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, 2015
Employee Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Summary Of The Balance Sheet Impact, Including Benefit Obligations, Assets And Funded Status Of The Pension Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at the beginning of the year

 

$         

3,584,000 

 

$

3,340,000 

Service cost

 

 

50,000 

 

 

8,000 

Interest cost

 

 

122,000 

 

 

143,000 

Actuarial (gains)/losses

 

 

(193,000)

 

 

363,000 

Benefits paid

 

 

(117,000)

 

 

(78,000)

Changes due to plan settlement

 

 

(534,000)

 

 

 -

Foreign currency gains

 

 

(163,000)

 

 

(192,000)

Benefit obligation at the end of the year

 

 

2,749,000 

 

 

3,584,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

 

3,756,000 

 

 

3,645,000 

Actual return on plan assets

 

 

172,000 

 

 

340,000 

Employer contributions

 

 

703,000 

 

 

59,000 

Benefits paid

 

 

(117,000)

 

 

(78,000)

Changes due to plan settlement

 

 

(1,720,000)

 

 

 -

Foreign currency losses

 

 

(171,000)

 

 

(210,000)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

 

2,623,000 

 

 

3,756,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded status at end of year – net (liability) asset

 

$

(126,000)

 

$

172,000 

 

Weighted Average Assumptions Used To Determine Net Periodic Pension Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

3.9% 

 

 

3.6% 

Expected return on assets

 

 

3.9% 

 

 

3.6% 

 

Summary Of Components Of Net Periodic (Benefit) Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

Service cost

 

$

50,000 

 

$

8,000 

 

$

5,000 

Interest cost

 

 

122,000 

 

 

143,000 

 

 

186,000 

Expected return on assets

 

 

(162,000)

 

 

(188,000)

 

 

(229,000)

Plan settlement costs

 

 

1,720,000 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

211,000 

Net periodic pension cost (benefit)

 

$

1,730,000 

 

$

(37,000)

 

$

173,000