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Employee Benefit Plans
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans
8.         Employee Benefit Plans

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

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
Defined Benefit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension Plan
 
 
Restoration Plan
 
 
 
2011
 
 
2010
 
 
2011
 
 
2010
 
Service cost
 
$
394
 
 
$
339
 
 
$
43
 
 
$
29
 
Interest cost
 
 
741
 
 
 
678
 
 
 
100
 
 
 
72
 
Expected return on assets
 
 
(972
)
 
 
(879
)
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
Net loss recognition
 
 
285
 
 
 
213
 
 
 
81
 
 
 
45
 
Prior service credit amortization
 
 
(10
)
 
 
(10
)
 
 
(1
)
 
 
(1
)
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
438
 
 
$
341
 
 
$
223
 
 
$
145
 

Employer Contributions.  We previously disclosed in our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, that we expected to contribute $2.0 million to our defined benefit pension plan and $80,000 to our restoration plan in 2011.  As of March 31, 2011, no contributions had been made to our defined benefit plan, and contributions of $20,000 had been made to our restoration plan.