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Note 9 - Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]
9.
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

The following table sets forth information regarding the components of net expense for the pension and other postretirement benefit plans.

   
Three months ended
June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
(In thousands)
 
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
                         
Employee Pension Plan:
                       
Interest cost
  $ 207     $ 220     $ 414     $ 440  
Amortization of unrecognized loss
    306       263       612       526  
Expected return on plan assets
    (315 )     (310 )     (630 )     (620 )
Net employee pension expense
  $ 198     $ 173     $ 396     $ 346  
                                 
Outside Director Pension Plan:
                               
Service cost
  $ 21     $ 20     $ 42     $ 40  
Interest cost
    24       28       48       56  
Amortization of unrecognized gain
    (9 )     (7 )     (18 )     (14 )
Amortization of past service liability
    9       9       18       18  
Net outside director pension expense
  $ 45     $ 50     $ 90     $ 100  
                                 
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans:
                               
Service cost
  $ 112     $ 100     $ 224     $ 200  
Interest cost
    55       54       110       108  
Amortization of unrecognized loss
    12       10       24       20  
Amortization of past service credit
    (20 )     (21 )     (40 )     (42 )
Net other postretirement expense
  $ 159     $ 143     $ 318     $ 286  

The Company previously disclosed in its Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 that it expects to contribute $0.8 million to the Company’s Employee Pension Plan (the “Employee Pension Plan”) and $0.2 million to each of the Outside Director Pension Plan (the “Outside Director Pension Plan”) and the other postretirement benefit plans (the “Other Postretirement Benefit Plans”) during the year ending December 31, 2013. As of June 30, 2013, the Company has contributed $0.5 million to the Employee Pension Plan, $49,000 to the Outside Director Pension Plan and $29,000 to the Other Postretirement Benefit Plans. As of June 30, 2013, the Company has not revised its expected contributions for the year ending December 31, 2013.