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Employee Retirement Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Employee Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Employee post-retirement benefits
The following table summarizes the balance sheet impact, including the benefit obligations and assets associated with our post-retirement benefit plans as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

(Dollars in thousands)
2012
2011
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
$
17,326
$
14,971
Service cost
599
509
Interest cost
797
799
Amendments
(7,306
)
(216
)
Actuarial loss
(918
)
1,632
Benefits paid
(488
)
(369
)
Valuation adjustment
1,034
-
Benefit obligation at end of year
$
11,044
$
17,326
Net Periodic Benefit Cost

 
As of December 31
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2012
 
 
2011
 
 
2010
 
Components of net periodic benefit cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
 
$
599
 
 
$
509
 
 
$
452
 
Interest cost
 
 
797
 
 
 
799
 
 
 
723
 
Expected return on plan assets
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
Amortization of transition obligation
 
 
60
 
 
 
60
 
 
 
60
 
Amortization of prior service cost
 
 
(76
)
 
 
(55
)
 
 
(55
)
Recognized net actuarial loss
 
 
630
 
 
 
429
 
 
 
391
 
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
2,010
 
 
$
1,742
 
 
$
1,571
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate used to determine benefit obligation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31:
 
 
4.4
%
 
 
4.4
%
 
 
5.4
%
Schedule of health care cost trend rates
Health Care Trend Rates for the Year Ending December 31, 2012

Year
 
Pre-Medicare
 
 
Post-Medicare
 
2013
 
 
8.50
%
 
 
7.00
%
2014
 
 
8.00
%
 
 
6.90
%
2015
 
 
7.50
%
 
 
6.80
%
2016
 
 
7.00
%
 
 
6.70
%
2017
 
 
6.50
%
 
 
6.60
%
2018
 
 
6.00
%
 
 
6.50
%
2019
 
 
5.50
%
 
 
6.40
%
2020
 
 
5.00
%
 
 
6.30
%
Ultimate
 
 
4.50
%
 
 
4.50
%
Ultimate Reached in Year
 
 
2021
 
 
 
2038
 

Schedule of effect of one-percentage-point change in assumed health Care cost trend rates
(Dollars in thousands)

Effect of 1% Increase and 1% Decrease in Trend Rate
 
1% Increase
 
 
1% Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dollar change
 
$
294
 
 
$
(256
)
Percentage change
 
 
2.85
%
 
 
(2.48
%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost and interest cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dollar change
 
$
286
 
 
$
(223
)