RETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Pension Benefits [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

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

	Other Postretirement Benefits								Other Postretirement Benefits
	Postretirement Welfare Plan								Postretirement Welfare Plan
	Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
	2014				2013				2014				2013
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—
Interest cost			27				27				82				83
Amortization of actuarial gain			(162	)			(153	)			(486	)			(461	)
Net periodic benefit cost		$	(135	)		$	(126	)		$	(404	)		$	(378	)

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 defined benefit plans for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits
	Pension Plan								SERP
	Three months ended September 30,								Three months ended September 30,
	2014				2013				2014		2013
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$	2,660			$	3,207		$	—	$	—
Interest cost			3,208				2,851			18		18
Expected return on plan assets			(4,712	)			(4,033	)		—		—
Amortization of actuarial loss			175				2,070			4		5
Net periodic benefit cost		$	1,331			$	4,095		$	22	$	23

	Pension Benefits
	Pension Plan								SERP
	Nine months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
	2014				2013				2014		2013
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$	7,983			$	9,621		$	—	$	—
Interest cost			9,629				8,553			55		53
Expected return on plan assets			(14,143	)			(12,099	)		—		—
Amortization of actuarial loss			526				6,209			12		14
Net periodic benefit cost		$	3,995			$	12,284		$	67	$	67

- 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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