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Pension Plan
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Pension Plan 
Pension Plan
11. Pension Plan

Net periodic pension costs for the U.K. pension plan included the following components:

 

     Three Months Ended
September  30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010     2011     2010     2011  

Interest cost

   $ 794      $ 816      $ 2,357      $ 2,456   

Expected return on plan assets

     (619     (745     (1,837     (2,242

Amortization of losses

     265        212        787        639   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic pension cost

   $ 440      $ 283      $ 1,307      $ 853   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company did not make any contributions to the plan but expects to contribute approximately $3.0 million during the remainder of 2011.