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PENSION AND POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
PENSION AND POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS 
Components of net periodic pension benefit costs

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Service cost

 

48

 

$

 

$

144

 

$

 

Interest cost

 

2,472

 

$

2,346

 

$

7,416

 

$

7,038

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(3,016

)

(2,789

)

(9,048

)

(8,367

)

Amortization of net loss

 

450

 

278

 

1,350

 

834

 

Net periodic benefit cost (Gain)

 

$

(46

)

$

(165

)

$

(138

)

$

(495

)