Pensions And Other Employee Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Pensions And Other Employee Benefits [Abstract]

Reconciliation Of Changes In Plans' Benefit Obligations And Fair Value Of Assets

		September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	Year Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Reconciliation of benefit obligation
Obligation at beginning of period	$	476,031		$	420,076		$	62,840		$	67,392
Service cost		12,265			10,677			522			672
Interest cost		25,504			24,673			3,198			3,411
Participant contributions		1,469			1,507			2,014			1,968
Plan amendment		—			—			—			(1,386	)
Actuarial loss (gain)		57,824			41,826			1,755			(5,085	)
Benefit payments		(24,080	)		(22,728	)		(4,280	)		(4,132	)

Obligation at December 31,		549,013			476,031			66,049			62,840

Reconciliation of fair value of plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period		289,036			256,166			269			507
Actual return on plan assets		(2,453	)		28,133			(2	)		2
Employer contributions		34,110			24,932			2,026			1,924
Participant contributions		1,469			1,507			2,014			1,968
Benefit payments		(22,870	)		(21,702	)		(4,280	)		(4,132	)

Fair value of plan assets at December 31,		299,292			289,036			27			269

Funded status at end of period	$	(249,721	)	$	(186,995	)	$	(66,022	)	$	(62,571	)

Pre-Tax Amounts Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

		September 30,			September 30,			September 30,		September 30,
	Pension Benefits December 31,						Other Benefits December 31,
	2011			2010			2011		2010
Actuarial (loss) gain	$	(187,275	)	$	(108,826	)	$	9,578	$	12,402
Amendments-prior service credit		19,954			22,673			2,416		3,144

	$	(167,321	)	$	(86,153	)	$	11,994	$	15,546

Amounts Recognized In Other Comprehensive Loss

		September 30,			September 30,
	Pension Benefits			Other Benefits
Actuarial loss during the period	$	(83,828	)	$	(1,768	)
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain)		5,379			(1,056	)
Amortization of prior service credit		(2,719	)		(728	)

Total recognized in other comprehensive loss	$	(81,168	)	$	(3,552	)

Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

		September 30,		September 30,		September 30,		September 30,
	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
	December 31,				December 31,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Current Liabilities	$	971	$	1,223	$	3,499	$	3,526
Long-Term Liabilities		248,750		185,772		62,523		59,045

	$	249,721	$	186,995	$	66,022	$	62,571

Components Of Net Periodic Cost

		September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	Pension Benefits									Other Benefits
	For the Year Ended December 31,									For the Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009
Service cost	$	12,265		$	10,677		$	9,436		$	522		$	672		$	863
Interest cost		25,504			24,673			24,447			3,198			3,411			3,965
Expected return on plan assets		(23,552	)		(20,641	)		(17,176	)		(12	)		(31	)		(50	)
Amortization of prior service credit		(2,719	)		(2,719	)		(2,719	)		(728	)		(728	)		(481	)
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)		5,379			3,536			4,083			(1,056	)		(1,118	)		(471	)

Net periodic cost	$	16,877		$	15,526		$	18,071		$	1,924		$	2,206		$	3,826

Assumptions Used To Determine Net Periodic Cost

		September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Discount rate		5.50	%		6.00	%		6.50	%
Expected return on plan assets		8.00	%		8.00	%		8.00	%
Rate of compensation increase		4.25	%		4.25	%		4.25	%

Assumptions Used To Determine The Benefit Obligation

		September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Discount rate		4.75	%		5.50	%		6.00	%
Rate of compensation increase		4.25	%		4.25	%		4.25	%

Effect Of Changes In Assumptions On Benefit Obligations For Other Benefits

		September 30,		September 30,
	1% Increase		1% Decrease
Effect on total of service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement health care benefit cost	$	276	$	(224	)
Effect on the health care component of the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation	$	5,310	$	(4,490	)

Pension Plans' Actual And Targeted Asset Allocations

		September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	December 31,
	Actual Allocation						Target Allocation
	2011			2010			Target			Target Range
Equities		58	%		61	%		60	%		50-65	%
Fixed Income		42	%		39	%		40	%		35-50	%

		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%

Target Asset Allocation And Ranges Of Post Retirement Benefit Plan

		September 30,			September 30,
	Target Allocation
	Target			Target Range
U.S. Large Cap Equities		25	%		15-40	%
U.S. Small Cap Equities		5	%		0-10	%
Global Equities		10	%		5-20	%
Non-U.S. Equities		10	%		5-20	%
Alternative Equity Investments		10	%		0-20	%

Total Equities		60	%		50-70	%


Fixed Income		30	%		20-40	%
Alternative Fixed Income Investments		10	%		0-20	%

Total Fixed Income		40	%		30-50	%


Total Target Allocation		100	%		100	%

Fair Values Of Pension Plan Assets

		September 30,		September 30,			September 30,		September 30,		September 30,
	Fair Value Measurements
Asset Category	Total		Percentage			Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets Level 1		Significant Observable Inputs Level 2		Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3
	(In thousands)

At December 31, 2011:
Equity securities:
U.S. large-cap⁽¹⁾	$	60,813		20	%			$	60,813
U.S. small-cap⁽²⁾		18,010		6	%	$	3,901		14,109
Global ⁽³⁾		20,273		7	%				20,273
Non-U.S.⁽⁴⁾		33,781		11	%		1,037		32,744
Alternative investments:
Equity long/short fund⁽⁵⁾		16,509		6	%				5,952	$	10,557
Real Estate Securities fund⁽⁶⁾		17,689		6	%				5,854		11,835
Private equity fund⁽⁷⁾		6,870		2	%				—		6,870

		173,945		58	%		4,938		139,745		29,262


Fixed income securities:
Commingled funds⁽⁸⁾		100,178		33	%				100,178
Alternative investments:
Distressed opportunity limited partnership⁽⁹⁾		5,217		2	%						5,217
Multi-strategy limited partnerships⁽¹⁰⁾		19,916		7	%		—		—		19,916
Diversified alternatives fund⁽¹¹⁾		—		—							—
Other limited partnerships⁽¹²⁾		36		—			—		—		36

		125,347		42	%		—		100,178		25,169


	$	299,292		100	%	$	4,938	$	239,923	$	54,431


At December 31, 2010:
Equity securities:
U.S. large-cap⁽¹⁾	$	86,866		30	%			$	86,866
U.S. small-cap⁽²⁾		16,002		6	%	$	3,783		12,219
Non-U.S.⁽⁴⁾		53,101		18	%		1,249		51,852
Alternative investments:
Equity long/short fund⁽⁵⁾		11,993		4	%				6,111	$	5,882
Private equity fund⁽⁷⁾		6,934		2	%						6,934

		174,896		61	%		5,032		157,048		12,816


Fixed income securities:
Commingled funds⁽⁸⁾		110,152		38	%				110,152
Alternative investments:
Distressed opportunity limited partnership⁽⁹⁾		3,598		1	%						3,598
Diversified alternatives fund⁽¹¹⁾		353		0	%						353
Other limited partnerships⁽¹²⁾		37		0	%						37

		114,140		39	%				110,152		3,988


	$	289,036		100	%	$	5,032	$	267,200	$	16,804

⁽¹⁾	Investments in common stocks that rank among the largest 1,000 companies in the U.S. stock market.

⁽²⁾	Investments in common stocks that rank among the small capitalization stocks in the U.S. stock market.

⁽³⁾	Investments in common stocks across the world without being limited by national borders or to specific regions.

⁽⁴⁾	Investments in common stocks of companies from developed and emerging countries outside the United States.

⁽⁵⁾

Investments primarily in long and short positions in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. We are invested in two funds; one fund has semi-annual tender offer redemption periods on June 30 and December 31and is reported on a one month lag. The other fund has no limitations on redemptions and is reported on a current basis.

⁽⁶⁾

Investments in real estate through both the private and public sector. The pension plan is invested in two funds of funds. One fund invests in global public real estate securities (REITs) while the second fund invests in private real estate investments. The private real estate fund is valued on a quarterly lag.

⁽⁷⁾

Fund invests in portfolios of secondary interest in established venture capital, buyout, mezzanine and special situation funds on a global basis. The pension plan committed to invest up to $10 million in this fund. The remaining outstanding commitment at December 31, 2011 is $1.55 million. The amount invested in the fund, net of distributions, is $6.45 million and $7.30 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Fund is valued on a quarterly lag with adjustment for subsequent cash activity.

⁽⁸⁾	Investments in bonds representing many sectors of the broad bond market with both short-term and intermediate-term maturities.

⁽⁹⁾

Investments mainly in discounted debt securities, bank loans, trade claims and other debt and equity securities of financially troubled companies. This partnership has a one year lock-up period with semi-annual withdrawal rights on June 30 and December 31 thereafter. As of December 31, 2011, $2 million was subject to the lock-up period which will expire in June 2012. This fund is reported on a one month lag.

⁽¹⁰⁾

Investments mainly in partnerships that have multi-strategy investment programs and do not rely on a single investment model. In 2011, the pension plan invested in two limited partnerships that have multi-strategy investment programs. One partnership has quarterly liquidation rights with notice of 65 days while the second partnership has monthly liquidation rights with notice of 33 days. Both funds are reported on a one month lag.

⁽¹¹⁾	Fund is a fund of hedge funds. Fund was closed and unwound its holdings. At December 31, 2010, the remaining assets were sold with the cash proceeds received in 2011.

⁽¹²⁾	The pension plan invested in other partnerships that have reached their end of life and have closed and are unwinding their holdings. Mainly partnerships that provided mezzanine financing.

Changes In The Fair Value Of The Pension Plan Assets


	Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	Private Equity Fund			Equity Long/Short Fund			Distressed Opportunity Ltd. Partnership			Diversified Alternatives Fund			Other Limited Partnership			Multi Strategy Funds			Real Estate Fund		Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2010	$	6,245		$	5,468		$	3,204		$	3,135		$	218		$	—		$	—	$	18,270
Unrealized gain/(loss)		339			414			394			(884	)		(66	)		—			—		197
Realized gain/(loss)		—			—			—			(697	)		233			—			—		(464	)
Purchases		1,300			—			—			—			35			—			—		1,335
Sales		(950	)		—			—			(1,201	)		(383	)		—			—		(2,534	)

Balance at December 31, 2010	$	6,934		$	5,882		$	3,598		$	353		$	37		$	—		$	—	$	16,804
Unrealized gain/(loss)		786			(325	)		(381	)		2,521			(1	)		(84	)		335		2,851
Realized gain/(loss)		—			—			—			(2,527	)		—			—			—		(2,527	)
Purchases		200			5,000			2,000			—			—			20,000			11,500		38,700
Sales		(1,050	)		—			—			(347	)		—			—			—		(1,397	)

Balance at December 31, 2011	$	6,870		$	10,557		$	5,217		$	—		$	36		$	19,916		$	11,835	$	54,431

Benefit Payments Expected To Be Paid

		September 30,		September 30,		September 30,
			Other Benefits
	Pension Benefits		Gross Benefit Payments		Medicare Subsidy Receipts
2012		27,281		3,873		265
2013		27,952		4,131		278
2014		28,959		4,383		293
2015		29,671		4,551		310
2016		30,426		4,682		321
2017 to 2021		170,801		24,487		1,773