Defined Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	Pension Plans												Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,						Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
	(dollars in thousands)
Service costs	$	160		$	150		$	480		$	460		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest costs	400			400			1,200			1,190			10			20			30			50
Expected return on plan assets	(400		)	(400		)	(1,210		)	(1,190		)	—			—			—			—
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			10			10			(70		)	(70		)	(200		)	(200		)
Amortization of net loss (gain)	180			110			530			320			(20		)	(10		)	(60		)	(40		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	340		$	260		$	1,010		$	790		$	(80	)	$	(60	)	$	(230	)	$	(190	)

The Company contributed approximately $0.8 million and $1.8 million to its defined benefit pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. The Company expects to contribute approximately $2.3 million to its defined benefit pension plans for the full year 2011.