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Executive Benefit Agreements and Employee Savings Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Executive Benefit Agreements | The following table includes information about these agreements:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Total undiscounted death benefits |  | $ | 6,417 |  |  | $ | 6,417 |
Total accrued death benefits |  | $ | 4,054 |  |  | $ | 4,121 |
Total undiscounted executive benefits |  | $ | 1,900 |  |  | $ | 1,904 |
Total accrued executive benefits |  | $ | 1,363 |  |  | $ | 1,280 |
Executive Benefit Expenses |
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|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  |  |  |  | (In Thousands) |  |  |  |
Costs associated with executive benefits included in SG&A, net |  | $ | 166 |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 186 |
Life Insurance Policies | The following table summarizes certain information about these life insurance policies.
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Total face value of life insurance policies |  | $ | 26,242 |  |  | $ | 26,242 |
Total cash surrender values of life insurance policies |  | $ | 6,936 |  |  | $ | 6,184 |
Life Insurance Premiums |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (In Thousands) |
Cost of life insurance premiums |  | $ | 1,224 |  |  | $ | 1,159 |  |  | $ | 851 |
Increases in cash surrender values |  |  | (752 | ) |  |  | (745 | ) |  |  | (479 | )
Net cost of life insurance premiums included in SG&A |  | $ | 472 |  |  | $ | 414 |  |  | $ | 372 |

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