Pensions and Other Post-Employment Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Pensions and Other Post-Employment Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule of changes to severance indemnity

	Three months  ended September 30,						Nine months  ended September 30,
(In Thousands of Dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Beginning balance	$	(6,450	)	$	(7,814	)	$	(6,922	)	$	(7,115	)
Amounts accrued		(196	)		(277	)		(824	)		(928	)
Payments to employees		151			56			811			190
Payments to government managed plan		87			188			348			591
Currency impacts		(171	)		516			8			(69	)
Ending balance	$	(6,579	)	$	(7,331	)	$	(6,579	)	$	(7,331	)

Changes to service and early retirement provisions

	Three months  ended September 30,						Nine months  ended September 30,
(In Thousands of Dollars)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Beginning balance	$	(755	)	$	(840	)	$	(783	)	$	(749	)
Service cost		(7	)		(13	)		(37	)		(39	)
Interest cost		(3	)		(10	)		(20	)		(48	)
Benefits paid		10			15			64			50
Currency impacts		(20	)		56			1			(6	)
Ending balance	$	(775	)	$	(792	)	$	(775	)	$	(792	)