Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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,
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Net Periodic Pension Benefit Cost (Credit):
Service cost	$	3,642		$	3,173
Interest cost		7,218			8,211
Expected return on assets		(9,872	)		(11,630	)
Amortization of prior service benefit		(49	)		(261	)
Total net periodic pension benefit cost (credit)	$	939		$	(507	)
Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (Credit):
Service cost	$	83		$	50
Interest cost		688			850
Expected return on assets		(103	)		(125	)
Amortization of prior service benefit		(25	)		(25	)
Total net periodic postretirement benefit cost	$	643		$	750
Total net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost	$	1,582		$	243

During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we made contributions of $0.6 million and $1.4 million, respectively, to our qualified and nonqualified pension plans.

We paid $1.1 million in premiums to the U.S. postretirement benefit plan during each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.