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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
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

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Three months ended September 30:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

4,030

 

 

$

3,098

 

 

$

719

 

 

$

559

 

Interest cost

 

 

8,430

 

 

 

8,524

 

 

 

1,706

 

 

 

1,872

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(11,356

)

 

 

(10,922

)

 

 

(974

)

 

 

(891

)

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

126

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

(263

)

 

 

(263

)

Net loss recognition

 

 

684

 

 

 

1,184

 

 

 

96

 

 

 

(54

)

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

1,914

 

 

$

2,007

 

 

$

1,284

 

 

$

1,223

 

Nine months ended September 30:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

11,739

 

 

$

11,092

 

 

$

2,000

 

 

$

1,909

 

Interest cost

 

 

25,012

 

 

 

24,277

 

 

 

5,178

 

 

 

4,825

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(33,940

)

 

 

(32,766

)

 

 

(2,922

)

 

 

(2,673

)

Curtailment loss

 

 

169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

375

 

 

 

369

 

 

 

(789

)

 

 

(789

)

Net loss recognition

 

 

2,043

 

 

 

3,208

 

 

 

275

 

 

 

471

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

5,398

 

 

$

6,180

 

 

$

3,742

 

 

$

3,743