Pensions and Other Post-retirement Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the components of net periodic pension cost for the Company's pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in thousands)	2013			2012
Interest cost	$	4,644		$	5,349
Expected return on plan assets	(5,983		)	(6,767		)
Amortization of prior service cost	8			10
Amortization of actuarial loss	2,605			2,020
Total	$	1,274		$	612