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Pension and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
General Discussion Of Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Components of Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)

The following tables detail the components of net periodic cost (benefit) of our pension plans and other postretirement employee benefits (OPEB):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

Pension

 

 

OPEB

 

(in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Service cost

 

$

1,942

 

 

$

2,181

 

 

$

93

 

 

$

99

 

Interest cost

 

 

4,618

 

 

 

4,344

 

 

 

397

 

 

 

391

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(5,548

)

 

 

(5,095

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

52

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

(2,211

)

 

 

(2,219

)

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

3,374

 

 

 

4,148

 

 

 

253

 

 

 

327

 

Net periodic cost (benefit)

 

$

4,438

 

 

$

5,624

 

 

$

(1,468

)

 

$

(1,402

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

Pension

 

 

OPEB

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Service cost

 

$

5,825

 

 

$

6,272

 

 

$

278

 

 

$

242

 

Interest cost

 

 

13,849

 

 

 

12,648

 

 

 

1,191

 

 

 

1,091

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(16,643

)

 

 

(14,938

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

158

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

(6,633

)

 

 

(6,658

)

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

10,122

 

 

 

12,442

 

 

 

760

 

 

 

983

 

Net periodic cost (benefit)

 

$

13,311

 

 

$

16,563

 

 

$

(4,404

)

 

$

(4,342

)