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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Schedule of Employee Retirement Benefit Plans

The following tables set forth information relating to the Company’s periodic costs (benefit) for its employee retirement benefit plans:

		(In Thousands)
		Pension Benefits								Other Benefits
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Service Cost		$	318			$	388			$	80			$	98
Interest Cost			1,070				1,067				328				402
Expected Return on Assets			(1,580	)			(1,466	)			(846	)			(771	)
Amortization of Unrecognized Losses			38				164				(275	)			(48	)
Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Benefit)*		$	(154	)		$	153			$	(713	)		$	(319	)

*Service cost is included Operations and Maintenance expense on the consolidated statements of income; all other amounts are included in Other Income (Expense), net.

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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.

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-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Subparagraph (h)
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Paragraph 1
-Section 50
-Publisher FASB
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