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Retirement Plans
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Other Postretirement Benefits
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| (In thousands) |
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2000
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1999
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1998
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2000
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1999
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1998
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| Service cost |
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$ 13,731 |
$ 15,688 |
$ 16,342 |
$ 1,174 |
$ 1,176 |
$ 780 |
| Interest cost |
34,210 |
34,560 |
31,266 |
3,196 |
2,283 |
2,124 |
| Expected return on plan assets |
(59,600) |
(56,283) |
(47,054) |
(222) |
(227) |
(218) |
| Amortization of prior service (credit)/cost |
(1,007) |
1,569 |
1,115 |
(1,091) |
(1,091) |
(1,327) |
| Amortization of transitional (asset)/obligation |
(709) |
(700) |
(700) |
278 |
278 |
278 |
| Recognized actuarial (gain)/loss |
(5,213) |
(2,982) |
(2,501) |
969 |
262 |
77 |
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| Net periodic benefit cost/(credit) |
$ (18,588) |
$ (8,148) |
$ (1,532) |
$ 4,304 |
$ 2,681 |
$ 1,714 |
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| Additional (gain)/loss recognized
due to: |
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Curtailment |
$ (4,450) |
$ 1,738 |
$ (7,402) |
$ -0- |
$ -0- |
$ (1,237) |
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Settlement |
-0- |
1,165 |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
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Special termination benefits |
-0- |
5,461 |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
-0- |
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| During 2000, AmSouth experienced a net curtailment gain of $4.5 million.
The gain was primarily the result of employee terminations associated
with the First American merger. This gain was recorded as a reduction
to merger and integration costs. During 1999, AmSouth experienced a net
curtailment loss of $1.7 million, a net settlement loss of $1.2 million
and costs of special termination benefits of $5.5 million in its retirement
plans. These losses were primarily the net result of employee terminations
and change of control provisions associated with the First American merger.
These losses were recorded as merger and integration costs. During 1998,
AmSouth experienced a $7.4 million curtailment gain in its retirement
plans due to the estimated effect of significant employee terminations
associated with the Deposit Guaranty merger. |
The curtailment gain was recorded as a reduction of merger and integration
costs. Also, during 1998, AmSouth terminated and settled its postretirement
death benefits plan, resulting in a curtailment gain of $1.2 million.
For measurement purposes, the increase in the per capita cost of covered
healthcare benefits varies by medical benefit and date of retirement.
For retirements after December 31, 1992, AmSouths subsidies for
all medical benefits will be capped at a level dollar amount in approximately
five years. For retirements before January 1, 1993, the rates are graded,
starting at 7.8 percent in 2000 and dropping to an ultimate rate of
5.0 percent in six years. Assumed healthcare cost trend rates have an
insignificant effect on the costs and the liabilities reported for the
healthcare plan. A one-percentage point change in assumed healthcare
cost trend rates would have the following effects:
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