Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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 March 31,
	Pension and Supplemental						Other Postretirement
	Executive Retirement Plans						Benefits
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	2,717		$	2,390		$	194		$	309
Interest cost		3,799			4,106			154			292
Expected return on plan assets		(5,038	)		(4,516	)		(920	)		(790	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		1,516			1,478			-			210
Amortization of prior service cost		125			161			(1,663	)		(1,554	)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	3,119		$	3,619		$	(2,235	)	$	(1,533	)

We currently intend to make a $10 million contribution to the pension plan during 2013.

Under Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles ("SSAP") No. 92 and No. 102, which became 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. The new SSAPs did not have a material impact on our statutory benefit obligations or statutory surplus.