Other Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Amounts recognized in other comprehensive earnings

Amounts recognized in other comprehensive earnings during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, net of tax, are as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Net earnings (loss)	$	(1,410	)	$	396		$	493
Prior service cost	297			297			313
Transition obligation	—			(29		)	(25		)
	$	(1,113	)	$	664		$	781

Components of accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) related to the Company’s pension plans

Components of accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) related to the Company’s pension plans as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2011			2010
Net loss	$	(4,949	)	$	(3,539	)
Prior service cost	(923		)	(1,220		)
	$	(5,872	)	$	(4,759	)

Summary of the components of the net periodic pension expense for the benefit obligation and fund assets of the plans

A summary of the components of the net periodic pension expense for the benefit obligation and fund assets of the plans is as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at January 1	$	20,564		$	22,220
Service costs	205			142
Interest costs	1,047			1,135
Actuarial loss (gain)	2,697			1,319
Benefits paid	(436		)	(4,541		)
Foreign currency exchange changes	(98		)	289
Benefit obligation at December 31	$	23,979		$	20,564
Fair value of plan assets at December 31	$	—		$	—
Unfunded status at December 31	$	23,979		$	20,564
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Current liabilities	$	401		$	420
Non-current liabilities	$	23,578		$	20,144

Weighted average assumptions used

The weighted average assumptions used are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010
Net periodic benefit cost:
SERP:
Discount rate	5.15	%	5.50	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	5.00	%	5.00	%
Defined benefit pension plan for employees outside the United States:
Discount rate	3.40	%	4.70	%
Funded status and projected benefit obligation:
SERP:
Discount rate	4.00	%	5.15	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	5.00	%	5.00	%
Defined benefit pension plan for employees outside the United States:
Discount rate	3.40	%	4.70	%

Benefits expected to be paid under the plans

Benefits expected to be paid under the plans are approximately (in thousands):

2012	$	525
2013	13,714
2014	490
2015	500
2016	498
Five years thereafter	7,427
	$	23,154

Components of net periodic benefit cost

Components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Service costs	$	205	$	142	$	125
Interest costs	1,047		1,135		1,085
Net amortization and deferral	903		967		1,045
Settlement loss	—		1,392		—
Net periodic pension costs	$	2,155	$	3,636	$	2,255

Components of net periodic benefit cost expected to be recognized from amounts in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)

Components of net periodic benefit cost expected to be recognized from amounts in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) during the year ending December 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ending December 31, 2012
Net loss	$	445
Net prior service cost	297
	$	742