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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Retirement Benefits, Description [Abstract]  
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for its defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit costs for the three and nine months ended September 30 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Other Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Three months ended September 30:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

3,098

 

 

$

5,914

 

 

$

559

 

 

$

1,095

 

Interest cost

 

 

8,524

 

 

 

6,578

 

 

 

1,872

 

 

 

1,343

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(10,922

)

 

 

(10,950

)

 

 

(891

)

 

 

(700

)

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

123

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

(263

)

 

 

(275

)

Net loss (gain) recognition

 

 

1,184

 

 

 

997

 

 

 

(54

)

 

 

826

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

2,007

 

 

$

2,614

 

 

$

1,223

 

 

$

2,289

 

Nine months ended September 30:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

11,092

 

 

$

17,914

 

 

$

1,909

 

 

$

3,255

 

Interest cost

 

 

24,277

 

 

 

20,005

 

 

 

4,825

 

 

 

4,167

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(32,766

)

 

 

(32,851

)

 

 

(2,673

)

 

 

(2,100

)

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

369

 

 

 

225

 

 

 

(789

)

 

 

(825

)

Net loss recognition

 

 

3,208

 

 

 

3,084

 

 

 

471

 

 

 

2,586

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

6,180

 

 

$

8,377

 

 

$

3,743

 

 

$

7,083