Note 5 - Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

5.           BENEFIT PLANS

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	96		$	101		$	192		$	202
Interest cost		81			82			162			164
Expected return on plan assets		(70	)		(64	)		(140	)		(128	)
Actuarial loss		5			16			10			32
Amortization of prior service cost		(6	)		(6	)		(12	)		(12	)
	$	106		$	129		$	212		$	258

Our policy is to fund the minimum contributions required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and, subject to cash flow levels, the Company may choose to make a discretionary contribution to the Pension Plan to reduce the unfunded liability. In the first quarter of 2011 we made an additional contribution of $0.36 million in order to exceed an 80% funding level as measured at January 1, 2011. In the second quarter of 2011 we made a required quarterly contribution of $0.11 million and we expect to make required quarterly contributions of $0.11 million in each of the third and fourth quarters of 2011. Such required quarterly contribution will be adjusted, as necessary, based on annual actuarial valuations of the Pension Plan.