Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans

8.  Employee Benefit Plans

	Three Months Ended March 31
Defined Benefit Net Periodic Pension Cost	U. S. Plans						International Plans
(In thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Defined benefit plans:
Service cost	$	472		$	392		$	1,064		$	1,094
Interest cost	3,209			3,389			11,378			11,983
Expected return on plan assets	(3,907		)	(4,147		)	(11,044		)	(12,533		)
Recognized prior service costs	47			62			99			104
Recognized losses	1,158			750			3,731			2,778
Amortization of transition liability	—			—			9			14
Settlement/curtailment loss (gain)	—			—			(1,696		)	30
Defined benefit plans net periodic pension cost	$	979		$	446		$	3,541		$	3,470

Company Contributions	Three Months Ended March 31
(In thousands)	2012		2011
Defined benefit pension plans:
United States	$	589	$	448
International	18,612		16,854
Multiemployer pension plans	3,295		3,819
Defined contribution pension plans	4,949		4,708

The Company currently anticipates contributing an additional $8.7 million and $11.6 million for the U.S. and international defined benefit pension plans, respectively, during the remainder of 2012.