Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Note 11: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

The components of net periodic benefit cost (income) for the Corporation’s qualified and nonqualified pension plans and nonqualified postretirement benefits plan are as follows:

	Defined Benefit Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefits Plan
	Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	303		$	291		$	—		$	—
Interest cost		1,215			1,207			37			42
Expected return on plan assets		(1,731	)		(1,582	)		—			—
Amortization of prior service credit		—			(1	)		(75	)		(81	)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss (gain)		614			270			(7	)		(8	)
Net periodic benefit cost (income)	$	401		$	185		$	(45	)	$	(47	)

There is no minimum required contribution to the Corporation’s Pension Plan during 2012; however, the Corporation made a $12.0 million contribution to the Pension Plan during the first quarter of 2012 related to the 2011 plan year.

401(k) Savings Plan expense for the Corporation’s match of participants’ base compensation contributions and a 4% of eligible pay contribution to certain employees who are not grandfathered under the Pension Plan was $0.8 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.