Retirement Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

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
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012						2011
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	486		$	342		$	460		$	202
Interest cost		1,092			557			1,132			574
Expected return on plan assets		(1,211	)		(257	)		(1,198	)		(277	)
Net amortization		1,591			83			1,081			110
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,958		$	725		$	1,475		$	609

	Other Benefits
	Three Months Ended March  31,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	190		$	173
Interest cost		229			259
Net amortization		(37	)		(39	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	382		$	393

The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, that it expected to contribute approximately $9.4 million to its pension plans and $0.9 million to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2012. As of March 31, 2012, $3.6 million of contributions have been made to the pension plans and $0.1 million have been made to its other postretirement benefit plans. The Company presently anticipates contributing up to an additional $6.6 million in 2012 to fund its pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.