Employee Retirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

8.	Employee Retirement Plans

The components of the Company’s net periodic benefit cost were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Service cost	$	140	$	375
Interest cost		548		614
Expected return on plan assets		(542)		(584)
Net amortization and deferral		120		362
Net periodic benefit cost	$	266	$	767

The components of net periodic benefit cost other than the service cost component are included in "other expense, net" in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited).