Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

Note 5.   Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

Components of net periodic pension and post-retirement benefit cost for the three and six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,												Six Months Ended March 31,
	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits						Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	2012			2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012			2013
Service cost	$	1,000		$	1,220		$	73		$	97		$	2,001		$	2,440		$	146		$	194
Interest cost	2,872			2,657			1,145			1,082			5,548			5,195			2,290			2,164
Expected return	(2,899		)	(3,243		)	—			—			(5,565		)	(6,362		)	—			—
Amortizations	2,475			2,749			(747		)	(518		)	4,923			5,472			(1,495		)	(1,036		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,448		$	3,383		$	471		$	661		$	6,907		$	6,745		$	941		$	1,322

The Company contributed $7,500 to Company sponsored domestic pension plans, $2,120 to its other post-retirement benefit plans and $473 to the U.K. pension plan for the six months ended March 31, 2013.  The Company presently expects future contributions of $7,500 to its domestic pension plans, $2,880 to its other post-retirement benefit plans and $497 to the U.K. pension plan for the remainder of fiscal 2013.