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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Funded Status
The following table sets forth the Pension Plan’s changes in benefit obligation, changes in fair value of assets, and funded status as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 using a measurement date of December 31 (in thousands):

  December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
Change in projected benefits obligation:
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year
$ 8,177  $ 11,324 
Service cost
1,537  2,870 
Interest cost
423  336 
Actuarial gain (loss) 658  (6,111)
Benefits paid
(242) (242)
 Projected benefit obligation at end of year
$ 10,553  $ 8,177 
Change in Pension Plan assets:
Fair value of Pension Plan assets at beginning of year $ 11,650  $ 10,713 
Actual return on Pension Plan assets 725  (947)
Contributions by employer
2,068  2,126 
Benefits paid
(242) (242)
Fair value of Pension Plan assets at end of year 14,201  11,650 
Funded status at end of year $ 3,648  $ 3,473 
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures
Amounts recognized in the balance sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 consist of (in thousands):

  December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
Assets $ 3,648  $ 3,473 
Liabilities —  — 
  $ 3,648  $ 3,473 
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
  December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
Net actuarial gain $ 2,319  $ 3,189 
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, before taxes 2,319  3,189 
Income tax expense (488) (673)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, after taxes $ 1,831  $ 2,516 
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs
Net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 include the following components (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
  2023 2022 2021
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost $ 1,537  $ 2,870  $ 3,225 
Interest cost 423  336  264 
Expected return on Pension Plan assets (807) (741) (521)
Recognized actuarial (gain) loss (130) 41  144 
Net periodic benefit cost $ 1,023  $ 2,506  $ 3,112 
Schedule of Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations
Other changes in Pension Plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
  2023 2022 2021
Net actuarial (gain) loss $ 739  $ (4,422) $ (1,990)
Recognized actuarial gain (loss) 130  (41) (144)
Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss, before taxes $ 869  $ (4,463) $ (2,134)
Total recognized in net benefit cost and other comprehensive (income) loss, before taxes $ 1,892  $ (1,958) $ 978 
Schedule of Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets
The following table summarizes the projected benefit obligation in excess of Pension Plan assets and Pension Plan assets in excess of accumulated benefit obligation as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):

  December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
Projected benefit obligation in excess of Pension Plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation
$ 10,553  $ 8,177 
Fair value of Pension Plan assets $ 14,201  $ 11,650 
Plan assets in excess of accumulated benefit obligation:
Accumulated benefit obligation
$ 6,417  $ 5,277 
Fair value of Pension Plan assets $ 14,201  $ 11,650 
Schedule of Assumptions Used
The following are weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and costs as of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
Years Ended December 31,
  2023 2022 2021
Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of December 31:
Discount rate
5.00  % 5.25  % 3.00  %
Rate of compensation increase
7.29  % 7.29  % 7.29  %
Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit costs for the years ended December 31:
Discount rate
5.25  % 3.00  % 2.75  %
Expected return on Pension Plan assets 7.00  % 7.00  % 7.00  %
Rate of compensation increase
7.29  % 7.29  % 7.29  %
Schedule of Plan Assets by Major Asset Category
The fair values of the Pension Plan assets by major asset category as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, are as follows (in thousands):
  Total Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
As of December 31, 2023:
Cash and cash equivalents — money markets $ 1,179  $ 1,179  $ —  $ — 
Equities 8,182  8,182  —  — 
Equity funds 401  401  —  — 
Fixed income funds 1,000  1,000  —  — 
Taxable bonds 3,439  3,439  —  — 
Total $ 14,201  $ 14,201  $ —  $ — 
As of December 31, 2022:
Cash and cash equivalents — money markets $ 2,571  $ 2,571  $ —  $ — 
Equities 392  392  —  — 
Equity funds 2,884  2,884  —  — 
Fixed income funds 598  598  —  — 
Taxable bonds 5,205  5,205  —  — 
Total $ 11,650  $ 11,650  $ —  $ — 
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments
The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid for the following ten-year period (in thousands):
 
Year ending December 31, Amount
2024 $ 261 
2025 257 
2026 257 
2027 263 
2028 329 
2029 to 2033 2,059