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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Employee Benefit Plans Tables

Schedule of periodic costs for employee retirement benefit plans

		(In Thousands)
		Pension Benefits								Other Benefits
		Three Months Ended June 30,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
Service Cost		$	549			$	393			$	446			$	327
Interest Cost			604				565				467				401
Expected Return on Assets			(614	)			(570	)			(315	)			(257	)
Amortization of Unrecognized Losses			388				142				442				220
Amortization of Unrecognized Prior Service Cost			3				3				—				—
Amortization of Transition Obligation			—				—				34				34
Net Periodic Benefit Cost		$	930			$	533			$	1,074			$	725

		(In Thousands)
		Pension Benefits								Other Benefits
		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2012				2011				2012				2011
Service Cost		$	1,099			$	787			$	892			$	653
Interest Cost			1,208				1,130				934				802
Expected Return on Assets			(1,229	)			(1,141	)			(629	)			(513	)
Amortization of Unrecognized Losses			775				283				883				439
Amortization of Unrecognized Prior Service Cost			5				5				—				—
Amortization of Transition Obligation			—				—				68				68
Net Periodic Benefit Cost		$	1,858			$	1,064			$	2,148			$	1,449

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21915506&loc=d3e1928-114920

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