Employee Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Note 20.  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 June, 2013 and 2012:

	Pension Plan						Postretirement Benefits
( Amounts in Thousands)	Three Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	2013			2012			2013		2012
Service cost	$	190		$	164		$	6	$	13
Interest cost		336			357			119		130
Expected return on plan assets		(557	)		(497	)		-		-
Amortization of prior service cost		(1	)		(1	)		25		(3	)
Amortization of Net Loss		223			192			63		71
Net periodic benefit cost	$	191		$	215		$	213	$	211

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for our pension plan and postretirement benefits plan for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

	Pension Plan						Postretirement Benefits
( Amounts in Thousands)	Six Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	2013			2012			2013		2012
Service cost	$	380		$	328		$	12	$	26
Interest cost		672			715			238		260
Expected return on plan assets		(1,114	)		(994	)		-		-
Amortization of prior service cost		(2	)		(2	)		50		(6	)
Amortization of Net Loss		447			385			126		142
Net periodic benefit cost	$	383		$	432		$	426	$	422

We contributed $400,000 to our pension plan for the six months ended June 30, 2013. We expect to contribute an additional $1,200,000 before December 31, 2013.