Retirement Benefits

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Benefits

15. Retirement Benefits

The Company sponsors several qualified and nonqualified defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans and other postretirement plans for its employees. The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost for its major defined benefit plans and its other postretirement plans.

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2011						2010
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	460		$	211		$	469		$	173
Interest cost		1,132			595			1,139			519
Expected return on plan assets		(1,198	)		(282	)		(1,108	)		(80	)
Net amortization		1,081			113			1,127			72
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,475		$	637		$	1,627		$	684
	Pension Benefits
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011						2010
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	920		$	413		$	938		$	357
Interest cost		2,264			1,169			2,279			1,071
Expected return on plan assets		(2,396	)		(559	)		(2,216	)		(163	)
Net amortization		2,162			223			2,254			148
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,950		$	1,246		$	3,255		$	1,413

	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months EndedJune  30,						Six Months EndedJune 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	173		$	130		$	346		$	260
Interest cost		260			260			519			519
Net amortization		(39	)		(76	)		(78	)		(175	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	394		$	314		$	787		$	604

The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, that it expected to contribute approximately $7.9 million to its pension plans and $1.0 million to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2011. As of June 30, 2011, $4.8 million of contributions have been made to its pension plans and $0.4 million have been made to its other postretirement benefit plans. The Company presently anticipates contributing up to an additional $3.7 million in 2011 to fund its pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.