BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The following sets forth the components of net periodic benefit cost of the Company’s defined benefit plans and for the Company’s other postretirement employee benefit plans for the three and six months endedJune 30, 2012 and 2011:

Defined Benefit Plans	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	3,032		$	2,578		$	6,010		$	5,012
Interest cost	2,627			2,305			5,318			4,492
Expected return on plan assets	(1,189		)	(1,290		)	(2,414		)	(2,506		)
Amortization of prior service cost	(33		)	21			(70		)	41
Amortization of net loss	494			405			992			788
Net periodic benefit cost	$	4,931		$	4,019		$	9,836		$	7,827

Other Postretirement Plans	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	18	$	16	$	37	$	32
Interest cost	118		139		235		277
Amortization of net loss	57		49		115		98
Net periodic benefit cost	$	193	$	204	$	387	$	407

Information Related to the Contributions to the Compnay's Benefit Plans

The following sets forth the information related to the contributions to the Company’s benefit plans for 2012:

(in thousands)	Pension Benefits		Other Postretirement Benefits
Actual contributions through June 30, 2012	$	6,386	$	416
Projected for the remainder of the year	6,095		562
Total for year	$	12,481	$	978