Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Note 6—Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

        The components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	For the three months ended March 31,						For the three months ended March 31,
	2012			2011			2012		2011
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	1,498		$	1,291		$	2,018	$	1,253
Interest cost		3,129			3,144			7,253		6,202
Expected return on plan assets		(4,031	)		(3,929	)		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		64			68			261		(240	)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		2,313			2,063			3,681		3,052
Settlement loss		—			1,716			—		—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,973		$	4,353		$	13,213	$	10,267

        The settlement loss shown above is related to the retirement of an executive of the Company and was included in selling, general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.