Employee Benefits

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Employee Benefits [Abstract]

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

(10) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

     The components of the Company’s net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs are as follows:

	Pension Benefits
	For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
	September 30, 2011			September 30, 2010			September 30, 2011			September 30, 2010
	(In thousands)
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	643		$	796		$	1,229		$	1,577
Interest cost		8,329			8,297			16,327			16,499
Expected return on plan assets		(7,805	)		(7,200	)		(15,412	)		(14,319	)
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		22			2			43			5
Actuarial loss		165			265			335			530
Net periodic benefit cost	$	1,354		$	2,160		$	2,522		$	4,292

	Other Post-Retirement Benefits
	For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
	September 30, 2011			September 30, 2010			September 30, 2011			September 30, 2010
	(In thousands)
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	131		$	45		$	255		$	90
Interest cost		282			253			559			507
Amortization of:
Prior service cost		(122	)		(122	)		(245	)		(245	)
Actuarial loss		125			27			248			55
Net periodic benefit cost	$	416		$	203		$	817		$	407

     The estimated fiscal 2012 pension plan contributions are $28.7 million and other post-retirement contributions are $2.0 million. Payments aggregating $13.8 million were made during the six months ended September 30, 2011.