Pension And Post-Retirement Benefit Costs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Pension And Post-Retirement Benefit Costs [Abstract]

Pension And Post-Retirement Benefit Costs

12. Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Costs

Components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Pension						Post-retirement Healthcare
	2012			2011			2012		2011
Service cost	$	254		$	257		$	2	$	4
Interest cost		647			680			185		209
Expected return on plan assets		(620	)		(569	)		—		—
Amortization of transition obligation		—			—			—		28
Amortization of prior service cost		74			74			21		47
Amortization of net loss		439			304			44		28
Net periodic benefit cost	$	794		$	746		$	252	$	316

The Company contributed $442 and $354 to the Salaried pension plan in the first three months of 2012 and 2011, respectively, and contributed $278 and $154 to the Wage pension plan in the first three months of 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Company expects to make additional contributions of $2,420 to the Salaried pension plan and $1,645 to the Wage pension plan during the year ending December 31, 2012.