Employee Pension Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Employee Pension Plans

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The following table sets forth the net periodic benefit cost by component for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(in thousands)						(in thousands)
Interest cost	$	917		$	1,005		$	1,833		$	2,010
Expected return on plan assets	(1,120		)	(1,186		)	(2,240		)	(2,372		)
Amortization of net loss	1,544			1,396			3,088			2,793
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,341		$	1,215		$	2,681		$	2,431