Postretirement Employee Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Postretirement Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Postretirement Employee Benefit Plans

16. Postretirement Employee Benefit Plans

The accompanying table details the components of the net periodic costs of the Company's postretirement benefit plans as recognized in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(dollars in thousands)	September 30,						September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Pension Plan
Service cost	$	—		$	45		$	—		$	136
Interest cost		192			172			534			516
Expected return on plan assets		(168	)		(151	)		(518	)		(447	)
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			—			1
Amortization of net actuarial loss		139			91			309			275
Net periodic pension cost	$	163		$	157		$	325		$	481
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
Service cost	$	—		$	30		$	—		$	130
Interest cost		15			(15	)		109			89
Expected return on plan assets		—			—			—			—
Amortization of prior service cost		12			12			36			36
Amortization of net actuarial gain		(27	)		(9	)		(81	)		(27	)
Net periodic SERP cost	$	—		$	18		$	64		$	228
Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans
Service cost	$	(10	)	$	6		$	—		$	19
Interest cost		(4	)		16			56			74
Expected return on plan assets		—			—			—			—
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)		(1	)		(1	)		(3	)		(3	)
Amortization of net actuarial (gain)/loss		(14	)		7			—			19
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost	$	(29	)	$	28		$	53		$	109

The Company contributed $800,000 to its pension plan in 2011. The other postretirement benefit plans are unfunded plans; and consequently, there are no plan assets or cash contribution requirements other than for the direct payment of benefits.