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Benefit Plans
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Benefit Plans
Benefit Plans

The following table provides the components of the Company’s net periodic pension (credit) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2013
2012
Interest cost
$
2,200

$
2,800

Expected return on plan assets
(3,175
)
(3,612
)
Amortization of net loss
620

259

Net periodic pension (credit)
$
(355
)
$
(553
)


The Company made contributions to its pension plans of $0.5 million and $7.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We expect to make total contributions of approximately $4.7 million to our pension plans in 2013.