Pension And Post-Retirement Benefit Costs

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Pension And Post-Retirement Benefit Costs

Pension And Post-Retirement Benefit Costs

13. Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Costs

Components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
	Pension				Post-retirement Healthcare				Pension				Post-retirement Healthcare
	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
Service cost	$	224	$	263	$	4	$	13	$	481	$	526	$	8	$	25
Interest cost		681		690		209		224		1,361		1,379		419		449
Expected return on plan assets		(570)		(484)		—		—		(1,139)		(968)		—		—
Amortization of transition obligation		—		—		28		28		—		—		57		57
Amortization of prior service cost		74		74		47		53		148		148		93		106
Amortization of net loss		322		383		28		7		626		767		56		14
Net periodic benefit cost	$	731	$	926	$	316	$	325	$	1,477	$	1,852	$	633	$	651

The Company contributed $796 and $457 to the Salaried pension plan in the first six months of 2011 and 2010, respectively, and contributed $432 and $245 to the Wage pension plan in the first six months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company expects to make additional contributions of $1,338 to the Salaried pension plan and $1,458 to the Wage pension plan during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.