PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of defined benefit plans disclosures

For the three and nine months ended  September 30, 2012 and 2011, net periodic benefit cost related to the employee and officer pension and other postretirement benefit plans consisted of the following components (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits						Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service Cost	$	873		$	741		$	2,619		$	2,222
Interest Cost	1,853			1,800			5,559			5,401
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(1,991		)	(1,771		)	(5,974		)	(5,312		)
Amortizations:
Prior Service Cost	48			51			145			151
Actuarial Loss	1,469			1,028			4,407			3,085
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	2,252			1,849			6,756			5,547
Capitalized Benefit Costs	(1,306		)	(906		)	(3,513		)	(2,718		)
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense	$	946		$	943		$	3,243		$	2,829

	Other Postretirement Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service Cost	$	198		$	189		$	594		$	568
Interest Cost	573			608			1,719			1,824
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(402		)	(427		)	(1,206		)	(1,281		)
Amortizations:
Prior Service Credits	(54		)	(67		)	(162		)	(202		)
Actuarial Loss	329			314			988			942
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	644			617			1,933			1,851
Capitalized Benefit Costs	(374		)	(302		)	(1,005		)	(907		)
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense	$	270		$	315		$	928		$	944