| Components of Pension Cost |
The components of pension cost for VF’s defined benefit plans were as follows:
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Year Ended March |
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Three Months
Ended March
(Transition Period)
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Year Ended December |
(In thousands) |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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2016 |
Service cost — benefits earned during the period |
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$ |
22,352 |
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$ |
5,912 |
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$ |
24,890 |
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$ |
25,839 |
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Interest cost on projected benefit obligations |
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63,434 |
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14,825 |
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58,989 |
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|
68,020 |
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Expected return on plan assets |
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(93,409 |
) |
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(25,314 |
) |
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(94,807 |
) |
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(99,540 |
) |
Settlement charges |
|
8,856 |
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— |
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— |
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50,922 |
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Curtailments |
|
9,530 |
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— |
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1,671 |
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— |
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Amortization of deferred amounts: |
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Net deferred actuarial losses |
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28,474 |
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8,548 |
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41,440 |
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65,212 |
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Deferred prior service costs |
|
494 |
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|
647 |
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2,646 |
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2,584 |
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Total pension expense |
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$ |
39,731 |
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$ |
4,618 |
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$ |
34,829 |
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$ |
113,037 |
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Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine pension expense: |
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Discount rate in effect for determining service cost |
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3.85 |
% |
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3.58 |
% |
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4.08 |
% |
|
4.54 |
% |
Discount rate in effect for determining interest cost |
|
3.51 |
% |
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3.13 |
% |
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3.26 |
% |
|
3.56 |
% |
Expected long-term return on plan assets |
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5.58 |
% |
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5.72 |
% |
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5.72 |
% |
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5.81 |
% |
Rate of compensation increase |
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3.73 |
% |
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|
3.73 |
% |
|
3.78 |
% |
|
3.90 |
% |
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| Reconciliation of Changes in Fair Value of Defined Benefit Plan Assets and Projected Benefit Obligations |
The following provides a reconciliation of the changes in fair value of VF’s defined benefit plan assets and projected benefit obligations for each period, and the funded status at the end of each period:
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(In thousands) |
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March 2019 |
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March 2018 |
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December 2017 |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period |
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$ |
1,751,760 |
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$ |
1,809,649 |
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$ |
1,673,297 |
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Actual return on plan assets |
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82,947 |
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(39,495 |
) |
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204,017 |
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VF contributions |
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41,581 |
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3,205 |
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|
9,807 |
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Participant contributions |
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4,136 |
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|
1,018 |
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|
4,011 |
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Benefits paid |
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(118,513 |
) |
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(27,441 |
) |
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(93,900 |
) |
Currency translation |
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(10,817 |
) |
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4,824 |
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12,417 |
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Fair value of plan assets, end of period |
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1,751,094 |
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1,751,760 |
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1,809,649 |
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Projected benefit obligations, beginning of period |
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1,884,485 |
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1,943,821 |
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1,808,327 |
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Service cost |
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22,352 |
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5,912 |
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24,890 |
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Interest cost |
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63,434 |
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14,825 |
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|
58,989 |
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Participant contributions |
|
4,136 |
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|
1,018 |
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|
4,011 |
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Actuarial loss (gain) |
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10,653 |
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(59,511 |
) |
|
131,040 |
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Benefits paid |
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(118,513 |
) |
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(27,441 |
) |
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(93,900 |
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Plan amendments |
|
715 |
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— |
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— |
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Curtailments |
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(33,826 |
) |
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— |
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(5,664 |
) |
Currency translation |
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(14,505 |
) |
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5,861 |
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16,128 |
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Projected benefit obligations, end of period |
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1,818,931 |
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1,884,485 |
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1,943,821 |
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Funded status, end of period |
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$ |
(67,837 |
) |
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$ |
(132,725 |
) |
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$ |
(134,172 |
) |
Pension benefits are reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a net asset or liability based on the overfunded or underfunded status of the defined benefit plans, assessed on a plan-by-plan basis.
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(In thousands) |
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March 2019 |
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March 2018 |
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December 2017 |
Amounts included in Consolidated Balance Sheets: |
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Other assets (Note 10) |
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$ |
117,405 |
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$ |
76,671 |
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$ |
82,296 |
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Accrued liabilities (Note 12) |
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(10,260 |
) |
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(32,814 |
) |
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(27,277 |
) |
Other liabilities (Note 14) |
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(174,982 |
) |
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(176,582 |
) |
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(189,191 |
) |
Funded status |
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$ |
(67,837 |
) |
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$ |
(132,725 |
) |
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$ |
(134,172 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, pretax: |
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Net deferred actuarial losses |
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$ |
399,093 |
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$ |
452,329 |
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$ |
454,463 |
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Deferred prior service costs |
|
563 |
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|
9,878 |
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10,533 |
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Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, pretax |
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$ |
399,656 |
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$ |
462,207 |
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$ |
464,996 |
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Accumulated benefit obligations |
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$ |
1,778,910 |
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$ |
1,783,600 |
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$ |
1,837,776 |
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Weighted average actuarial assumptions used to determine pension obligations: |
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Discount rate |
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3.68 |
% |
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3.76 |
% |
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3.46 |
% |
Rate of compensation increase (a)
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2.74 |
% |
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3.73 |
% |
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3.73 |
% |
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(a) |
Rate of compensation increase is calculated as the weighted average rate of compensation increase for active plans. Frozen plans are excluded from the calculation. |
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| Fair Value of Investments Held by Pension Plan |
The fair value of investments held by VF’s defined benefit plans at March 2019, March 2018 and December 2017, by asset class, is summarized below. Refer to Note 22 for a description of the three levels of the fair value measurement hierarchy.
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Total Plan
Assets
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Fair Value Measurements |
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(In thousands) |
Level 1 |
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Level 2 |
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Level 3 |
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March 2019 |
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Plan assets |
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Cash equivalents |
$ |
3,023 |
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$ |
3,023 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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Fixed income securities: |
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U.S. Treasury and government agencies |
7 |
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— |
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7 |
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— |
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Insurance contracts |
71,521 |
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— |
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71,521 |
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|
— |
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Commodities |
(347 |
) |
|
(347 |
) |
|
— |
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— |
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Total plan assets in the fair value hierarchy |
$ |
74,204 |
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$ |
2,676 |
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$ |
71,528 |
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$ |
— |
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Plan assets measured at net asset value |
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Cash equivalents |
36,349 |
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Equity securities: |
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Domestic |
82,659 |
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International |
97,766 |
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Fixed income securities: |
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Corporate and international bonds |
1,309,123 |
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Alternative investments |
150,993 |
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Total plan assets measured at net asset value |
1,676,890 |
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Total plan assets |
$ |
1,751,094 |
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Total Plan
Assets
|
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Fair Value Measurements |
(In thousands) |
Level 1 |
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Level 2 |
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Level 3 |
March 2018 |
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Plan assets |
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Cash equivalents |
$ |
14,694 |
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$ |
14,694 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
|
Fixed income securities: |
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U.S. Treasury and government agencies |
8 |
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— |
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8 |
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— |
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Insurance contracts |
67,444 |
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— |
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|
67,444 |
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— |
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Commodities |
(7,091 |
) |
|
(7,091 |
) |
|
— |
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|
— |
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Total plan assets in the fair value hierarchy |
$ |
75,055 |
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$ |
7,603 |
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$ |
67,452 |
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$ |
— |
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Plan assets measured at net asset value |
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Cash equivalents |
38,833 |
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Equity securities: |
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Domestic |
114,958 |
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International |
155,330 |
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Fixed income securities: |
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Corporate and international bonds |
1,211,103 |
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Alternative investments |
156,481 |
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Total plan assets measured at net asset value |
1,676,705 |
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Total plan assets |
$ |
1,751,760 |
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Total Plan
Assets
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Fair Value Measurements |
(In thousands) |
Level 1 |
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Level 2 |
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Level 3 |
December 2017 |
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Plan assets |
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Cash equivalents |
$ |
8,191 |
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$ |
8,191 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
|
Fixed income securities: |
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U.S. Treasury and government agencies |
8 |
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|
— |
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8 |
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|
— |
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Insurance contracts |
69,448 |
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— |
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|
69,448 |
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— |
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Commodities |
(372 |
) |
|
(372 |
) |
|
— |
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|
— |
|
Total plan assets in the fair value hierarchy |
$ |
77,275 |
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$ |
7,819 |
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$ |
69,456 |
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$ |
— |
|
Plan assets measured at net asset value |
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Cash equivalents |
36,313 |
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Equity securities: |
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Domestic |
152,154 |
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International |
173,608 |
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Fixed income securities: |
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Corporate and international bonds |
1,215,558 |
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Alternative investments |
154,741 |
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Total plan assets measured at net asset value |
1,732,374 |
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Total plan assets |
$ |
1,809,649 |
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