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Employee Retirement Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Change in Benefit Obligations and Funded Status
The change in benefit obligations and funded status of our U.S. pension benefits is as follows (in thousands):
U.S. Pension Benefits
Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Accumulated benefit obligations at year end$12,578 $13,085 $11,232 
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year$13,085 $11,232 $10,591 
Interest cost224 290 382 
Plan settlement(972)(384)(366)
Actuarial loss527 2,225 871 
Benefits paid(286)(278)(246)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year$12,578 $13,085 $11,232 
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year$8,688 $7,574 $6,767 
Actual return on plan assets189 646 628 
Employer contributions401 1,130 546 
Plan settlement(972)(384)(366)
Benefits paid(286)(278)(1)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year$8,020 $8,688 $7,574 
Funded status at end of year:
Fair value of plan assets$8,020 $8,688 $7,574 
Projected benefit obligations12,578 13,085 11,232 
Underfunded status of the plans4,558 4,397 3,658 
Recognized liability$4,558 $4,397 $3,658 
Amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheets consist of:
Non-current liabilities$4,558 $4,397 $3,658 
Recognized liability$4,558 $4,397 $3,658 
The change in benefit obligations and funded status of our non-U.S. pension benefits is as follows (in thousands):
Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Accumulated benefit obligations at year end$10,522 $12,091 $17,744 
Change in projected benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year$13,039 $18,087 $18,975 
Service cost354 691 478 
Interest cost56 121 232 
Actuarial loss (gain) (1,372)(208)1,071 
Benefits paid(294)(1,245)(2,380)
Reclassified to liabilities held for sale (1)
— (6,012)— 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other(966)1,605 (289)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year$10,817 $13,039 $18,087 
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year$2,816 $3,423 $3,341 
Actual return on plan assets61 52 (34)
Employer contributions302 454 383 
Benefits paid(78)(290)(332)
Reclassified to liabilities held for sale (1)
— (1,018)— 
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other41 195 65 
Fair value of plan assets at end of year$3,142 $2,816 $3,423 
Funded status at end of year:
Fair value of plan assets$3,142 $2,816 $3,423 
Projected benefit obligations10,817 13,039 18,087 
Underfunded status of the plans (2)
7,675 10,223 14,664 
Recognized liability$7,675 $10,223 $14,664 
Amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheets consist of:
Non-current liabilities$7,675 $10,223 $14,664 
Recognized liability$7,675 $10,223 $14,664 
(1)Refer to “Note 4. Divestiture of Heart Valve Business.”
(2)In certain non-U.S. countries, fully funding pension plans is not a common practice. Consequently, certain pension plans have been partially funded.
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost of the Plans
The tables below present net periodic benefit cost of the defined benefit pension plans by component (in thousands):
U.S. Pension Benefits
Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Interest cost$224 $290 $382 
Expected return on plan assets(358)(318)(298)
Settlement and curtailment loss471 180 — 
Amortization of net actuarial loss264 182 148 
Net periodic benefit cost$601 $334 $232 
Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Service cost$354 $691 $478 
Interest cost56 121 232 
Expected return on plan assets(61)(52)34 
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)(1,372)(208)1,071 
Net periodic benefit cost$(1,023)$552 $1,815 
Schedule of Assumptions Used
Major actuarial assumptions used in determining the benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost for our significant U.S. benefit plans as of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, are presented in the following table:
U.S. Pension Benefits
202120202019
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation:
Discount rate2.41%1.91%2.88%
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate1.91%2.88%3.97%
Expected return on plan assets5.00%5.00%5.00%
Major actuarial assumptions used in determining the benefit obligations and net periodic benefit cost for our significant non-U.S. benefit plans as of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, are presented in the following table:
Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
202120202019
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation:
Discount rate0.15%-1.00%0.23%-0.35%0.20%-0.71%
Rate of compensation increase2.50%-3.00%2.50%-3.00%2.50%-3.00%
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate0.15%-1.00%0.23%-0.35%0.20%-0.71%
Rate of compensation increase2.50%-3.00%2.50%-3.00%2.50%-3.00%
Schedule of Target Asset Allocation
The table below presents our U.S. pension plan target allocations by asset category as of December 31, 2021:
Equity securities29%
Debt securities70%
Other1%
Schedule of Fair Value of Retirement Benefit Plan Assets
The following tables provide information by level for the retirement benefit plan assets that are measured at fair value, as defined by U.S. GAAP (in thousands):
Fair Value as of December 31, 2021Fair Value Measurement Using Inputs Considered as:
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Equity mutual funds$2,341 $— $2,341 $— 
Fixed income mutual funds5,587 — 5,587 — 
Money market funds and cash82 82 — — 
$8,010 $82 $7,928 $— 
Fair Value as of December 31, 2020Fair Value Measurement Using Inputs Considered as:
Level 1Level 2Level 3
Equity mutual funds$2,405 $— $2,405 $— 
Fixed income mutual funds5,788 — 5,788 — 
Money market funds94 94 — — 
$8,287 $94 $8,193 $— 
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments
Benefit payments, including amounts to be paid from our assets, and reflecting expected future service as of December 31, 2021, are expected to be paid as follows (in thousands):
U.S. PlansNon-U.S. Plans
20224,487 476 
2023744 738 
2024764 526 
2025928 572 
2026941 5,632 
2027 - 20312,633 3,087