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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans
12.  EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Company has three frozen defined benefit pension plans and one defined benefit plan that previously purchased a final annuity settlement.  The Company also sponsors four 401(k) retirement savings plans.  The Company expects to contribute approximately $2 million to the pension plans during the remainder of 2011.

The components of net periodic pension cost consisted of the following (in thousands):

   
Three months ended
  
Six months ended
 
   
June 30,
  
June 30,
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
Interest cost
 $1,272  $1,300  $2,544  $2,600 
Expected return on assets
  (1,315)  (1,227)  (2,630)  (2,454)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost
  34   34   68   68 
Amortization of unrecognized deferred taxes
  (14)  (14)  (28)  (28)
Amortization of net unrecognized loss
  936   907   1,872   1,814 
Net periodic pension cost
 $913  $1,000  $1,826  $2,000