Pension Plan

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Pension Plan

Pension Plan

14.Pension Plan

The components of net periodic pension costs are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Interest cost	$	269		$	274		$	808		$	821
Expected return on plan assets	(320		)	(308		)	(959		)	(925		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	172			88			514			265
Net periodic cost	$	121		$	54		$	363		$	161

Future benefit accruals for all participants were frozen as of December 31, 2002.  We made required contributions of $1.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.