Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans

Defined Benefit Plans:

Effective April 1, 2002, we converted a noncontributory pension plan to a noncontributory cash balance retirement plan under which each participant received an actuarially determined opening balance. Certain participants were grandfathered under the prior pension plan formula. In addition to this plan, effective September 1, 2002, we established two separate and independent nonqualified SRP for certain employees. Effective January 1, 2012, the SRP were amended and designated as defined contribution plans.

The estimated net loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is $1.5 million.

The following tables summarize changes in the benefit obligation, the plan assets and the funded status of our pension plans as well as the components of net periodic benefit costs, including key assumptions (in thousands). The measurement dates for plan assets and obligations were December 31, 2012 and 2011.

	December 31,
	2012			2011
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	68,390		$	57,875
Service cost	1,314			3,335
Interest cost	1,578			3,454
Actuarial loss	2,005			5,576
Plan amendment (see Note 1)	(29,494		)	—
Benefit payments	(1,263		)	(1,850		)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	42,530		$	68,390
Change in Plan Assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	27,649		$	27,026
Actual return on plan assets	3,275			(429		)
Employer contributions	2,500			2,902
Benefit payments	(1,263		)	(1,850		)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	32,161		$	27,649
Unfunded Status at End of Year:
Retirement Plan (included in accounts payable and accrued expenses)	$	10,369		$	11,247
SRP (included in other net liabilities and see Note 1)	—			29,494
Total unfunded	$	10,369		$	40,741
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	42,178		$	68,075
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of:
Net loss	$	17,254		$	17,844
Prior service credit	—			(117		)
Total amount recognized	$	17,254		$	17,727

The following is the required information for other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Net loss	$	979		$	8,234		$	1,132
Amortization of net loss	(1,569		)	(685		)	(744		)
Amortization of prior service cost	117			117			117
Total recognized in other comprehensive income	$	(473	)	$	7,666		$	505
Total recognized in net periodic benefit costs and other comprehensive income	$	1,622		$	12,794		$	5,704

The following is the required information for plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Projected benefit obligation	$	42,530	$	68,390
Accumulated benefit obligation	42,178		68,075
Fair value of plan assets	32,161		27,649

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the plans are as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Service cost	$	1,314		$	3,335		$	3,325
Interest cost	1,578			3,454			3,212
Expected return on plan assets	(2,249		)	(2,229		)	(1,965		)
Prior service cost	(117		)	(117		)	(117		)
Recognized loss	1,569			685			744
Total	$	2,095		$	5,128		$	5,199

The assumptions used to develop periodic expense for the plans are shown below:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Discount rate – Retirement Plan	4.19	%	5.30	%	5.82	%
Salary scale increases – Retirement Plan	3.50	%	4.00	%	4.00	%
Salary scale increases – SRP (see Note 1)	—	%	5.00	%	5.00	%
Long-term rate of return on assets – Retirement Plan	8.00	%	8.00	%	8.00	%

The selection of the discount rate is made annually after comparison to yields based on high quality fixed-income investments. The salary scale is the composite rate which reflects anticipated inflation, merit increases, and promotions for the group of covered participants. The long-term rate of return is a composite rate for the trust. It is derived as the sum of the percentages invested in each principal asset class included in the portfolio multiplied by their respective expected rates of return. We considered the historical returns and the future expectations for returns for each asset class, as well as the target asset allocation of the pension portfolio. This analysis resulted in the selection of 8.0% as the long-term rate of return assumption for 2012.

The assumptions used to develop the actuarial present value of the benefit obligations for the plans are shown below:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Discount rate – Retirement Plan	3.87	%	4.19	%	5.30	%
Salary scale increases – Retirement Plan	3.50	%	3.50	%	4.00	%
Salary scale increases – SRP (see Note 1)	—	%	5.00	%	5.00	%

The expected contribution to be paid for the Retirement Plan by us during 2013 is approximately $2.0 million. The expected benefit payments for the next 10 years for the Retirement Plan is as follows (in thousands):

2013	$	1,631
2014	2,452
2015	2,431
2016	1,814
2017	1,954
2018-2022	10,691

The participant data used in determining the liabilities and costs for the Retirement Plan was collected as of January 1, 2012, and no significant changes have occurred through December 31, 2012.

At December 31, 2012, our investment asset allocation compared to our benchmarking allocation model for our plan assets was as follows:

	Portfolio		Benchmark
Cash and Short-Term Investments	8	%	6	%
U.S. Stocks	44	%	52	%
Non - U.S. Stocks	16	%	10	%
Bonds	31	%	32	%
Other	1	%	—
Total	100	%	100	%

The fair value of plan assets was determined based on publicly quoted market prices for identical assets, which are classified as Level 1 observable inputs. The allocation of the fair value of plan assets was as follows:

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Cash and short-term investments	3	%	3	%
Large company funds	20	%	21	%
Mid company funds	8	%	7	%
Small company funds	6	%	4	%
International funds	14	%	15	%
Fixed income funds	35	%	36	%
Growth funds	14	%	14	%
Total	100	%	100	%

Concentrations of risk within our equity portfolio are investments classified within the following sectors: technology, industrial, financial services, consumer cyclical goods and healthcare, which represents approximately 19%, 12%, 14%, 13% and 13% of total equity investments, respectively.

Defined Contribution Plans:

Compensation expense related to our defined contribution plans was $3.3 million in 2012 and $.9 million in both 2011 and 2010.