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BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
BENEFIT PLANS [Abstract]  
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
The net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

  
Pension Benefits
  
Post-retirement Benefits
 
  
Three Months Ended
March 31,
  
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
(000's omitted)
 
2018
  
2017
  
2018
  
2017
 
Service cost
 
$
1,121
  
$
1,039
  
$
0
  
$
0
 
Interest cost
  
1,415
   
1,361
   
17
   
19
 
Expected return on plan assets
  
(3,705
)
  
(3,121
)
  
0
   
0
 
Amortization of unrecognized net loss
  
298
   
263
   
5
   
2
 
Amortization of prior service cost
  
(83
)
  
14
   
(44
)
  
(45
)
Net periodic benefit
 
(954
)
 
(444
)
 
(22
)
 
(24
)