Long-Term Employee Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Long Term Employee Benefits [Abstract]

Long-Term Employee Benefits

Long-Term Employee Benefits

The following sets forth the components of the company’s net periodic benefit cost for pensions:  

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2012			2011
Service cost	$	68		$	59
Interest cost	297			310
Expected return on plan assets	(381		)	(365		)
Amortization of unrecognized loss	219			153
Amortization of prior service cost	4			4
Net periodic benefit cost	$	207		$	161

The following sets forth the components of the company’s net periodic benefit cost for other long-term employee benefits:  

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2012			2011
Service cost	$	9		$	8
Interest cost	48			53
Amortization of unrecognized loss	22			15
Amortization of prior service benefit	(30		)	(30		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	49		$	46