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RETIREMENT FUND AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
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 |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, |  |  | June 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Service cost |  | $ | 138 |  |  | $ | 139 |  |  | $ | 276 |  |  | $ | 278 |
Interest cost |  |  | 135 |  |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | 270 |  |  |  | 224 |
Amortization of adjustments |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 92 |  |  |  | 154 |
Total SERP expense |  | $ | 319 |  |  | $ | 328 |  |  | $ | 638 |  |  | $ | 656 |
|  | June 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Balance sheet amounts: |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum pension obligation |  |  |  |  |  |
and unfunded pension liability |  | $ | 11,376 |  |  | $ | 10,830 |
Amounts recognized in accumulated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
other comprehensive loss, pretax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service cost |  | $ | 1,140 |  |  | $ | 1,230 |
Net loss |  |  | 1,004 |  |  |  | 1,004 |
|  | $ | 2,144 |  |  | $ | 2,234

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