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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Components of Net Pension Cost

The components of the Company’s net pension cost related to the Helix Plan (for December 31, 2011), the Nexus Plan and the Taiwan Plan for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three months ended
December 31,
 
     2012     2011  

Service cost

   $ 178      $ 151   

Interest cost

     45        249   

Amortization of losses

     2        115   

Expected return on assets

     (77     (235
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic pension cost

     148        280   

Settlement loss

     87        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total pension cost

   $ 235      $ 280