Benefit expenses

The following amounts were recognised in the income statement and equity as pension costs:

	Pensions plans		Other long-term benefits
in CHF thousands	2016	2015	2016	2015
Defined benefit costs
Service cost
Current service cost	–16'090	–16'561	–452	–420
Past service cost including effects of curtailment	10'202	7'938	0	247
Gain / (Losses) from non-routine settlements	0	2'825	0	0
Total service cost	–5'888	–5'798	–452	–173
Net interest
Interest cost on defined benefit obligation	–3'981	–5'655	–33	0
Interest income on plan assets	3'245	4'683	0	0
Total net interest	–736	–972	–33	0
Administration expense	–600	–677	0	0
Net actuarial (losses) / gains recognised	0	0	125	–278
Total defined benefit cost	–7'224	–7'447	–360	–451
of which personal expense	–7'224	–7'447	–360	–451
of which financial expense	0	0	0	0
Contributions to defined contribution plans	–212	–215	0	0

Remeasurement of the defined benefit liability
Actuarial (gains) / losses
Arising from changes in demographic assumptions	2'897	0
Arising from changes in economic assumptions	–11'331	–22'640
Arising from experience	–13'817	4'426
Return on plan assets (excl. amounts in interest income)	6'473	–3'510
Total defined benefit cost recognised in other comprehensive income	–15'778	–21'724

Total benefit cost	–23'214	–29'386	–360	–451