Pension and Non-pension Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and SERP [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The components of our net pension expense, including the SERP, are as follows:

Three months ended September 30,	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Total
(dollars in thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	1,543		$	1,372		$	118		$	390		$	1,661		$	1,762
Interest cost	3,702			4,014			1,327			1,190			5,029			5,204
Expected return on plan assets	(4,939		)	(4,307		)	(596		)	(566		)	(5,535		)	(4,873		)
Amortization of unrecognized:
Prior service cost	494			540			70			77			564			617
Loss	1,302			1,166			149			113			1,451			1,279
Settlement charge	—			—			93			—			93			—
Curtailment charge (credit)	(125		)	—			—			—			(125		)	—
Pension expense	$	1,977		$	2,785		$	1,161		$	1,204		$	3,138		$	3,989
Nine months ended September 30,	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Total
(dollars in thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	4,468		$	4,118		$	1,108		$	1,275		$	5,576		$	5,393
Interest cost	11,548			12,042			3,761			3,811			15,309			15,853
Expected return on plan assets	(13,885		)	(12,879		)	(1,786		)	(1,756		)	(15,671		)	(14,635		)
Amortization of unrecognized:
Prior service cost	1,537			1,622			198			249			1,735			1,871
Loss	4,822			3,496			408			373			5,230			3,869
Settlement charge	457			—			93			—			550			—
Curtailment charge (credit)	(125		)	—			—			—			(125		)	—
Pension expense	$	8,822		$	8,399		$	3,782		$	3,952		$	12,604		$	12,351

Non-Pension Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The provision for our non-pension postretirement benefit expense consists of the following:

Three months ended September 30,	U.S. Plans				Non-U.S. Plans						Total
(dollars in thousands)	2012		2011		2012			2011			2012		2011
Service cost	$	368	$	340	$	—		$	—		$	368	$	340
Interest cost	857		908		28			30			885		938
Amortization of unrecognized:
Prior service cost	105		105		—			—			105		105
Loss / (gain)	229		277		—			(5		)	229		272
Non-pension postretirement benefit expense	$	1,559	$	1,630	$	28		$	25		$	1,587	$	1,655
Nine months ended September 30,	U.S. Plans				Non-U.S. Plans						Total
(dollars in thousands)	2012		2011		2012			2011			2012		2011
Service cost	$	1,103	$	1,019	$	1		$	1		$	1,104	$	1,020
Interest cost	2,570		2,724		80			92			2,650		2,816
Amortization of unrecognized:
Prior service cost	316		316		—			—			316		316
Loss / (gain)	687		831		(1		)	(13		)	686		818
Non-pension postretirement benefit expense	$	4,676	$	4,890	$	80		$	80		$	4,756	$	4,970