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Pension Plan
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Pension Plan  
Pension Plan

 

 

13.                               Pension Plan

 

The components of net periodic pension costs are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2012

 

2011

 

Interest cost

 

$

274

 

$

273

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(320

)

(309

)

Recognized net actuarial loss

 

177

 

84

 

Net periodic cost

 

$

131

 

$

48

 

 

Future benefit accruals for all participants were frozen as of December 31, 2002.  We made required contributions of $0.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012.