RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

NOTE 4 — RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:

	Domestic Plans						Foreign Plans
Three months ended September 30,	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	1,405		$	1,220		$	517		$	404
Interest cost	1,165			1,072			650			571
Expected return on plan assets	(1,566		)	(1,054		)	(462		)	(333		)
Amortization of net loss	398			164			200			62
Amortization of prior service cost	1			1			97			87
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,403		$	1,403		$	1,002		$	791
	Domestic Plans						Foreign Plans
Nine months ended September 30,	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	4,095		$	3,587		$	1,547		$	1,233
Interest cost	3,392			3,151			1,945			1,745
Expected return on plan assets	(3,608		)	(3,098		)	(1,383		)	(1,018		)
Amortization of net loss	1,245			482			599			189
Amortization of prior service cost	3			3			291			265
Net periodic benefit cost	$	5,127		$	4,125		$	2,999		$	2,414

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS

In order to meet or exceed minimum funding levels required by U.S. law, the Company has contributed $12.2 million, as of September 30, 2011, to its domestic defined benefit plans and does not anticipate any further contribution during 2011.  The Company also expects to contribute approximately $2.1 million to its foreign defined benefit plans in 2011, and as of September 30, 2011, has contributed approximately $0.7 million.