Retirement Benefits

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

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,
	2012						2011
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	547		$	336		$	460		$	211
Interest cost		1,083			548			1,132			595
Expected return on plan assets		(1,186	)		(260	)		(1,198	)		(282	)
Net amortization		1,836			84			1,081			113
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,280		$	708		$	1,475		$	637

	Pension Benefits
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012						2011
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	1,033		$	678		$	920		$	413
Interest cost		2,175			1,105			2,264			1,169
Expected return on plan assets		(2,397	)		(517	)		(2,396	)		(559	)
Net amortization		3,427			167			2,162			223
Net periodic benefit cost	$	4,238		$	1,433		$	2,950		$	1,246

	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	191		$	173		$	381		$	346
Interest cost		228			260			457			519
Net amortization		(37	)		(39	)		(74	)		(78	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	382		$	394		$	764		$	787

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 June 30, 2012, $5.3 million of contributions have been made to the pension plans and $0.3 million have been made to its other postretirement benefit plans. The Company presently anticipates contributing up to an additional $4.7 million in 2012 to fund its pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.