Pension Plans And Other Postretirement Employee Benefits

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Pension Plans And Other Postretirement Employee Benefits

Pension Plans And Other Postretirement Employee Benefits

NOTE 7.

Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits

The following table details the components of net periodic cost (benefit) of our pension plans and other postretirement employee benefits, or OPEB, for the quarters and six months ended June 30:

Quarters ended June 30:
	Pension Plans						Other Postretirement Employee Benefits
(Dollars in thousands)	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	1,016		$	1,104		$	111		$	75
Interest cost		5,305			5,405			815			911
Expected return on plan assets		(8,106	)		(8,268	)		—			—
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		171			200			(2,134	)		(2,135	)
Amortization of actuarial loss		2,445			2,029			898			829
Net periodic cost (benefit)	$	831		$	470		$	(310	)	$	(320	)
Six months ended June 30:
	Pension Plans						Other Postretirement Employee Benefits
(Dollars in thousands)	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	2,228		$	2,316		$	223		$	208
Interest cost		10,663			10,825			1,743			1,986
Expected return on plan assets		(15,902	)		(16,567	)		—			—
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)		342			406			(4,268	)		(4,286	)
Amortization of actuarial loss		4,958			4,087			1,983			2,316
Curtailment loss (gain)		—			64			—			(320	)
Net periodic cost (benefit)	$	2,289		$	1,131		$	(319	)	$	(96	)

During the first quarter of 2011, we made contributions of $5.0 million to our qualified salaried pension plan and $4.4 million to our qualified non-represented pension plan, with $5.8 million being discretionary funding. We do not anticipate additional contributions to any of our qualified pension plans in 2011. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we made contributions of $0.9 million to our non-qualified supplemental pension plan.