		$	(125	)		$	(269	)		$	(252	)

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of one or more of the entity's defined benefit pension plans or one or more other defined benefit postretirement plans, separately for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans including the entity's schedule of fair value of plan assets for defined benefit or other postretirement plans.

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