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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]
The components of net periodic pension cost consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
 
Three months ended
 
March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
$
197

 
$
172

Interest cost
1,408

 
1,355

Expected return on assets
(1,517
)
 
(1,396
)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost
34

 
34

Amortization of net unrecognized loss
758

 
1,318

      Net periodic pension cost
$
880

 
$
1,483