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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.  
Schedule of changes in benefit obligations, changes in plan assets, funded status, and accumulated benefit obligation of nonunion benefit plans

The following table discloses the changes in benefit obligations and plan assets of the Company’s nonunion benefit plans for years ended December 31, the measurement date of the plans:

 

 

 

Nonunion Defined

 

Supplemental

 

Postretirement

 

 

 

Benefit Pension Plan

 

Benefit Pension Plan

 

Health Benefit Plan

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Change in benefit obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligations at beginning of year

 

  $

244,402

 

  $

223,101

 

  $

7,620

 

  $

9,341

 

  $

17,553

 

  $

13,930

 

Service cost

 

9,189

 

8,655

 

 

 

315

 

224

 

Interest cost

 

8,692

 

9,954

 

210

 

386

 

749

 

781

 

Actuarial loss and other

 

15,893

 

19,996

 

509

 

419

 

277

 

3,185

 

Benefits paid

 

(17,226

)

(17,304

)

(1,126

)

(2,526

)

(586

)

(567

)

Benefit obligations at end of year

 

260,950

 

244,402

 

7,213

 

7,620

 

18,308

 

17,553

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in plan assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

161,249

 

180,351

 

 

 

 

 

Actual return (loss) on plan assets and other

 

19,202

 

(1,798

)

 

 

 

 

Employer contributions

 

18,000

 

 

1,126

 

2,526

 

586

 

567

 

Benefits paid

 

(17,226

)

(17,304

)

(1,126

)

(2,526

)

(586

)

(567

)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

181,225

 

161,249

 

 

 

 

 

Funded status

 

  $

(79,725

)

  $

(83,153

)

  $

(7,213

)

  $

(7,620

)

  $

(18,308

)

  $

(17,553

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated benefit obligation

 

  $

230,305

 

  $

218,636

 

  $

7,213

 

  $

7,620

 

  $

18,308

 

  $

17,553

 

Schedule of amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets related to nonunion benefit plans

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31 consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Nonunion Defined

 

Supplemental

 

Postretirement

 

 

 

Benefit Pension Plan

 

Benefit Pension Plan

 

Health Benefit Plan

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Current liabilities (included in accrued expenses)

 

  $

 

  $

 

  $

 

   $

(1,126

)

   $

(573

)

   $

(622

)

Noncurrent liabilities (included in pension and postretirement liabilities)

 

(79,725

)

(83,153

)

(7,213

)

(6,494

)

(17,735

)

(16,931

)

Liabilities recognized

 

  $

(79,725

)

  $

(83,153

)

  $

(7,213

)

   $

(7,620

)

   $

(18,308

)

   $

(17,553

)

Summary of the components of net periodic benefit cost

The following is a summary of the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s nonunion benefit plans for the years ended December 31:

 

 

 

Nonunion Defined

 

Supplemental

 

Postretirement

 

 

 

Benefit Pension Plan

 

Benefit Pension Plan

 

Health Benefit Plan

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Service cost

 

$

9,189

 

$

8,655

 

$

8,943

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

315

 

$

224

 

$

140

 

Interest cost

 

8,692

 

9,954

 

10,937

 

210

 

386

 

410

 

749

 

781

 

870

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(12,063

)

(12,584

)

(12,173

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of transition obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

135

 

Amortization of prior service credit

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

 

(190

)

(190

)

 

Pension settlement expense

 

 

 

 

 

1,125

 

178

 

 

 

 

Amortization of net actuarial loss and other(1)

 

10,767

 

6,921

 

7,591

 

202

 

328

 

279

 

416

 

112

 

18

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

16,585

 

$

12,946

 

$

15,291

 

$

412

 

$

1,839

 

$

867

 

$

1,290

 

$

927

 

$

1,163

 

 

(1)          The Company amortizes actuarial losses over the average remaining active service period of the plan participants and does not use a corridor approach.

Summary of cash distributions and pension settlement expense related to SBP

The following is a summary of the cash distributions and pension settlement expense related to the SBP for the years ended December 31:

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions

 

$

1,126

 

$

2,526

 

$

8,295

 

Pension settlement expense, pre-tax

 

$

 

$

1,125

 

$

178

 

Pension settlement expense per diluted share, net of taxes

 

$

 

$

0.03

 

$

 

 

Pre-tax amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss that have not yet been recognized in net periodic benefit cost

Included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31 were the following pre-tax amounts that have not yet been recognized in net periodic benefit cost:

 

 

 

Nonunion Defined

 

Supplemental

 

Postretirement

 

 

 

Benefit Pension Plan

 

Benefit Pension Plan

 

Health Benefit Plan

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

 

   $

82,337

 

   $

84,351

 

   $

2,308

 

   $

2,001

 

$

3,169

 

$

3,307

 

Unrecognized prior service credit

 

 

 

 

 

(1,077

)

(1,266

)

Total

 

   $

82,337

 

   $

84,351

 

   $

2,308

 

   $

2,001

 

$

2,092

 

$

2,041

 

Pre-tax amounts, which are reported within accumulated other comprehensive loss, expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost in the next fiscal year

The following amounts, which are reported within accumulated other comprehensive loss, are expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost in 2013 on a pre-tax basis:

 

 

 

Nonunion

 

Supplemental

 

Postretirement

 

 

 

Defined Benefit

 

Benefit

 

Health

 

 

 

Pension Plan

 

Pension Plan

 

Benefit Plan

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

 

$

10,103

 

$

260

 

$

373 

 

Unrecognized prior service credit

 

 

 

(190)

 

Total

 

$

10,103

 

$

260

 

$

183 

 

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine nonunion benefit obligations

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine nonunion benefit obligations at December 31 were as follows:

 

 

 

Nonunion Defined

 

Supplemental

 

Postretirement

 

 

 

Benefit Pension Plan

 

Benefit Pension Plan

 

Health Benefit Plan

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate(1)

 

3.1%

 

3.7%

 

2.1%

 

3.2%

 

3.8%

 

4.3%

 

Rate of compensation increase(2)

 

3.3%

 

3.3%

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

 (1)       The discount rate was determined at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 (2)       The compensation assumption is not applicable to the SBP due to benefits being frozen as of December 31, 2009.

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for nonunion benefit plans

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s nonunion benefit plans for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

 

 

 

Nonunion Defined

 

Supplemental

 

Postretirement

 

 

 

Benefit Pension Plan

 

Benefit Pension Plan

 

Health Benefit Plan

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate(1)

 

3.7%

 

4.7%

 

5.3%

 

3.2%

 

4.1%

 

4.8%

 

4.3%

 

5.4%

 

5.9%

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

7.5%

 

7.5%

 

7.5%

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Rate of compensation increase

 

3.3%

 

3.2%

 

3.2%

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

 (1)       The discount rate was determined at December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009 for the year 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively.

Schedule of the assumed health care cost trend rates for the postretirement health benefit plan

The assumed health care cost trend rates for the Company’s postretirement health benefit plan at December 31 were as follows:

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year

 

8.5%

 

9.0%

 

Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline

 

5.0%

 

5.0%

 

Year that the rate reaches the cost trend assumed rate

 

2020

 

2020

Effects of one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates on the postretirement health benefit plan

A one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects on the Company’s postretirement health benefit plan for the year ended December 31, 2012:

 

 

 

One Percentage Point

 

 

 

Increase

 

Decrease

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Effect on total of service and interest cost components

 

$

208

 

$

(166)

 

Effect on postretirement benefit obligation

 

$

3,402

 

$

(2,745)

 

Schedule of estimated future benefit payments for nonunion benefit plans

 

 

 

 

Nonunion

 

Supplemental

 

Postretirement

 

 

 

Defined Benefit

 

Benefit

 

Health

 

 

 

Pension Plan

 

Pension Plan

 

Benefit Plan

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

$

22,526

 

$

 

$

573

 

2014

 

$

21,494

 

$

 

$

574

 

2015

 

$

21,604

 

$

 

$

631

 

2016

 

$

21,119

 

$

1,235

 

$

681

 

2017

 

$

21,490

 

$

 

$

750

 

2018-2022

 

$

104,572

 

$

5,900

 

$

4,573

 

Weighted-average asset allocation of the nonunion defined benefit pension plan

The weighted-average asset allocation of the Company’s nonunion defined benefit pension plan at December 31 is summarized in the following table:

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Equity Securities

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap U.S. Equity

 

32.1%

 

31.1%

 

Mid Cap U.S. Equity

 

11.1

 

10.3

 

Small Cap U.S. Equity

 

11.1

 

10.5

 

International Equity

 

11.1

 

8.4

 

Emerging Market Equity

 

5.0

 

5.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Securities

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Instruments

 

22.4

 

16.6

 

Floating Rate Loan Fund

 

4.0

 

4.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

3.2

 

13.5

 

 

 

100.0%

 

100.0%

 

Schedule of the target allocations and acceptable ranges for the nonunion defined benefit pension plan

At December 31, 2012, the target allocations and acceptable ranges for the Company’s nonunion defined benefit pension plan assets were as follows:

 

 

 

Target

 

Acceptable

 

 

 

Allocation

 

Range

 

Equity Securities

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap U.S. Equity

 

30.0%

 

25.0% – 35.0%

 

Mid Cap U.S. Equity

 

10.0%

 

8.0% – 12.0%

 

Small Cap U.S. Equity

 

10.0%

 

8.0% – 12.0%

 

International Equity

 

10.0%

 

8.0% – 12.0%

 

Emerging Market Equity

 

5.0%

 

3.0% – 7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Securities

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Instruments

 

20.0%

 

15.0% – 30.0%

 

Floating Rate Loans

 

5.0%

 

3.0% – 7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

10.0%

 

0.0% – 15.0%

Fair value of the nonunion defined benefit pension plan assets, by major asset category and fair value hierarchy level

The fair value of the Company’s nonunion defined benefit pension plan assets at December 31, 2012, by major asset category and fair value hierarchy level (see Fair Value Measurements accounting policy in Note B), were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

Significant

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

In Active

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Markets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

 

 

Total

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Equivalents(1)

 

$

5,752

 

$

5,752

 

$

 

$

 

Debt Instruments(2)

 

40,556

 

 

40,556

 

 

Floating Rate Loans(3)

 

7,244

 

7,244

 

 

 

Large Cap U.S. Equity

 

58,210

 

58,210

 

 

 

Mid Cap U.S. Equity

 

20,226

 

20,226

 

 

 

Small Cap U.S. Equity

 

20,044

 

20,044

 

 

 

International Equity

 

20,046

 

20,046

 

 

 

Emerging Market Equity

 

9,147

 

9,147

 

 

 

 

 

$

181,225

 

$

140,669

 

$

40,556

 

$

 

 

(1)          Consists primarily of money market mutual funds.

(2)          Includes mortgage-backed instruments (34%), corporate debt instruments (33%), treasury instruments (23%), municipal debt instruments (5%), and asset-backed instruments (5%) which are priced using daily bid prices. The fair value measurements are provided by a pricing service which uses the market approach with inputs derived from observable market data.

(3)          Consists of a floating rate loan mutual fund.

 

The fair value of the Company’s nonunion defined benefit pension plan assets at December 31, 2011, by major asset category and fair value hierarchy level (see Fair Value Measurements accounting policy in Note B), were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

Significant

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

In Active

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Markets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

 

 

Total

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents(1)

 

$

21,837

 

$

21,837

 

$

 

$

 

Debt Instruments(2)

 

26,839

 

 

26,839

 

 

Floating Rate Loans(3)

 

6,523

 

6,523

 

 

 

Large Cap U.S. Equity

 

50,190

 

50,190

 

 

 

Mid Cap U.S. Equity

 

16,560

 

16,560

 

 

 

Small Cap U.S. Equity

 

16,949

 

16,949

 

 

 

International Equity

 

13,458

 

13,458

 

 

 

Emerging Market Equity

 

8,893

 

8,893

 

 

 

 

 

$

161,249

 

$

134,410

 

$

26,839

 

$

 

 

(1)          Consists primarily of cash deposits and money market mutual funds.

(2)          Includes corporate debt instruments (83%), municipal debt instruments (14%), and asset-backed instruments (3%) which are priced using daily bid prices. The fair value measurements are provided by a pricing service which uses the market approach with inputs derived from observable market data.

(3)          Consists of a floating rate loan mutual fund.

Schedule of ABF's participation in multiemployer pension plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension

 

FIP/RP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protection Act

 

Status

 

Contributions (d)

 

Surcharge

 

 

EIN/Pension

 

Zone Status (b)

 

Pending/

 

(in thousands)

 

Imposed

Legal Name of Plan

 

Plan Number (a)

 

2012

 

2011

 

Implemented (c)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

(e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Plan(1)(2)

 

36-6044243

 

Red

 

Red

 

Implemented(3)

 

$

68,683

 

$

70,579

 

$

65,091

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan(2)

 

91-6145047

 

Green

 

Green

 

No(4)

 

20,774

 

20,807

 

18,268

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Pennsylvania Teamsters Defined Benefit Plan(1)(2)

 

23-6262789

 

Yellow(5)

 

Green

 

Pending(5)

 

11,170

 

12,022

 

10,827

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. B. of T. Union Local No. 710 Pension Fund(6)(7)(8)

 

36-2377656

 

Green

 

Yellow(9)

 

No

 

9,567

 

9,265

 

8,207

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All other plans in the aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,701

 

20,168

 

18,220

 

 

Total multiemployer pension contributions paid(10)

 

 

 

$

131,895

 

$

132,841

 

$

120,613

 

 

 

Table Heading Definitions

(a)    The “EIN/Pension Plan Number” column provides the Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) and the three-digit plan number, if applicable.

(b)         Unless otherwise noted, the most recent PPA zone status available in 2012 and 2011 is for the plan’s year-end status at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The zone status is based on information ABF received from the plan and is certified by the plan’s actuary.

(c)           The “FIP/RP Status Pending/Implemented” column indicates if a financial improvement plan (FIP) or a rehabilitation plan (RP), if applicable, is pending or has been implemented.

(d)          Contribution amounts reflect payments made in the respective year and differ from amounts expensed during the year, which are disclosed in total within this Note.

(e)    The surcharge column indicates if a surcharge was paid by the employer to the plan.

 

 

(1)          ABF was listed by the plan as providing more than 5% of the total contributions to the plan for the plan years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

(2)          Information for this fund was obtained from the annual funding notice, other notices received from the plan, and the Form 5500 filed for the plan years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

(3)          Adopted a rehabilitation plan effective March 25, 2008 and updated rehabilitation plans effective December 31, 2010 (as further discussed in this Note) and December 31, 2011. Utilized amortization extension effective December 31, 2003.

(4)          Utilized amortization extension to calculate the zone status beginning with the January 1, 2011 actuarial valuation.

(5)          Certified as “endangered” status for the plan year beginning January 1, 2012. The funding improvement plan was not formally adopted as of December 31, 2012.

(6)          Pension Protection Act zone status relates to plan years February 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012 and February 1, 2010 – January 31, 2011.

(7)          ABF was listed by the plan as providing more than 5% of the total contributions to the plan for the plan years ended January 31, 2012 and 2011.

(8)          Information for this fund was obtained from the annual funding notice, other notices received from the plan, and the Form 5500 filed for the plan years ended January 31, 2012 and January 31, 2011.

(9)          Certified as “endangered” status for the plan year beginning February 1, 2010. The Plan adopted a funding improvement plan effective December 25, 2010. The Plan was subsequently certified for the plan year beginning February 1, 2011 as being in “neither endangered nor critical” status. Therefore, it never implemented the Funding Improvement Plan as required for plans certified as “endangered.”

(10)    Contribution levels can be impacted by several factors such as changes in business levels and the related time worked by contractual employees, contractual rate increases for pension benefits, and the specific funding structure, which differs among funds. The pension contribution rate for contractual employees increased an average of 2.3%, 3.6%, and 9.6% effective primarily on August 1, 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively. For the contractual increases effective August 1, 2012 and 2011, the plan’s Supplemental Negotiating Committee approved no increase for Central States Pension Fund. The Supplemental Negotiating Committee for the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan approved no pension increase effective August 1, 2012. The year-over-year changes in multiemployer pension plan contributions presented above were also influenced by changes in ABF’s business levels.