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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs | The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Defined Benefit Pension Plan were as follows (in thousands):
|  |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|  |  |  | 2021 | 2020
Service cost |  |  |  | $ | 1,259 |  | $ | 1,353 |
Interest cost |  |  |  | 2,328 |  | 3,357 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  |  | (5,219) |  | (5,648) |
Net loss (gain) |  |  |  | 1,829 |  | 2,093 |
Net periodic benefit cost |  |  |  | $ | 197 |  | $ | 1,155 |
Defined Benefit Postretirement Healthcare Plan The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Defined Benefit Postretirement Healthcare Plan were as follows (in thousands):
|  |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|  |  |  | 2021 | 2020
Service cost |  |  |  | $ | 559 |  | $ | 514 |
Interest cost |  |  |  | 265 |  | 412 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  |  | (34) |  | (45) |
Prior service cost (benefit) |  |  |  | (109) |  | (137) |
Net loss (gain) |  |  |  | 117 |  | 5 |
Net periodic benefit cost |  |  |  | $ | 798 |  | $ | 749 |
Supplemental Non-qualified Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Supplemental Non-qualified Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans were as follows (in thousands):
|  |  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|  |  |  | 2021 | 2020
Service cost |  |  |  | $ | 693 |  | $ | (1,370) |
Interest cost |  |  |  | 177 |  | 275 |
Net loss (gain) |  |  |  | 439 |  | 426 |
Net periodic benefit cost |  |  |  | $ | 1,309 |  | $ | (669) |
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Contributions | Contributions made in the first quarter of 2021 and anticipated contributions for 2021 and 2022 are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Contributions Made | Additional Contributions | Contributions
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 | Anticipated for 2021 | Anticipated for 2022
Defined Benefit Pension Plan |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 3,788 |
Non-pension Defined Benefit Postretirement Healthcare Plan |  | $ | 1,382 |  | $ | 4,145 |  | $ | 5,241 |
Supplemental Non-qualified Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans |  | $ | 482 |  | $ | 1,445 |  | $ | 1,967 |

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