Net Periodic Pension Cost

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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
	March 31,
	2013			2012
Interest cost	$	126		$	141
Amortization of net loss		123			120
Expected return on plan assets		(154	)		(146	)
Net periodic pension cost	$	95		$	115

We contributed $11 thousand and $126 thousand to our frozen defined benefit cash balance plan during the three months March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Refer to Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for more discussion of our retirement plans.