Employee Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Employee benefit plans

Note 11 - Employee benefit plans:

Defined benefit plans - The components of net periodic defined benefit pension cost (income) are presented in the table below.

	Threemonthsended September30,						Ninemonthsended September30,
	2012			2013				2012			2013
	(In thousands)
Interest cost	$	627		$	609			$	1,898		$	1,707
Expected return on plan assets		(914	)		(990	)			(2,743	)		(2,976	)
Recognized actuarial losses		332			306				994			921
Total	$	45		$	(75	)		$	149		$	(348	)

Postretirement benefits - The components of net periodic postretirement benefits other than pension cost (income) are presented in the table below.

	Threemonthsended September30,						Ninemonthsended September30,
	2012			2013				2012			2013
	(In thousands)
Interest cost	$	39		$	26			$	118		$	78
Amortization of prior service credit		(175	)		(172	)			(524	)		(514	)
Recognized actuarial gain		(24	)		(37	)			(74	)		(111	)
Total	$	(160	)	$	(183	)		$	(480	)	$	(547	)

Contributions - We currently expect our 2013 contributions to our defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans to be approximately $2.4 million.