EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Schedule of changes in benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status of the plan and assumptions used to determine benefit information

	Pension Benefits
	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Change in benefit obligations:
Benefit obligations at beginning of year	$	66,645		$	63,306
Service cost		—			18
Interest cost		3,189			3,338
Actuarial loss		7,218			4,034
Benefits paid		(4,228	)		(4,051	)
Benefit obligations at end of year		72,824			66,645
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		39,053			41,255
Actual return on plan assets		5,336			(443	)
Employer contributions		2,357			2,292
Benefits paid		(4,228	)		(4,051	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		42,518			39,053
Funded status	$	(30,306	)	$	(27,592	)
Accumulated Benefit Obligations	$	72,824		$	66,645
Weighted average assumption used to determine benefit obligations at December 31:
Discount rate		3.87% - 4.16	%		4.79% - 4.98	%
Expected long-term return on plan assets		7.50	%		7.50	%
Rate of compensation increase		n/a			n/a

Schedule of amounts recognized for pension benefits in consolidated balance sheets

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Current Liability	$	306	$	300
Noncurrent Liability		30,000		27,292
Net amounts recognized	$	30,306	$	27,592

Schedule of amounts recognized for pension benefits in accumulated other comprehensive loss

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Net loss	$	27,579	$	23,569
Net amounts recognized	$	27,579	$	23,569

Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss

	Pension Benefits
	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Pension and other benefits:
Service cost	$	—		$	18
Interest cost		3,189			3,338
Expected return on plan assets		(2,864	)		(3,027	)
Recognized net actuarial (gain) loss		739			809
Amortization of obligation		—			5
Amortization of prior service cost		—			2
Recognition of (gain) loss due to curtailment		—			12
Net expense	$	1,064		$	1,157
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss:
Net loss	$	4,749		$	7,503
Recognized gain (loss)		(739	)		(809	)
Recognized prior service cost		—			(8	)
Recognized net initial obligation		—			(11	)
Total recognized in other comprehensive loss	$	4,010		$	6,675

Schedule of weighed average assumptions used to determine net periodic cost

	2012	2011
Weighed average assumptions used to determine net periodic cost:
Pension benefits:
Discount rate	4.79% - 4.98%	5.25% - 5.47%
Expected long-term return on plan assets	7.50%	7.50%
Rate of compensation increase	n/a	n/a

Schedule of fair value of pension plan assets

	2012 Fair Value Measurements (in thousands)
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Total
AHGT Pooled equity funds	$	—	$	23,706	$	23,706
AHGT Pooled fixed income funds		—		17,671		17,671
Cash management funds		—		1,141		1,141
	$	—	$	42,518	$	42,518

	2011 Fair Value Measurements (in thousands)
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Total
Pooled equity funds	$	14,851	$	—	$	14,851
Common stock		11,470		—		11,470
U.S. government securities		2,630		3,126		5,756
Pooled fixed income funds		4,814		—		4,814
Cash management funds		1,870		—		1,870
Other investments		245		47		292
	$	35,880	$	3,173	$	39,053

Schedule of estimated future benefit payments

Estimated future benefit payments are as follows (in thousands):

2013	$	4,317
2014		4,269
2015		4,251
2016		4,330
2017		4,368
2018 - 2022		22,216