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Pension Benefit Plan
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Pension Benefit Plan

3. PENSION BENEFIT PLAN

We maintain a defined benefit pension plan covering employees in certain foreign countries.

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic pension cost for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
(In thousands)    2014     2013  

Service cost

   $ 305      $ 300   

Interest cost

     215        187   

Expected return on plan assets

     (279     (253
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic pension cost

   $ 241      $ 234