Pension Plan (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost

The following table shows the components of net periodic pension cost for our defined benefit pension plan as of September 30, 2013 and 2012 (amounts in thousands):

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	265		$	286		$	795		$	858
Interest cost		1,132			1,165			3,396			3,495
Expected return on assets		(1,901	)		(1,825	)		(5,702	)		(5,476	)
Recognized actuarial loss		827			1,055			2,480			3,165
Net periodic pension cost	$	323		$	681		$	969		$	2,042