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RETIREMENT FUND AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
RETIREMENT FUND AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN [Abstract] |
Components of SERP expense | The components of SERP expense are as follows (dollars in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Service cost |  | $ | 139 |  |  | $ | 109 |
Interest cost |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | 104 |
Amortization of adjustments |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 58 |
Total SERP expense |  | $ | 328 |  |  | $ | 271 |
|  | March 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Balance sheet amounts: |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum pension obligation |  |  |  |  |  |
and unfunded pension liability |  | $ | 11,462 |  |  | $ | 11,045 |
Amounts recognized in accumulated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
other comprehensive loss, pretax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost |  | $ | 1,005 |  |  | $ | 877 |
Net gains |  |  | 2,844 |  |  |  | 2,884 |
|  | $ | 3,849 |  |  | $ | 3,761 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments and disclosure of the net gain (loss) and net prior service cost or credit recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the period for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans. + References No definition available. + Details
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