Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Employee Retirement Plans

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Employee Retirement Plans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 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

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component of net periodic pension cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

 -

 

$

102

 

Interest cost

 

 

410

 

 

389

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(294)

 

 

(475)

 

Amortization of net loss

 

 

149

 

 

176

 

Net periodic pension cost

 

$

265

 

$

192

 

 

The Company estimates its total required minimum contributions to its pension plans in 2019 will be $0.  Through March 31, 2019, the Company has made $0 of cash contributions to the pension plans versus $14 through the same period in 2018.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component of periodic other postretirement benefit cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

37

 

$

47

 

Interest cost

 

 

63

 

 

58

 

Amortization of net gain

 

 

(78)

 

 

(52)

 

Net periodic other postretirement benefit cost

 

$

22

 

$

53

 

 

 

Service cost is included in Income from operations on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. 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 Loss.