Pension And Postretirement Obligations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Pension And Postretirement Obligations [Abstract]

Pension And Postretirement Obligations

NOTE 14: PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

The components of net periodic cost (gain) for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	Pension Benefits				Postretirement Benefits
		2011		2010		2011		2010
Service cost	$	0	$	0	$	8	$	30
Interest cost		652		656		184		180
Expected return on plan assets		(615)		(613)		(121)		(121)
Amortization of transition asset		0		0		21		21
Amortization of prior service cost		42		42		(248)		(247)
Amortization of net loss		654		663		71		75
Net periodic benefit cost (gain)	$	733	$	748	$	(85)	$	(62)

The components of net periodic cost (gain) for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	Pension Benefits				Postretirement Benefits
		2011		2010		2011		2010
Service cost	$	0	$	0	$	2	$	11
Interest cost		217		217		61		61
Expected return on plan assets		(205)		(204)		(40)		(42)
Amortization of transition asset		0		0		7		7
Amortizaton of prior service cost		14		14		(83)		(82)
Amortization of net loss		218		221		24		25
Net periodic benefit cost (gain)	$	244	$	248	$	(29)	$	(20)

The Company expects to contribute a total of $529 to its pension and postretirement benefit plans in 2011.   For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company has contributed $397 of this amount to its pension and postretirement benefit plans.