PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of defined benefit plans disclosures

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, net periodic benefit cost related to the employee and officer pension and other postretirement benefit plans consisted of the following components (in thousands):

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service Cost	$	979		$	856		$	2,938		$	2,569
Interest Cost	2,381			2,299			7,143			6,898
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(2,342		)	(2,100		)	(7,026		)	(6,301		)
Amortizations:
Prior Service Cost	67			70			200			210
Actuarial Loss	1,360			1,188			4,080			3,563
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	2,445			2,313			7,335			6,939
ERIP Costs	—			—			102			—
Capitalized Benefit Costs	(906		)	(878		)	(2,718		)	(2,632		)
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense	$	1,539		$	1,435		$	4,719		$	4,307

	Other Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service Cost	$	249		$	230		$	747		$	690
Interest Cost	800			816			2,400			2,450
Expected Return on Plan Assets	(562		)	(484		)	(1,686		)	(1,453		)
Amortizations:
Prior Service Credits	(89		)	(89		)	(266		)	(266		)
Actuarial Loss	414			374			1,241			1,121
Net Periodic Benefit Cost	812			847			2,436			2,542
Capitalized Benefit Costs	(302		)	(330		)	(907		)	(989		)
Total Net Periodic Benefit Expense	$	510		$	517		$	1,529		$	1,553