Pension

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Pension

Pension

6. Pension

     The amount of net pension cost is shown in the table below:

	For the						For the
	Three Months						Six Months
	Ended June 30						Ended June 30
(In thousands)	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost — benefits earned during the period	$	88		$	183		$	176		$	366
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		1,362			1,367			2,724			2,734
Expected return on plan assets		(1,675	)		(1,640	)		(3,350	)		(3,280	)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss		540			567			1,080			1,134
Net periodic pension cost	$	315		$	477		$	630		$	954

     Substantially all benefits accrued under the Company's defined benefit pension plan were frozen effective January 1, 2005, and the remaining benefits were frozen effective January 1, 2011. During the first six months of 2011, the Company made no funding contributions to its defined benefit pension plan and made minimal funding contributions to a supplemental executive retirement plan (the CERP), which carries no segregated assets. The Company has no plans to make any further contributions, other than those related to the CERP, during the remainder of 2011.