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Employee Benefit Plans: (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of net periodic benefit costs, before allocation to the overhead pool, for Registrant's pension plan, postretirement plan, and SERP
The components of net periodic benefit costs, before allocation to the overhead pool, for Registrant’s pension plan, postretirement plan and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP") for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
 
 
For The Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other
Postretirement
Benefits
 
SERP
(dollars in thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Components of Net Periodic Benefits Cost:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Service cost
 
$
1,251

 
$
1,232

 
$
59

 
$
68

 
$
232

 
$
200

Interest cost
 
1,967

 
1,930

 
85

 
97

 
223

 
186

Expected return on plan assets
 
(2,610
)
 
(2,460
)
 
(122
)
 
(122
)
 

 

Amortization of prior service cost (benefit)
 

 
12

 

 
(9
)
 
3

 
6

Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss
 
209

 
127

 
(170
)
 
(150
)
 
194

 
73

Net periodic pension cost under accounting standards
 
817

 
841

 
(148
)
 
(116
)
 
652

 
465

Regulatory adjustment — deferred
 
433

 
359

 

 

 

 

Total expense recognized, before allocation to overhead pool
 
$
1,250

 
$
1,200

 
$
(148
)
 
$
(116
)
 
$
652

 
$
465