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Employee Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs
The following tables include the components of net periodic benefit cost of our defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Pension Benefits (Pension Plan)Pension Benefits (ESSRP)Postretirement Benefits
(in thousands)202220212022202120222021
Service Cost$1,644 $1,866 $48 $47 $335 $430 
Interest Cost3,086 2,915 335 307 510 472 
Expected Return on Assets(5,921)(5,590) —  — 
Amortization of Prior Service Cost —  — (1,433)(1,432)
Amortization of Net Actuarial Loss1,966 2,728 141 154 765 943 
Net Periodic Benefit Cost$775 $1,919 $524 $508 $177 $413 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Pension Benefits (Pension Plan)Pension Benefits (ESSRP)Postretirement Benefits
(in thousands)202220212022202120222021
Service Cost$4,932 $5,597 $146 $140 $1,004 $1,291 
Interest Cost9,258 8,745 1,006 921 1,531 1,418 
Expected Return on Assets(17,763)(16,769) —  — 
Amortization of Prior Service Cost —  — (4,300)(4,299)
Amortization of Net Actuarial Loss5,899 8,185 425 465 2,297 2,830 
Net Periodic Benefit Cost$2,326 $5,758 $1,577 $1,526 $532 $1,240 
The following table includes the impact of regulation on the recognition of periodic benefit cost arising from pension and other postretirement benefits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)2022202120222021
Net Periodic Benefit Cost$1,476 $2,840 $4,435 $8,524 
Net Amount Amortized (Deferred) Due to the Effect of Regulation499 823 15 
Net Periodic Benefit Cost Recognized$1,975 $2,848 $5,258 $8,539