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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Consolidated Net Periodic Benefit Costs
The following tables present our consolidated net periodic benefit costs related to the pension and postretirement benefit plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 30, 2014
 
Pension
Benefits
 
Other  Post-
Retirement
Benefits
 
Pension
Benefits
 
Other  Post-
Retirement
Benefits
Components of net periodic benefit costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
3,374

 
$
67

 
$
3,352

 
$
47

Interest cost
1,334

 
91

 
2,030

 
139

Expected return on plan assets
(1,645
)
 

 
(1,490
)
 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)(1)
77

 
(928
)
 

 
(928
)
Amortization of actuarial loss(1)
1,145

 
209

 
930

 
262

Settlement cost(1)

 

 
1,569

 

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)
$
4,285

 
$
(561
)
 
$
6,391

 
$
(480
)
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 30, 2014
 
Pension
Benefits
 
Other  Post-
Retirement
Benefits
 
Pension
Benefits
 
Other  Post-
Retirement
Benefits
Components of net periodic benefit costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
6,950

 
$
144

 
$
6,704

 
$
114

Interest cost
2,684

 
206

 
3,689

 
253

Expected return on plan assets
(3,115
)
 

 
(3,187
)
 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)(1)
154

 
(1,856
)
 
33

 
(1,856
)
Amortization of actuarial loss(1)
2,167

 
517

 
1,559

 
457

Settlement cost(1)

 

 
1,569

 

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)
$
8,840

 
$
(989
)
 
$
10,367

 
$
(1,032
)

(1) These amounts are included in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as changes in employee benefit plan assets and benefit obligations.