Employee Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

8.  Employee Benefit Plans

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

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Defined Benefit
	Pension Plan						Restoration Plan
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	1,152		$	1,022		$	130		$	115
Interest cost		2,235			2,124			297			288
Expected return on assets		(2,912	)		(2,739	)		-			-
Net loss recognition		872			754			227			218
Prior service credit amortization		(31	)		(31	)		(2	)		(2	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,316		$	1,130		$	652		$	619

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Defined Benefit
	Pension Plan						Restoration Plan
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	384		$	341		$	43		$	38
Interest cost		745			708			99			96
Expected return on assets		(971	)		(913	)		-			-
Net loss recognition		291			251			76			73
Prior service credit amortization		(10	)		(10	)		(1	)		(1	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	439		$	377		$	217		$	206

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 September 30, 2011, we had contributed $2.0 million to our defined benefit plan, and contributions of $60,000 had been made to our restoration plan.