Pensions and Other Employee Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Pensions and Other Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Pensions and Other Employee Benefit Plans

14. Pensions and Other Employee Benefit Plans

The following table provides the components of net periodic cost for our qualified and supplemental retirement plans (the “Pension Benefits”) and health care and life insurance benefits for retired employees and dependents (the “Other Benefits”) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	Three Months						Three Months
	Ended September 30,						Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Service cost	$	3,048		$	2,596		$	181		$	234
Interest cost		6,327			6,117			837			981
Expected return on plan assets		(5,813	)		(5,157	)		(4	)		(8	)
Amortization of prior service credits and net actuarial loss or (gain)		711			130			(379	)		(166	)
Net periodic cost	$	4,273		$	3,686		$	635		$	1,041

	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	Nine Months						Nine Months
	Ended September 30,						Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Service cost	$	9,144		$	7,788		$	543		$	702
Interest cost		18,981			18,351			2,511			2,943
Expected return on plan assets		(17,439	)		(15,471	)		(12	)		(24	)
Amortization of prior service credits and net actuarial loss or (gain)		2,133			392			(1,137	)		(498	)
Net periodic cost	$	12,819		$	11,060		$	1,905		$	3,123