Employee Retirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

8.Employee Retirement Plans

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


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Service cost	$	128	$	151	$	231	$	301
Interest cost		624		549		1,230		1,098
Expected return on plan assets		(625)		(646)		(1,251)		(1,292)
Net amortization and deferral		167		159		313		319
Net periodic pension cost	$	294	$	213	$	523	$	426

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