Pension and Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

General Discussion Of Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 12 – Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
					Other								Other
					Postretirement								Postretirement
	Pension Benefits				Benefits				Pension Benefits				Benefits
		2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
Service cost	$	606	$	487	$	4	$	5	$	1,770	$	1,478	$	14	$	14
Interest cost and other		1,579		1,495		88		99		4,657		4,507		266		296
Expected return on plan assets		(1,440)		(1,354)		0		0		(4,313)		(4,082)		0		0
Settlement charge		0		1,317		0		0		0		1,317		0		0
Other amortization, net		529		402		33		12		1,450		1,206		95		38
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,274	$	2,347	$	125	$	116	$	3,564	$	4,426	$	375	$	348

Employer Contributions:

The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, that it expected to make minimum cash contributions of $8,397 to its pension plans and $823 to its other postretirement benefit plan in 2011. As of September 30, 2011, $7,371 and $606 of contributions have been made, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded a final settlement charge of $1,317 in connection with the retirement of the Company's former CEO in the third quarter of 2008.