PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

Summarize the costs of the Company's employee

	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	Three months ended						Three months ended
	March 31, 2012			March 31, 2011			March 31, 2012			March 31, 2011
	(in thousands)
Service cost	$	1,802		$	2,628		$	12		$	119
Interest cost	2,955			2,799			114			320
Expected return on plan assets	(3,131		)	(3,249		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service cost	4			9			(844		)	(303		)
Recognized actuarial loss	1,027			283			246			166
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,657		$	2,470		$	(472	)	$	302