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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Reconciliation Of The Plan's Benefit Obligations, Fair Value Of Assets And The Funded Status

The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company’s changes in the Plan’s benefit obligations, fair value of assets and a statement of the funded status as of and for the year ended December 31 (in thousands):

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Change in projected benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected benefit obligation at beginning of period

 

$

74,172

 

 

$

97,682

 

Service cost

 

 

1,788

 

 

 

3,485

 

Interest cost

 

 

3,421

 

 

 

2,588

 

Actuarial gain (loss)

 

 

3,507

 

 

 

(25,055

)

Benefits paid and plan expenses

 

 

(4,638

)

 

 

(4,528

)

Prior year service costs due to plan amendments

 

 

(3,905

)

 

 

-

 

Projected benefit obligation at end of period

 

 

74,345

 

 

 

74,172

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period

 

 

73,276

 

 

 

104,227

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

 

4,549

 

 

 

(26,422

)

Employer contributions

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Benefits paid and plan expenses

 

 

(4,639

)

 

 

(4,529

)

Fair value of plan assets at end of period

 

 

73,186

 

 

 

73,276

 

Funded status at end of period

 

$

(1,159

)

 

$

(896

)

Estimated Benefit Payments Under The Pension Plan

Estimated benefit payments under the Plan over the next ten years at December 31, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Amount

 

2024

 

$

4,359

 

2025

 

 

4,532

 

2026

 

 

4,856

 

2027

 

 

4,854

 

2028

 

 

5,103

 

2029 - 2032

 

 

26,149

 

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Expense

Net periodic pension cost consists of the following components for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Service cost

 

$

1,788

 

 

$

3,485

 

 

$

4,196

 

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

 

 

3,421

 

 

 

2,588

 

 

 

2,202

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(3,511

)

 

 

(4,565

)

 

 

(5,225

)

Amortization of unrecognized loss

 

 

1,264

 

 

 

250

 

 

 

724

 

Amortization of unrecognized prior service credit

 

 

(492

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Net periodic pension cost

 

$

2,470

 

 

$

1,758

 

 

$

1,897

 

Actuarial Assumptions Used

The actuarial assumptions used to determine the net periodic pension cost were as follows:

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

 

4.98

%

 

 

2.70

%

 

 

2.32

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

Expected long-term rate of return

 

 

6.00

%

 

 

5.25

%

 

 

5.25

%

 

The actuarial assumptions used to determine the projected benefit obligation were as follows:

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Weighted average discount rate

 

 

4.78

%

 

 

4.98

%

 

 

2.70

%

Rate of compensation increase

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

 

 

3.00

%

Plan's Target Asset Allocation And Actual Asset Allocation

The following table represents the Plan’s target asset allocation and actual asset allocation, respectively, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:

 

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

Target

 

Actual

 

Target

 

Actual

Asset category:

 

Allocation

 

Allocation

 

Allocation

 

Allocation

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

16.59

%

Equity securities

 

 

30.00

 

 

 

31.51

 

 

 

30.00

 

 

 

25.05

 

Fixed income securities

 

 

15.00

 

 

 

36.14

 

 

 

15.00

 

 

 

21.70

 

Alternative investments

 

 

55.00

 

 

 

32.21

 

 

 

55.00

 

 

 

36.66

 

The Major Categories Of Plan Assets Measured At Fair Value On a Recurring Basis

The major categories of Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31 are presented in the following tables (in thousands).

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Fair Value

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash (including foreign currencies)

 

$

15

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

15

 

Short term investment funds

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,187

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,187

 

Total cash equivalents

 

 

15

 

 

 

1,187

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,202

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commingled pension trust funds

 

 

-

 

 

 

22,714

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

22,714

 

Total equity securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

22,714

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

22,714

 

Fixed income securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commingled pension trust funds

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,050

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,050

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

Total fixed income securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,052

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,052

 

Other investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commingled pension trust funds

 

 

-

 

 

 

23,218

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

23,218

 

Total Plan investments

 

$

15

 

 

$

73,171

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

73,186

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Fair Value

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash (including foreign currencies)

 

$

7

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

7

 

Short term investment funds

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,149

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,149

 

Total cash equivalents

 

 

7

 

 

 

12,149

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,156

 

Equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commingled pension trust funds

 

 

-

 

 

 

18,356

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

18,356

 

Total equity securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

18,356

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

18,356

 

Fixed income securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commingled pension trust funds

 

 

-

 

 

 

15,898

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

15,898

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

-

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3

 

Total fixed income securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

15,901

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

15,901

 

Other investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commingled pension trust funds

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,863

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

26,863

 

Total Plan investments

 

$

7

 

 

$

73,269

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

73,276