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Pensions and Other Post-Employment Liabilities (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Pensions and Other Post-Employment Liabilities [Abstract]  
Schedule of changes to severance indemnity plan
                                 
    Three months ended
June 30,
    Six months ended
June 30,
 

(In Thousands of Dollars)

  2012     2011     2012     2011  

Beginning balance

  $ (7,112   $ (7,658   $ (6,922   $ (7,115

Amounts accrued

    (315     (311     (628     (651

Payments to employees

    496       120       661       134  

Payments to government managed plan

    81       168       261       403  

Currency impacts

    400       (133     178       (585
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $ (6,450   $ (7,814   $ (6,450   $ (7,814
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Changes to service and early retirement provisions
                                 
    Three months ended
June  30,
    Six months ended
June 30,
 

(In Thousands of Dollars)

  2012     2011     2012     2011  

Beginning balance

  $ (829   $ (835   $ (783   $ (749

Service cost

    (5     (6     (30     (26

Interest cost

    (7     (17     (17     (38

Benefits paid

    39       33       54       36  

Currency impacts

    47       (15     21       (63
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $ (755   $ (840   $ (755   $ (840