Employee Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 pension cost were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Service cost	$	141	$	409	$	423	$	1,228
Interest cost		552		612		1,655		1,837
Expected return on plan assets		(576)		(607)		(1,727)		(1,822)
Net amortization and deferral		132		419		395		1,257
Net periodic pension cost	$	249	$	833	$	746	$	2,500

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

The Company made a $4.0 million pension contribution in the second quarter of 2017. No additional cash contributions are expected for the remainder of 2017.