Employee Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Note 2.  Employee Benefit Plans

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for our pension plan and postretirement benefits plan for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

	Pension Plan						Postretirement Benefits
(All Amounts in Thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30,						Three Months Ended September 30,
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	135		$	99		$	(2	) *	$	5
Interest cost		380			304			140			99
Expected return on plan assets		(479	)		(353	)		-			-
Amortization of prior service cost		(1	)		(1	)		(3	)		(3	)
Amortization of Net Loss		107			71			52			-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	142		$	120		$	187		$	101

*The estimated service cost during the first and second quarters was reduced down for the full year 2011, the quarter amount of ($2) reflects this adjustment.

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for our pension plan and postretirement benefits plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

(All Amounts in Thousands)	Pension Plan						Postretirement Benefits
	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	407		$	379		$	42		$	15
Interest cost		1,116			1,048			426			297
Expected return on plan assets		(1,429	)		(1,207	)		-			-
Amortization of prior service cost		(3	)		(3	)		(9	)		(9	)
Amortization of Net Loss		274			243			162			-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	365		$	460		$	621		$	303

We contributed $1.2 million to our pension plan this year through October 2011 and will continue to evaluate if any further contributions are needed.