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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of net periodic expense were as follows (in thousands):

	Defined Benefit Pension Plan						Supplemental Non-qualified Defined Benefit Plans						Non-pension Defined Benefit Postretirement Healthcare Plan
Three Months Ended September 30,	2023			2022			2023			2022			2023			2022
Service cost	$	614		$	982		$	(77	)	$	(271	)	$	381		$	492
Interest cost		4,381			2,705			369			209			594			321
Expected return on plan assets		(4,672	)		(4,631	)		-			-			(55	)		(31	)
Net amortization of prior service costs		(17	)		(17	)		-			-			10			(72	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		498			1,522			8			69			(3	)		16
Net periodic expense (benefit)	$	804		$	561		$	300		$	7		$	927		$	726

	Defined Benefit Pension Plan						Supplemental Non-qualified Defined Benefit Plans						Non-pension Defined Benefit Postretirement Healthcare Plan
Nine Months Ended September 30,	2023			2022			2023			2022			2023			2022
Service cost	$	1,842		$	2,946		$	1,607		$	(2,018	)	$	1,143		$	1,476
Interest cost		13,142			8,114			1,107			626			1,783			963
Expected return on plan assets		(14,016	)		(13,892	)		-			-			(167	)		(93	)
Net amortization of prior service costs		(51	)		(51	)		-			-			30			(217	)
Recognized net actuarial loss (gain)		1,494			4,568			24			207			(9	)		48
Net periodic expense (benefit)	$	2,411		$	1,685		$	2,738		$	(1,185	)	$	2,780		$	2,177

Schedule of Employer Contribution to Employee Benefit Plans

Contributions made in the first nine months of 2023 and anticipated contributions for 2023 and 2024 are as follows (in thousands):

	Contributions Made			Additional Contributions			Contributions
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023			Anticipated for 2023			Anticipated for 2024
Defined Benefit Pension Plan	$	-		$	-		$	-
Non-pension Defined Benefit Postretirement Healthcare Plan	$	3,690		$	1,230		$	4,808
Supplemental Non-qualified Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans	$	1,673		$	558		$	2,417

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