RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

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 March 31,	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	1,804		$	1,370		$	519		$	516
Interest cost	1,228			1,134			645			648
Expected return on plan assets	(1,401		)	(1,040		)	(388		)	(461		)
Amortization of net loss	964			431			121			200
Amortization of prior service cost	1			1			92			97
Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,596		$	1,896		$	989		$	1,000

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS

In order to meet or exceed minimum funding levels required by U.S. law, the Company expects to contribute approximately $14.0 million to its domestic defined benefit plans in 2012 and did not make any contributions as of March 31, 2012.  The Company also expects to contribute approximately $3.9 million to its foreign defined benefit plans in 2012 and as of March 31, 2012, has contributed approximately $0.4 million.