12.

Employee Pension Benefits

The following table sets forth the components of net periodic pension benefit of the ESI Pension Plan and ESI Excess Pension Plan in the periods indicated:


	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30,						Ended June 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Interest cost	$	425		$	502		$	877		$	1,032
Expected return on assets		(1,076	)		(1,110	)		(2,173	)		(2,257	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		468			663			1,012			1,358
Amortization of prior service (credit)		(389	)		(389	)		(778	)		(777	)

Net periodic pension (benefit)	($	572	)	($	334	)	($	1,062	)	($	644	)

The benefit accruals under the ESI Pension Plan and ESI Excess Pension Plan were frozen effective March 31, 2006. As a result, no service cost has been included in the net periodic pension benefit.

We did not make any contributions to the ESI Pension Plan or the ESI Excess Pension Plan in the three or six months ended June 30, 2013 or 2012. We did not make any contributions to the ESI Pension Plan or the ESI Excess Pension Plan in 2013.

The following table sets forth the changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the six months ended June 30, 2013:


	Defined Benefit Pension Items
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Income Tax Benefit (Expense)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Net of Income Tax
Balance at January 1, 2013	($	13,058	)	$	5,128		($	7,930	)
Amortization of:
Actuarial (gains)/losses		1,012			(393	)		619
Prior service costs (credits)		(778	)		302			(476	)

Balance at June 30, 2013	($	12,824	)	$	5,037		($	7,787	)

The reclassification of prior service costs or credits and actuarial gains or losses from Accumulated other comprehensive loss are included in the computation of net periodic pension benefit cost (income). Net periodic pension benefit cost (income) was included in compensation expense in Cost of educational services and Student services and administrative expenses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the three and six months ended June 30, 2013.