Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

The following table sets forth the components of net periodic pension expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Interest cost	$	2,409		$	2,447		$	2,397
Expected return on plan assets	(2,575		)	(2,353		)	(1,827		)
Amortization of net loss	365			269			678
Total pension expense (benefit)	$	199		$	363		$	1,248

Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets, Funded Status and Amounts Recognized on the Balance Sheet

The following table sets forth changes in the projected benefit obligation and plan assets, the funded status of the plans and the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet:

	December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
Change in projected benefit obligation:
January 1 projected benefit obligation	$	44,693		$	41,627
Interest cost	2,409			2,447
Benefits paid	(1,641		)	(1,568		)
Actuarial losses	4,464			2,187
December 31 projected benefit obligation	$	49,925		$	44,693
Change in plan assets:
Fair value at January 1	$	33,210		$	30,981
Actual return	(473		)	3,261
Employer contributions	2,924			536
Benefits paid	(1,641		)	(1,568		)
Fair value at December 31	$	34,020		$	33,210
The funded status of the pension plans was as follows:
Funded status (plan assets less than projected benefit obligations)	$	(15,905	)	$	(11,483	)
Unrecognized actuarial loss	15,355			8,208
Net amount recognized	$	(550	)	$	(3,275	)

Schedule of Assumptions Used

The actuarial assumptions used in determining the funded status information and subsequent net periodic pension cost are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Discount rate	4.50	%	5.50	%	6.00	%
Expected long-term weighted average rate of return on plan assets	7.75	%	7.75	%	7.75	%

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets

The Company’s pension plan weighted-average actual (which is periodically rebalanced) and target asset allocations by asset category at December 31 are as follows:

			Actual
	Target		2011		2010
Equity	55	%	56	%	57	%
Fixed income funds	43	%	44	%	41	%
Cash and cash equivalents	2	%	—	%	2	%
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%

Schedule of Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets

The fair values of the Company’s pension plan assets utilizing the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

	December 31, 2011
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Pooled separate accounts - Equity	$	19,109	$	—	$	19,109	$	—
Pooled separate accounts - Fixed income funds	14,909		—		12,654		—
Pooled separate accounts - Cash and cash equivalents	2		—		2,257		—
Total	$	34,020	$	—	$	34,020	$	—

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments

Based upon current actuarial estimates, the Company expects to contribute $2,172 to its defined benefit pension plan in 2012 and expects the following benefit payments to be paid by the plan:

2012	$	1,796
2013	1,869
2014	1,977
2015	2,068
2016	2,223
In aggregate during five years thereafter	13,508
	$	23,441