Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Note 5 - Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Components of net periodic benefit cost for the periods ended:

	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	Three Months ended September 30,						Three Months ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost-benefits earned during the period	$	383		$	296		$	91		$	120
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		2,991			2,977			1,102			1,245
Expected return on plan assets		(3,072	)		(2,918	)		-			-
Amortization of net transition obligation		-			(4	)		-			-
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost		11			(101	)		-			524
Amortization of (gain)/loss		29			(1,179	)		(51	)		1
Total benefits cost charged to income	$	342		$	(929	)	$	1,142		$	1,890

	Pension Benefits									Other Benefits
	Successor						Predecessor			Successor					Predecessor
	Nine Months Ended September 30,			Period from February 26 to September 30,			Period from January 1 to February 26,			Nine Months Ended September 30,			Period from February 26 to September 30,		Period from January 1 to February 26,
	2011			2010			2010			2011			2010		2010
Service cost-benefits earned during the period	$	1,152		$	824		$	269		$	350		$	241	$	61
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		9,011			6,889			1,989			3,259			2,517		642
Expected return on plan assets		(9,554	)		(7,328	)		(2,245	)		-			-		-
Amortization of net transition obligation		-			-			2			-			-		-
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost		33			-			53			-			-		(261	)
Amortization of (gain)/loss		29			-			603			(51	)		-		-
Total benefits cost charged to income	$	671		$	385		$	671		$	3,558		$	2,758	$	442

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, $11.6 million has been contributed to our sponsored pension plans.  We presently anticipate contributing an additional $2.9 million to fund our pension plans during 2011 for a total of $14.5 million.