Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

DEFINED CONTRIBUTION AND PENSION PLANS (Tables)

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DEFINED CONTRIBUTION AND PENSION PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan Assets, and Funded Status of Plan
The following table shows the activity associated with the projected benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets in addition to the defined benefit retirement plans’ funded status (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2025 Year Ended December 31, 2024 Year Ended December 31, 2023
Change in benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation (PBO) at beginning of period $ 323,745  $ 363,315  $ 367,609 
Service cost 11  51  42 
Interest cost 17,403  14,842  17,406 
Actuarial loss (gain) (29,947) (23,922) (17,939)
Benefit payments and expenses (26,742) (24,159) (25,771)
Effect of exchange rate changes 23,947  (6,382) 21,968 
Projected benefit obligation (PBO) at end of period $ 308,417  $ 323,745  $ 363,315 
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of assets at beginning of period $ 328,505  $ 366,630  $ 347,520 
Actual return on assets (6,033) (18,799) 9,836 
Employer contributions 3,587  11,272  14,278 
Benefit payments and expenses (26,742) (24,159) (25,771)
Effect of exchange rate changes 24,300  (6,439) 20,767 
Fair value of assets at end of period $ 323,617  $ 328,505  $ 366,630 
Reconciliation of funded status:
Accumulated benefit obligation (ABO) $ 308,417  $ 323,745  $ 363,315 
Projected benefit obligation (PBO) $ 308,417  $ 323,745  $ 363,315 
Fair value of assets (323,617) (328,505) (366,630)
Net recognized pension liability (asset) $ (15,200) $ (4,760) $ (3,315)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss $ (5,143) $ 12,150  $ (7,528)
Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost Details of the components of net periodic pension cost (benefit) for the periods reflected in the table below were as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2025 Year Ended December 31, 2024 Year Ended December 31, 2023
Service cost for benefits earned during the period $ 32  $ 72  $ 42 
Interest cost on pension benefit obligation 17,403  14,842  17,406 
Expected return on assets (18,192) (17,383) (18,321)
Amortization of unrecognized losses 1,132  91  — 
Net periodic pension cost (benefit) $ 375  $ (2,378) $ (873)
Schedule of Actuarial Assumptions
Actuarial assumptions used to develop the components of the Defined Benefit Pension Plans for the periods reflected in the table below were as follows:    
  Year Ended December 31, 2025 Year Ended December 31, 2024 Year Ended December 31, 2023
Discount rate 5.40  % 4.50  % 4.80  %
Expected long-term rate of return on assets 5.32  % 4.93  % 5.02  %
Pension increase rate 3.00  % 3.00  % 3.10  %
Schedule of Target Allocation Percentages And Plan Assets By Level Within Fair Value Hierarchy Details of target allocation percentages under the Plan Trustee’s investment strategies as of the same dates are also included as follows:
  Target Allocation
as of December 31,
Actual Allocation
as of December 31,
Asset Category 2025 2024 2025 2024
Equity securities 11.3  % 10.7  % 15.3  % 15.4  %
Debt securities 61.3  % 57.7  % 56.0  % 39.3  %
Property —  % —  % 0.2  % 0.9  %
Other assets 27.4  % 31.6  % 28.5  % 44.4  %
Total 100.0  % 100.0  % 100.0  % 100.0  %
The following table summarizes, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the plan assets as of December 31, 2025, which are valued at fair value (in thousands):
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Balance as of December 31, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,901  $ —  $ —  $ 3,901 
Equity investments - UK 269  —  —  269 
Equity investments - non-UK 2,421  —  —  2,421 
Liquid credit —  59,316  —  59,316 
Alternative investments —  40,486  —  40,486 
Government debt securities 1,211  117,691  —  118,902 
Corporate debt securities 3,094  —  —  3,094 
Insurance policy —  —  88,504  88,504 
Total fair value investments $ 10,896  $ 217,493  $ 88,504  $ 316,893 
Net asset value(1)
—  —  —  6,724 
Total investments $ 10,896  $ 217,493  $ 88,504  $ 323,617 
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(1)Includes illiquid credit and property debt amounts held at net asset values.
The following table summarizes, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the plan assets as of December 31, 2024, which are valued at fair value (in thousands):
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Balance as of December 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,759  $ 37,572  $ —  $ 42,331 
Equity investments - UK 250  —  —  250 
Equity investments - non-UK 2,254  —  —  2,254 
Liquid credit —  69,258  —  69,258 
Alternative investments —  35,443  —  35,443 
Government debt securities 1,378  55,607  —  56,985 
Corporate debt securities 2,630  —  —  2,630 
Insurance policy —  —  103,699  103,699 
Total fair value investments $ 11,271  $ 197,880  $ 103,699  $ 312,850 
Net asset value(1)
—  —  —  15,655 
Total investments $ 11,271  $ 197,880  $ 103,699  $ 328,505 
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(1)Includes illiquid credit and property debt amounts held at net asset values.