Pension and Postretirement Benefits other than Pensions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012 for the Company’s defined benefit plans and other postretirement benefit plans:

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2011						2012
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
Service cost	$	526		$	633		$	287		$	778
Interest cost		3,687			1,791			3,476			1,919
Expected return on plan assets		(4,052	)		(1,017	)		(3,868	)		(1,010	)
Amortization of prior service cost and recognized actuarial loss		5			10			124			96
Net periodic benefit cost	$	166		$	1,417		$	19		$	1,783
	Pension Benefits
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011						2012
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
Service cost	$	1,578		$	1,898		$	861		$	2,366
Interest cost		11,061			5,373			10,428			5,830
Expected return on plan assets		(12,156	)		(3,059	)		(11,604	)		(3,010	)
Amortization of prior service cost and recognized actuarial loss		15			32			372			284
Net periodic benefit cost	$	498		$	4,244		$	57		$	5,470
	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2011						2012
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
Service cost	$	299		$	160		$	136		$	163
Interest cost		751			231			449			206
Amortization of prior service cost and recognized actuarial (gain) loss		1			—			(444	)		(14	)
Other		21			—			19			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,072		$	391		$	160		$	355
	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011						2012
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
Service cost	$	897		$	481		$	408		$	486
Interest cost		2,253			695			1,347			614
Amortization of prior service cost and recognized actuarial (gain) loss		3			—			(1,332	)		(41	)
Other		63			—			57			—
Curtailment gain		—			—			(1,539	)		—
Net periodic benefit cost (gain)	$	3,216		$	1,176		$	(1,059	)	$	1,059

The curtailment gain for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 in the table above resulted from the closure of a U.S. facility and was recorded as a reduction to restructuring expense.