Postretirement Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

General Discussion of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Postretirement Plans

Postretirement Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost were as follows:

	Six months ended June 30						Three months ended June 30
Pension Plans	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost		$822			$702			$411			$350
Interest cost	1,502			1,559			751			780
Expected return on plan assets	(1,916		)	(1,870		)	(958		)	(935		)
Amortization of prior service costs	112			121			56			59
Recognized net actuarial loss	968			628			484			314
Settlement and curtailment loss	10			55			3			11
Net periodic benefit cost		$1,498			$1,195			$747			$579
Net periodic benefit cost included in Earnings from operations		$1,248			$915			$593			$389

	Six months ended June 30						Three months ended June 30
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost		$72			$72			$36			$36
Interest cost	158			206			79			103
Expected return on plan assets	(4		)	(2		)	(2		)	(1		)
Amortization of prior service costs	(98		)	(48		)	(49		)	(24		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	60			66			30			33
Settlement and curtailment loss	(2		)
Net periodic benefit cost		$186			$294			$94			$147
Net periodic benefit cost included in Earnings from operations		$282			$280			$133			$118

A portion of net periodic benefit cost is allocated to production as product costs and may remain in inventory at the end of the reporting period.

During the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we made discretionary pension contributions of $763 and $0. During the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we made contributions to our other postretirement benefit plans of $8 in both periods.