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PENSION PLAN
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
PENSION PLAN [Abstract]  
PENSION PLAN
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PENSION PLAN

The Company sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all of the Company's union employees.  Benefits are provided based on employees' years of service and earnings.  This plan was frozen on December 31, 1994 for non-union employees.  The total amount of the Company's contributions paid under its pension plan was $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.  The net periodic benefit cost was $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $0.5 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.