Pension And Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Pension And Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions [Abstract]

Pension And Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

7. Pension and Postretirement Benefits other than Pensions

The following tables disclose the amount of net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012 for the Company's defined benefit plans and other postretirement benefit plans:

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2011						2012
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
Service cost	$	526		$	621		$	287		$	803
Interest cost		3,687			1,759			3,476			1,972
Expected return on plan assets		(4,052	)		(1,011	)		(3,868	)		(1,003	)
Amortization of prior service cost and recognized actuarial loss		5			11			124			95
Net periodic benefit cost	$	166		$	1,380		$	19		$	1,867

	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2011				2012
	U.S.		Non-U.S.		U.S.			Non-U.S.
Service cost	$	299	$	159	$	136		$	192
Interest cost		751		230		449			210
Amortization of prior service cost and recognized actuarial (gain) loss		1		—		(444	)		34
Other		21		—		19			—
Curtailment gain		—		—		(1,539	)		—
Net periodic benefit cost (gain)	$	1,072	$	389	$	(1,379	)	$	436

The curtailment gain for the three months ended March 31, 2012 in the table above resulted from the closure of a U.S. facility and was recorded as a reduction to restructuring expense.