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Savings and Retirement Plans
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Savings and Retirement Plans [Abstract]  
Savings and Retirement Plans
10. Savings and Retirement Plans

We sponsor various plans for eligible employees in the United States, the United Kingdom (UK), and The Netherlands. Our retirement savings plan in the United States conforms to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code and participation is available to substantially all employees. We may also make discretionary contributions ratably to all eligible employees. We made discretionary contributions to the U.S. plan of $64,000 and $66,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
 
Our international subsidiaries have defined benefit retirement plans for eligible employees.  These plans provide benefits based on the employee's years of service and compensation during the years immediately preceding retirement, termination, disability, or death, as defined in the plans.

The cost for our defined benefit retirement plans in The Netherlands and the United Kingdom includes the following components for the three month periods ended June 30:

   
Three Months Ended
June 30
 
   
2012
  
2011
 
        
Gross service cost
 $19,000  $20,000 
Interest cost
  31,000   31,000 
Expected return on assets
  (5,000)  (5,000)
Amortization
  1,000   2,000 
Net periodic retirement cost
 $46,000  $48,000