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PENSION PLANS. (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Retirement Plan [Member] |
Expected contributions by the company | $ 1,000
Expected net periodic benefit cost for 2017 | 740
Postretirement Plan [Member] |
Expected net periodic benefit cost for 2017 | $ 270
Percentage of pre-Medicare postretirement medical benefits | 7.00%
Percentage of adjusting rate assumed health care | For purposes of determining the cost and obligation for pre-Medicare postretirement medical benefits, a 7.0% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits (i.e., health care trend rate) was assumed for the plan in 2018, adjusting to a rate of 4.5% in 2026.

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