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Employee Retirement Plans
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Employee Retirement Plans  
Employee Retirement Plans

7.    Employee Retirement Plans

The components of our pension expense were as follows:

Three Months Ended September 30, 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

(Dollars in thousands)

Service cost

$

116

$

111

$

350

$

334

Interest cost

 

658

 

438

 

1,974

 

1,315

Expected return on plan assets

 

(575)

 

(751)

 

(1,726)

 

(2,253)

Net amortization and deferral

 

124

219

 

372

 

657

Pension expense

$

323

$

17

$

970

$

53

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