Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Benefit Plans

12. Benefit Plans

The Company has defined contribution savings and profit sharing plans pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Benefit costs recognized as expense under these plans consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

	2012		2011		2010
Contributions:
Profit sharing	$	2,132	$	2,690	$	1,606
Savings		1,241		1,081		847
	$	3,373	$	3,771	$	2,453

All contributions to the plans are 100% participant directed. Participants are allowed to invest up to 20% of contributions in the Company’s Common Stock.