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Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Defined benefit plan and the supplemental defined benefit plans


		Defined Benefit Plan
		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
Components of net periodic pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—
Other expenses			90				63				270				188
Interest cost			356				424				1,070				1,268
Expected return on plan assets			(605	)			(610	)			(1,817	)			(1,820	)
Settlement loss			161				1,098				1,079				1,098
Amortization of:
Prior service cost			—				—				—				—
Actuarial loss			512				478				1,538				1,366

Net periodic pension expense		$	514			$	1,453			$	2,140			$	2,100


		Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans
		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
Components of net periodic pension (income) expense:
Service cost:
Benefit accrual		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—
Other expenses			—				—				—				—
Interest cost			171				201				506				598
Expected return on plan assets			—				—				—				—
Settlement loss			—				—				—				—
Amortization of:
Prior service cost			31				31				93				94
Actuarial (gain) loss			(362	)			194				128				523

Net periodic pension (benefit) expense		$	(160	)		$	426			$	727			$	1,215

Net periodic benefit for postretirement benefits other than pensions


		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
Components of net periodic benefit:
Service cost		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—
Interest cost			22				32				68				91
Amortization of prior service cost			—				—				—				—
Amortization of prior gains			(131	)			(101	)			(392	)			(376	)

Net periodic benefit		$	(109	)		$	(69	)		$	(324	)		$	(285	)

Contributions made and expected full year contributions for the Company's plans


		Defined Benefit Pension Plans
		Defined Benefit Plan				Supplemental Defined Benefit Plans				Other Postretirement Benefits
Minimum funding requirement for 2012		$	1,000				N/A				N/A
Contributions made in the nine months ended September 30, 2012			2,534				985				363
Expected contributions (approximations) for the year ended December 31, 2012 as of the time of :
This Form 10-Q (1)			2,550				1,300				519
2011 Form 10-K (2)			2,300				1,300				519

N/A	- Not applicable.

(1) HMEC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

(2) HMEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, specifically “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 9 — Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits”.