Retirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Retirement Plans

Retirement Plans

Note 9 — Retirement Plans

The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension cost (benefit) and the contributions to our 401(k) Plan and the retirement plans (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net periodic pension cost (benefit):
Interest cost	$	1,364		$	1,495
Expected return on plan assets	(1,549		)	(1,700		)
Amortization of net loss	431			197
Net periodic pension cost (benefit):	$	246		$	(8	)
Contributions:
401(k) Plan	$	1,078		$	914
Defined contribution retirement plans	137			30
Defined benefit retirement plans	825			1,500
Total contributions	$	2,040		$	2,444

We expect to make contributions of approximately $6.3 million to our defined benefit retirement plans during the remainder of 2012.  See Note 11 — “Retirement Plans” included in Item 15 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (“10-K”) for a full description of our retirement plans.