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Employee Benefits (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Employee Benefits [Abstract]  
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) for our Defined Benefit Plans and Postretirement Benefit Plans
The components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for our defined benefit plans and postretirement benefit plans for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

  
Three Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
   
  
September 30,
  
September 30,
   
Pension benefits
 
2014
  
2013
  
2014
  
2013
 
Service cost
 
$
41
  
$
45
  
$
123
  
$
135
 
Interest cost
  
65
   
59
   
195
   
176
 
Amortization of prior service cost
  
   
7
   
   
21
 
Actuarial net loss
  
57
   
172
   
172
   
517
 
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
163
  
$
283
  
$
490
  
$
849
 
                 
Postretirement benefits
                
Service cost
 
$
1
  
$
  
$
1
  
$
1
 
Interest cost
  
7
   
9
   
22
   
28
 
Amortization of prior service cost
  
(755
)
  
(1,085
)
  
(2,264
)
  
(3,259
)
Actuarial net loss
  
513
   
609
   
1,535
   
1,825
 
Net periodic benefit credit
 
$
(234
)
 
$
(467
)
 
$
(706
)
 
$
(1,405
)