Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

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

	Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
	U.S. Plan						Non-U.S. Plans						U.S. Plan						Non-U.S. Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Service Cost	$	3,602		$	3,541		$	1,079		$	763		$	10,804		$	10,625		$	3,147		$	2,256
Interest Cost	6,284			6,809			2,231			2,176			18,852			20,427			6,428			6,489
Expected return on plan assets	(9,744		)	(9,618		)	(2,022		)	(2,073		)	(29,234		)	(28,854		)	(5,810		)	(6,150		)
Amortization:
Prior service cost	260			327			30			30			786			979			89			93
Recognized actuarial loss	3,378			2,083			130			65			10,136			6,251			371			193
Transition obligation	—			—			(13		)	(11		)	—			—			(36		)	(33		)
Other	—			—			56			33			—			—			158			97
Net periodic expense	$	3,780		$	3,142		$	1,491		$	983		$	11,344		$	9,428		$	4,347		$	2,945

The net periodic expense reflected above does not include the impact of pension plans related to recent acquisitions. Such amounts are not significant for the periods presented.

Non-Qualified Supplemental Benefits

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service Cost	$	1,326	$	1,016	$	3,978	$	3,048
Interest Cost	1,979		1,961		5,937		5,881
Amortization:
Prior service cost	1,857		1,817		5,569		5,449
Recognized actuarial loss	33		—		103		—
Net periodic expense	$	5,195	$	4,794	$	15,587	$	14,378

Post-Retirement Plans

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service Cost	$	62		$	52		$	186		$	155
Interest Cost	149			181			445			543
Amortization:
Prior service cost	(104		)	(102		)	(312		)	(307		)
Recognized actuarial gain	(5		)	(61		)	(15		)	(181		)
Settlement gains	—			—			(1,493		)	—
Net periodic expense	$	102		$	70		$	(1,189	)	$	210