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Employee Benefits (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Table Text Block]
The components of the net periodic benefit cost for our pension and postretirement benefit plans are as follows:
(In Thousands)
Pension Plan
 
Postretirement Benefit Plan
Three Months Ended June 30,
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1,278

 
$
870

 
$
496

 
$
614

Interest cost
1,334

 
1,237

 
398

 
439

Expected return on plan assets
(1,360
)
 
(1,512
)
 

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 
3

 
(8
)
 
(2
)
Amortization of net loss
1,684

 
639

 
56

 
92

Net periodic benefit cost
$
2,936

 
$
1,237

 
$
942

 
$
1,143


(In Thousands)
Pension Plan
 
Postretirement Benefit Plan
Six Months Ended June 30,
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
2,069

 
$
1,583

 
$
992

 
$
993

Interest cost
2,524

 
2,380

 
796

 
795

Expected return on plan assets
(2,682
)
 
(2,644
)
 

 

Amortization of prior service cost
3

 
6

 
(17
)
 
(16
)
Amortization of net loss
2,276

 
1,184

 
112

 
112

Net periodic benefit cost
$
4,190

 
$
2,509

 
$
1,883

 
$
1,884