INTERMITTENT SEVERANCE PLAN

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

(13) INTERMITTENT SEVERANCE PLAN

The Partnership sponsors a defined intermittent severance benefit plan covering employees that are members of a union bargaining unit and not covered by the defined benefit pension plan. Payment of the severance benefit is made when covered employees cease employment with the Partnership under certain terms and conditions as defined in the union bargaining agreement. Components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

	Intermittent Severance Benefits
	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	(in thousands)				(in thousands)
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Service Cost	$	5	$	4	$	10	$	8
Interest Cost	3		4		7		7
Net Periodic Intermittent Severance Cost	$	8	$	8	$	17	$	15

- Definition

The entire disclosure for postemployment benefits, which may include supplemental unemployment benefits, obligations recognized for all types of benefits provided to former or inactive employees, their beneficiaries, and covered dependents after employment but before retirement. Disclosure may also include discussion that an obligation for postemployment benefits is not accrued in accordance with regulation only because the amount cannot be reasonably estimated.

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