PENSION AND OTHER BENEFITS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Costs for defined benefit retirement plan

	Three months		Nine months
Periods ended September 30, (in thousands)	2012	2011	2012	2011
Service cost	$       94	$       67	$     310	$     258
Interest cost on benefit obligation	88	101	270	287
Expected return on plan assets	(113)	(102)	(342)	(314)
Amortization of net loss	28	23	95	56
Settlements and curtailments	-	-	341	-
Net periodic benefit cost	$       97	$       89	$     674	$     287