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Note 6 - Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Costs of Retirement Plans [Table Text Block]
   
Pension Benefits
   
Postretirement
Benefits
 
   
Three
Months Ended

September
3
0
,
   
Three
Months Ended

September
3
0
,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2017
   
2016
 
Service cost
  $
655
    $
709
    $
312
    $
298
 
Interest cost
   
599
     
659
     
203
     
210
 
Expected return on plan assets
   
(1,138
)
   
(982
)
   
-
     
-
 
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)
   
436
     
525
     
(168
)
   
(174
)
Settlement loss
   
448
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Net periodic benefit cost
  $
1,000
    $
911
    $
347
    $
334
 
   
Pension Benefits
   
Postretirement
Benefits
 
   
Nine
Months Ended

September
3
0
,
   
Nine
Months Ended

September
3
0
,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2017
   
2016
 
Service cost
  $
2,078
    $
2,127
    $
937
    $
894
 
Interest cost
   
1,918
     
1,981
     
610
     
631
 
Expected return on plan assets
   
(3,525
)
   
(2,947
)
   
-
     
-
 
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)
   
1,384
     
1,576
     
(505
)
   
(523
)
Settlement loss
   
3,841
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Net periodic benefit cost
  $
5,696
    $
2,737
    $
1,042
    $
1,002