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PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS  
PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

10. PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

 

The components of net periodic benefit costs, included in general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations, were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2013

 

2012

 

Qualified Pension Plan

 

 

 

 

 

Interest cost

 

$

—

 

$

461

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

—

 

(874

)

Amortization of prior service cost

 

—

 

111

 

Amortization of net loss

 

—

 

6,542

 

Net periodic pension cost

 

$

—

 

$

6,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

415

 

$

523

 

Interest cost

 

395

 

418

 

Amortization of net loss

 

205

 

280

 

Total postretirement benefit cost

 

$

1,015

 

$

1,221