Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

15. Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

We sponsor pension and other post-retirement benefit plans that cover certain hourly and salaried employees in the United States and United Kingdom. Our policy is to make annual contributions to the plans to fund the normal cost as required by local regulations. In addition, we have a post-retirement benefit plan for certain U.S. operations, retirees and their dependents.

The components of net periodic benefit cost related to the pension and other post-retirement benefit plans was as follows (in thousands):

													Other Post-Retirement
	U.S. Pension Plans						Non-U.S. Pension Plans						Benefit Plans
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	18		$	66		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1
Interest cost		489			492			541			519			16			29
Expected return on plan assets		(479	)		(423	)		(465	)		(395	)		—			—
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			—			—			(32	)		(25	)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)		26			23			74			89			(34	)		1
Net periodic benefit cost		54			158			150			213			(50	)		6
Special termination benefits		—			26			—			—			—			68
Net benefit cost	$	54		$	184		$	150		$	213		$	(50	)	$	74

													Other Post-Retirement
	U.S. Pension Plans						Non-U.S. Pension Plans						Benefit Plans
	Six Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	38		$	112		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	2
Interest cost		977			996			1,102			1,047			32			59
Expected return on plan assets		(957	)		(847	)		(932	)		(795	)		—			—
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			—			—			(64	)		(25	)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)		51			55			149			182			(68	)		2
Net periodic benefit cost		109			316			319			434			(100	)		38
Special termination benefits		—			54			—			—			—			136
Net benefit cost	$	109		$	370		$	319		$	434		$	(100	)	$	174

We previously disclosed in our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, that we expect to contribute approximately $2.8 million to our pension plans and $0.3 million to our other post-retirement benefit plans in 2011. As of June 30, 2011, approximately $1.4 million of contributions have been made to our pension plans. We anticipate contributing an additional $1.4 million to our pension plans in 2011 for total estimated contributions during 2011 of $2.8 million.