PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Text Block]

	(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	10,061	$	9,346	$	30,194	$	28,002
Interest cost		6,564		6,563		19,695		19,671
Expected return on plan assets		(8,382)		(7,994)		(25,152)		(23,956)
Amortization of prior service cost		300		303		901		903
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss		2,755		1,243		8,266		3,732
Curtailment loss		-		-		-		53
Net periodic benefit cost	$	11,298	$	9,461	$	33,904	$	28,405

	(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	109	$	93	$	329	$	281
Interest cost		232		250		695		751
Amortization of prior service cost		(158)		(158)		(472)		(472)
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial gain		(180)		(231)		(539)		(694)
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost	$	3	$	(46)	$	13	$	(134)