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Note 3 - Periodic Pension Expense | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements |
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block] | NOTE 3 – Periodic Pension Expense:
The following table details the net periodic pension expense under the Company's plans for the periods presented:
(In thousands)
|  | Three Months |  |  | Nine Months |
|  | Ended September 30, |  |  | Ended September 30, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 81 |  |  | $ | 49 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  |  | 242 |  |  |  | 241 |  |  |  | 727 |  |  |  | 724 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (429 | ) |  |  | (305 | ) |  |  | (1,288 | ) |  |  | (914 | )
Recognized actuarial loss |  |  | 284 |  |  |  | 253 |  |  |  | 850 |  |  |  | 800 |
Settlement loss |  |  | - |  |  |  | 158 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 435 |
Net periodic pension cost |  | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | 364 |  |  | $ | 370 |  |  | $ | 1,094 |
The service cost component is included in selling and administrative expenses and the other components are included in other periodic pension costs in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Company no longer accrues additional benefits for future service or for future increases in compensation levels for the Company’s primary or hourly defined benefit pension plans. There were $0.1 million in contributions made to the Company’s defined benefit plans during the three -month period ended September 30, 2018. There were no contributions made to the Company’s defined benefit plans during the three -month period ended September 30, 2017. There were $0.1 million and $1.5 million in contributions made to the Company’s defined benefit plans during the nine -month period ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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