Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Employee Retirement Benefits (Tables)

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Employee Retirement Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Employee Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Summary Of The Balance Sheet Impact, Including Benefit Obligations, Assets And Funded Status Of The Pension Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at the beginning of the year

 

$         

3,340,000 

 

$

5,675,000 

Service cost

 

 

8,000 

 

 

5,000 

Interest cost

 

 

143,000 

 

 

186,000 

Augmentations

 

 

 -

 

 

211,000 

Actuarial losses/(gains)

 

 

363,000 

 

 

(198,000)

Benefits paid

 

 

(78,000)

 

 

(293,000)

Changes due to plan settlement

 

 

 -

 

 

(2,363,000)

Foreign currency (losses)/gains

 

 

(192,000)

 

 

117,000 

Benefit obligation at the end of the year

 

 

3,584,000 

 

 

3,340,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

 

3,645,000 

 

 

5,547,000 

Actual return on plan assets

 

 

340,000 

 

 

343,000 

Employer contributions

 

 

59,000 

 

 

297,000 

Benefits paid

 

 

(78,000)

 

 

(293,000)

Changes due to plan settlement

 

 

 -

 

 

(2,363,000)

Foreign currency (gains)/losses

 

 

(210,000)

 

 

114,000 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

 

3,756,000 

 

 

3,645,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded status at end of year – net asset

 

$

172,000 

 

$

305,000 

 

Weighted Average Assumptions Used To Determine Net Periodic Pension Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

3.6% 

 

 

4.6% 

Expected return on assets

 

 

3.6% 

 

 

5.5% 

 

Summary Of Estimated Future Pension Benefit Payments

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

$

268,000 

2016

 

97,000 

2017

 

165,000 

2018

 

148,000 

2019

 

136,000 

2020 thru 2024

 

801,000 

 

Summary Of Components Of Net Periodic (Benefit) Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2012

Service cost

 

$

8,000 

 

$

5,000 

 

$

275,000 

Interest cost

 

 

143,000 

 

 

186,000 

 

 

244,000 

Expected return on assets

 

 

(188,000)

 

 

(229,000)

 

 

(262,000)

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

 -

 

 

211,000 

 

 

 -

Net periodic pension (benefit) cost

 

$

(37,000)

 

$

173,000 

 

$

257,000