Benefit Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Benefit Plans

Note 10 - Benefit Plans

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for the pension, supplemental executive retirement and other postretirement benefit plans:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Pension and Supplemental						Other Postretirement
	Executive Retirement Plans						Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	2,416		$	2,229		$	307		$	273
Interest cost		4,120			4,025			286			338
Expected return on plan assets		(4,553	)		(4,343	)		(791	)		(824	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		1,457			1,002			199			157
Amortization of prior service cost		166			165			(1,554	)		(1,554	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,606		$	3,078		$	(1,553	)	$	(1,610	)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Pension and Supplemental						Other Postretirement
	Executive Retirement Plans						Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	7,247		$	6,688		$	920		$	818
Interest cost		12,361			12,074			857			1,013
Expected return on plan assets		(13,659	)		(13,030	)		(2,372	)		(2,474	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		4,372			3,008			599			473
Amortization of prior service cost		499			496			(4,663	)		(4,663	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	10,820		$	9,236		$	(4,659	)	$	(4,833	)

In October 2012, we contributed $15 million to the pension plan. We currently do not intend to make any additional contributions to the plans during 2012.

Under Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles ("SSAP") No. 92 and No. 102, which will become effective January 1, 2013, the measurement of pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities will begin to include non-vested employees. This measurement, referred to as the projected benefit obligation, is the measurement currently used under GAAP. Once the SSAPs are effective, our statutory benefit obligations will increase. We are currently evaluating the provisions of this guidance, however we do not expect the new guidance to have a material impact on our statutory benefit obligations.