Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
(in thousands)	2012	2011	2012	2011
Income tax expense/(benefit) based on income from continuing operations, at estimated tax rates of 35.4% in 2012 and 34.6% in 2011, respectively	$5,681	$7,753	$13,545	$15,778
Settlement of pension plan	-	-	(39,460)	-
Provision for change in estimated tax rates	1,968	241	-	-
Income tax from continuing operations before discrete items	7,649	7,994	(25,915)	15,778
Discrete tax expense(benefit):
Provision for/resolution of tax audits and contingencies	454	-	(5,597)	(1,378)
Adjustments to prior period tax liabilities	(912)	21	(912)	21
Enacted legislation change	(226)	(118)	(226)	(118)
Total income tax (benefit)/expense from continuing operations	$6,965	$7,897	($32,650)	$14,303