Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

6. Employee Benefit Plans

Included as charges against income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are the following amounts for pension and postretirement benefit plans maintained by the Company:

	Pension Benefits
(in thousands)	Three months ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Service cost	$	—		$	—
Interest cost		1,143			1,126
Expected return on plan assets		(1,539	)		(1,560	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		450			223
Benefit cost (income)	$	54		$	(211	)

	Postretirement Benefits
(in thousands)	Three months ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Service cost	$	192		$	141
Interest cost		333			318
Amortization of prior service cost		(136	)		(136	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		327			209
Benefit cost	$	716		$	532