Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Employee Retirement Plans

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Employee Retirement Plans
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Employee Retirement Plans  
Employee Retirement Plans

11.

Employee Retirement Plans

The components of net periodic pension cost consist of the following:

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Component of net periodic pension cost:

Service cost

$

-

$

102

$

-

$

306

Interest cost

410

389

1,230

1,167

Expected return on plan assets

(294)

(475)

(882)

(1,425)

Amortization of net loss

149

176

447

528

Net periodic pension cost

$

265

$

192

$

795

$

576

The Company estimates its total required minimum contributions to its pension plans in 2019 will be $0.  Through September 30, 2019, the Company has made $0 of cash contributions to the pension plans versus $7,047 through the same period in 2018. The 2018 payment included a $7,000 discretionary payment related to the 2017 plan year.

Components of net periodic other postretirement benefit cost consist of the following:

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Component of periodic other postretirement benefit cost:

Service cost

$

37

$

47

$

111

$

141

Interest cost

63

58

189

174

Amortization of net gain

(78)

(52)

(234)

(156)

Net periodic other postretirement benefit cost

$

22

$

53

$

66

$

159

Service cost is included in Income from operations on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost are included in Other expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income.