Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Plan Cost

The composition of the net periodic benefit plan cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:

	Pension plans		Other postretirement benefits
(in thousands)	2013	2012	2013	2012
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$2,526	$54	$789	$804
Interest cost	5,999	9,824	2,374	2,766
Expected return on assets	(6,103)	(9,436)	-	-
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)	27	339	(2,818)	(2,751)
Amortization of transition obligation	51	59	-	-
Amortization of net actuarial loss	2,357	3,774	2,606	2,412
Settlement	315	119,735	-	-
Net periodic benefit cost	$5,172	$124,349	$2,951	$3,231