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Employee Benefit Plans And Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Net Pension Costs [Member]

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Costs

		Three  Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September  30,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
(In thousands)
Components of Net Pension Costs
Service cost for benefits earned during the year		$	4,952			$	4,579			$	14,856			$	13,737
Interest cost on accumulated benefit obligation			3,368				3,023				10,105				9,068
Expected return on assets			(3,386	)			(2,802	)			(10,158	)			(8,406	)
Net amortization of unrecognized amounts			1,549				1,483				4,645				4,449
Net pension costs		$	6,483			$	6,283			$	19,448			$	18,848

Net Postretirement Costs [Member]

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Costs

		Three  Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September  30,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
(In thousands)
Components of Net Postretirement Costs
Service cost for benefits earned during the year		$	400			$	350			$	1,199			$	1,049
Interest cost on accumulated benefit obligation			297				283				892				848
Net amortization of unrecognized amounts			8				(19	)			25				(56	)
Net postretirement costs		$	705			$	614			$	2,116			$	1,841

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Schedule showing the components of the amount of net periodic benefit costs for the period. Periodic benefit costs include the following components: service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain or loss, prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain or loss due to settlements or curtailments).

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