Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans

10.   RETIREMENT PLANS

A summary of net periodic benefit expense for the Company's defined benefit plans for the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is shown in the following table.  Net periodic benefit cost for each period presented is comprised of the following:

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2011	2010	2011	2010
Defined benefit plans
Interest cost	$    969	976	$   2,867	2,928
Expected return on assets	(1,054)	(1,035)	(3,140)	(3,107)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost	3	3	9	10
Actuarial loss	289	226	885	679
Net periodic benefit cost	$    207	170	$     621	510