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Pension Plan
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Pension Plan [Abstract]  
Pension Plan
Note 12 – Pension Plan

Park has a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all of its employees. The plan provides benefits based on an employee's years of service and compensation.

Park's funding policy is to contribute annually an amount that can be deducted for federal income tax purposes using a different actuarial cost method and different assumptions from those used for financial reporting purposes. Pension plan contributions were $14 million and zero for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The following table shows the components of net periodic benefit expense:

(in thousands)
 
Three months ended
March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Service cost
  $ 1,139     $ 918  
Interest cost
    992       896  
Expected return on plan assets
    (1,886 )     (1,457 )
Amortization of prior service cost
    5       5  
Recognized net actuarial loss
    353       270  
Benefit expense
  $ 603     $ 632