Retirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

9. Retirement Plans

All of the Company’s plans that provide retirement and similar benefits are defined contribution plans. These expenses include the impact of market gains and losses on assets held in deferred compensation plans. Expenses for the Company’s pension and profit-sharing plans, excess benefit plans and other similar plans are as follows (in thousands):



Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
2013		2012		2013		2012
$	2,098	$	2,646	$	9,796	$	8,501