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Employee Benefits (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Employee Benefits [Abstract]  
Components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit plans and postretirement benefit plans
The components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for our defined benefit plans and postretirement benefit plans for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

 
 
Three Months Ended
  
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,
  
September 30,
 
 
 
2013
  
2012
  
2013
  
2012
 
Pension benefits
 
  
  
  
 
Service cost
 
$
45
  
$
32
  
$
135
  
$
97
 
Interest cost
  
59
   
47
   
176
   
140
 
Amortization of prior service cost
  
7
   
28
   
21
   
83
 
Actuarial net loss
  
172
   
65
   
517
   
196
 
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
283
  
$
172
  
$
849
  
$
516
 
 
                
Postretirement benefits
                
Service cost
 
$
  
$
1
  
$
1
  
$
3
 
Interest cost
  
9
   
22
   
28
   
65
 
Amortization of prior service benefit
  
(1,085
)
  
(1,225
)
  
(3,259
)
  
(3,672
)
Actuarial net loss
  
609
   
708
   
1,825
   
2,125
 
Net periodic benefit credit
 
$
(467
)
 
$
(494
)
 
$
(1,405
)
 
$
(1,479
)