Note 12 Defined Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Defined Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

Defined Benefit Plans

Net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs for the Company's defined benefit pension plans and postretirement benefit plans cover foreign employees, union hourly employees and certain salaried employees. The components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	Pension Plans												Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,						Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
	(dollars in thousands)
Service costs	$	160		$	150		$	320		$	300		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest costs	400			400			800			790			10			20			20			30
Expected return on plan assets	(410		)	(400		)	(810		)	(790		)	—			—			—			—
Amortization of prior service cost	10			—			10			10			(60		)	(70		)	(130		)	(130		)
Amortization of net loss (gain)	170			110			350			220			(20		)	(10		)	(40		)	(20		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	330		$	260		$	670		$	530		$	(70	)	$	(60	)	$	(150	)	$	(120	)

The Company contributed approximately $0.5 million and $1.0 million to its defined benefit pension plans during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. The Company expects to contribute approximately $2.3 million to its defined benefit pension plans for the full year 2011.