Executive Benefit Agreements, Employee Savings Plans and Collective Bargaining Agreements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

The following table includes information about these agreements:

	December 31,
	2016		2015
	(In Thousands)
Total undiscounted death benefits	$	4,208	$	4,501
Total accrued death benefits	$	4,007	$	4,040

Total undiscounted executive benefits	$	201	$	913
Total accrued executive benefits	$	168	$	564

Executive Benefit Expenses

	December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
	(In Thousands)
Costs (recovery of costs) associated with executive benefits included in SG&A, net (1)	$	(341	)	$	(561	)	$	166

(1)

During 2016 and 2015, the employment of certain executives, subject to the provisions of the 1981 and 1992 Agreements, were terminated, resulting in the forfeiture of the respective benefits. As a result of these events, the accrual for these estimated benefits was derecognized resulting in a net recovery of costs associated with certain executive benefits.

Life Insurance Policies

The following table summarizes certain information about these life insurance policies.

	December 31,
	2016			2015
	(In Thousands)
Total face value of life insurance policies	$	4,670		$	21,242

Total cash surrender values of life insurance policies	$	2,270		$	5,007
Loans on cash surrender values		(1,409	)		(1,288	)
Net cash surrender values	$	861		$	3,719

Life Insurance Premiums

	2016			2015			2014
	(In Thousands)
Cost of life insurance premiums	$	481		$	1,040		$	1,077
Increases in cash surrender values		(51	)		(586	)		(714	)
Net cost of life insurance premiums included in SG&A	$	430		$	454		$	363