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RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
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,

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

2,225

 

$

1,804

 

$

969

 

$

519

 

Interest cost

 

1,250

 

1,228

 

665

 

645

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(1,414

)

(1,401

)

(452

)

(388

)

Amortization of net loss

 

1,434

 

964

 

352

 

121

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

1

 

1

 

93

 

92

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

3,496

 

$

2,596

 

$

1,627

 

$

989

 

 

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS

In order to meet or exceed minimum funding levels required by U.S. law, the Company expects to contribute approximately $10 million to its domestic defined benefit plans in 2013 and has not made any 2013 contributions as of March 31, 2013. The Company also expects to contribute approximately $4.3 million to its foreign defined benefit plans in 2013 and, as of March 31, 2013, has contributed approximately $0.7 million.