Pension

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Pension [Abstract]

Pension

6. Pension

The amount of net pension cost for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 is shown in the table below:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31
(In thousands)	2012			2011
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$	103		$	88
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	1,287			1,362
Expected return on plan assets	(1,645		)	(1,675		)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss	730			540
Net periodic pension cost	$	475		$	315

Substantially all benefits accrued under the Company's defined benefit pension plan were frozen effective January 1, 2005, and the remaining benefits were frozen effective January 1, 2011. During the first three months of 2012, the Company made no funding contributions to its defined benefit pension plan and made minimal funding contributions to a supplemental executive retirement plan (the CERP), which carries no segregated assets. The Company has no plans to make any further contributions, other than those related to the CERP, during the remainder of 2012.