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Employee Benefits (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Employee Benefits [Abstract]  
Components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit plans and postretirement benefit plans
The components of net periodic benefit cost for our defined benefit plans and post retirement benefit plans for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
 
June 30,
 
Pension benefits
 
2012
 
 
2011
 
 
2012
 
 
2011
 
Service cost
 
$
32
 
 
$
28
 
 
$
65
 
 
$
56
 
Interest cost
 
 
46
 
 
 
45
 
 
 
93
 
 
 
90
 
Amortization of prior service cost
 
 
27
 
 
 
29
 
 
 
55
 
 
 
55
 
Actuarial net (gain) loss
 
 
66
 
 
 
43
 
 
 
131
 
 
 
86
 
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
171
 
 
$
145
 
 
$
344
 
 
$
287
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Postretirement benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
 
$
1
 
 
$
20
 
 
$
2
 
 
$
74
 
Interest cost
 
 
18
 
 
 
183
 
 
 
43
 
 
 
481
 
Amortization of prior service cost
 
 
(1,223
)
 
 
(1,615
)
 
 
(2,447
)
 
 
(3,231
)
Amortization of transition obligation
 
 
-
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
2
 
Actuarial net loss
 
 
769
 
 
 
399
 
 
 
1,417
 
 
 
745
 
Curtailment gain
 
 
-
 
 
 
(3,647
)
 
 
-
 
 
 
(3,647
)
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
(435
)
 
$
(4,659
)
 
$
(985
)
 
$
(5,576
)