Pension Plans And Other Postretirement Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Pension Plans And Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pension Plans And Other Postretirement Benefits

NOTE 10—Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits:

The following information is provided for domestic and foreign pension and postretirement defined benefit plans:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Net Periodic Pension Benefit Cost (Credit):
Service cost	$	3,173		$	2,932
Interest cost		8,213			8,076
Expected return on assets		(11,630	)		(12,119	)
Amortization of prior service benefit		(261	)		(245	)
Amortization of net loss		9,104			6,493
Total net periodic pension benefit cost	$	8,599		$	5,137
Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (Credit):
Service cost	$	50		$	125
Interest cost		850			845
Expected return on assets		(125	)		(111	)
Amortization of prior service benefit		(25	)		(99	)
Amortization of net loss		675			566
Total net periodic postretirement benefit cost	$	1,425		$	1,326
Total net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost	$	10,024		$	6,463

We have made contributions of $1.4 million and $50.8 million to our qualified and nonqualified pension plans during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

We paid $1.1 million in premiums to the U.S. postretirement benefit plan during each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.