Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Net periodic benefit cost

The following tables set forth the components of the Company’s net periodic expense relating to retirement and post-retirement benefit plans:

Retirement Plans
	Qualified Defined Benefits												Non-Qualified
	U.S. Plan						Non-U.S. Plans						Supplemental Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012		2011
Service Cost	$	3,601		$	3,542		$	1,037		$	735		$	1,326	$	1,016
Interest Cost		6,284			6,809			2,097			2,131			1,979		1,960
Expected return on plan assets		(9,745	)		(9,618	)		(1,890	)		(2,014	)		-		-
Amortization:
Prior service cost		263			326			30			30			1,856		1,816
Recognized actuarial loss		3,379			2,084			120			64			35		-
Transition obligation		-			-			(12	)		(11	)		-		-
Other		-			-			51			32			-		-
Net periodic expense	$	3,782		$	3,143		$	1,433		$	967		$	5,196	$	4,792
Post-Retirement Plans
	Post-Retirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2012			2011
Service Cost	$	62		$	52
Interest Cost		148			181
Amortization:
Prior service cost		(104	)		(102	)
Recognized actuarial loss		(5	)		(60	)
Net periodic expense	$	101		$	71