Retirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

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												Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011						2010						2011						2010
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	399		$	207		$	311		$	173		$	1,319		$	620		$	1,249		$	357
Interest cost		1,116			587			1,114			519			3,380			1,756			3,393			1,071
Expected return on plan assets		(1,171	)		(278	)		(1,081	)		(80	)		(3,567	)		(837	)		(3,297	)		(163	)
Net amortization		1,261			111			1,047			72			3,423			334			3,301			148
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,605		$	627		$	1,391		$	684		$	4,555		$	1,873		$	4,646		$	1,413

	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months  Ended September30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	173		$	130		$	519		$	390
Interest cost		259			259			778			778
Net amortization		(39	)		(87	)		(117	)		(262	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	393		$	302		$	1,180		$	906

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 September 30, 2011, $6.1 million of contributions have been made to its pension plans and $0.6 million have been made to its other postretirement benefit plans. The Company presently anticipates contributing up to an additional $2.2 million in 2011 to fund its pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.