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Executive Benefit Agreements and Employee Savings Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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

						December 31,
		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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