16. 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,
	2013						2012
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	326		$	345		$	547		$	336
Interest cost		1,209			533			1,083			548
Expected return on plan assets		(1,310	)		(260	)		(1,186	)		(260	)
Net amortization		1,377			237			1,836			84

Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,602		$	855		$	2,280		$	708


	Pension Benefits
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013						2012
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.			Non-U.S.
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	763		$	684		$	1,033		$	678
Interest cost		2,152			1,052			2,175			1,105
Expected return on plan assets		(2,663	)		(516	)		(2,397	)		(517	)
Net amortization		2,991			468			3,427			167

Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,243		$	1,688		$	4,238		$	1,433


	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012			2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	242	$	191		$	485	$	381
Interest cost		227		228			454		457
Net amortization		6		(37	)		11		(74	)

Net periodic benefit cost	$	475	$	382		$	950	$	764

The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, that it expected to contribute approximately $7.0 million to its defined benefit plans and $0.9 million to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2013. As of June 30, 2013, $3.4 million of contributions have been made to the defined benefit plans and $0.5 million has been made to its other postretirement benefit plans. The Company presently anticipates contributing up to an additional $4.0 million in 2013 to fund these plans.