Net Periodic Pension Cost

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

15. Net Periodic Pension Cost

The following table details the net periodic pension cost incurred by period (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Interest cost	$	141		$	152		$	422		$	457
Amortization of net loss		120			72			362			215
Expected return on plan assets		(146	)		(148	)		(438	)		(443	)
Net periodic pension cost	$	115		$	76		$	346		$	229

We contributed $410 thousand and $711 thousand to our frozen defined benefit cash balance plan during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. We contributed $289 thousand and $509 thousand to our frozen defined benefit cash balance plan during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Refer to Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 for more discussion of our retirement plans.