Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2013 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,												Nine Months Ended June 30,
	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits						Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	2012			2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012			2013
Service cost	$	1,000		$	1,220		$	72		$	97		$	3,001		$	3,661		$	218		$	291
Interest cost	2,567			2,556			1,146			1,082			8,115			7,751			3,436			3,246
Expected return	(2,537		)	(3,138		)	—			—			(8,102		)	(9,500		)	—			—
Amortizations	2,436			2,727			(749		)	(518		)	7,359			8,198			(2,243		)	(1,553		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,466		$	3,365		$	469		$	661		$	10,373		$	10,110		$	1,411		$	1,984

The Company contributed $11,250 to Company-sponsored domestic pension plans, $3,150 to its other post-retirement benefit plans and $703 to the U.K. pension plan for the nine months ended June 30, 2013.  The Company expects future contributions of $3,750 to its domestic pension plans, $1,850 to its other post-retirement benefit plans and $267 to the U.K. pension plan for the remainder of fiscal 2013.