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Note 11. Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

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Note 11. Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Summary Data Relating to Foreign Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Summary data relating to the Company's foreign defined benefit pension plans, including key weighted-average assumptions used is provided in the following tables:
 
Year ended June 30,
(In thousands)
2011
 
2010
Change in projected benefit obligation
 
 
 
Projected benefit obligation as of the beginning of the fiscal year
$
46,344

 
$
33,388

Service cost, including plan participant contributions
3,184

 
2,249

Interest cost
1,270

 
1,020

Contributions by plan participants
126

 
111

Adjustment
9

 
5,059

Actuarial loss
1,363

 
4,721

Benefit payments
(1,357
)
 
(557
)
Acquisitions

 
551

Transfer in/(out)

 
(417
)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
5,871

 
219

Projected benefit obligation as of the end of the fiscal year
$
56,810

 
$
46,344

 
 
 
 
 
Year ended June 30,
(In thousands)
2011
 
2010
Change in fair value of plan assets
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets as of the beginning of the fiscal year
$
8,692

 
$
8,139

Actual return on plan assets
78

 
86

Employer contributions
2,024

 
1,045

Benefit and expense payments
(1,010
)
 
(290
)
Acquisitions

 
169

Transfer in/(out)

 
(160
)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
1,251

 
(297
)
Fair value of plan assets as of the end of fiscal the year
$
11,035

 
$
8,692

 
 
As of June 30,
(In thousands)
2011
 
2010
Funded status
 
 
 
Ending funded status
$
(45,775
)
 
$
(37,652
)
Net amount recognized
$
(45,775
)
 
$
(37,652
)
 
 
 
 
 
As of June 30,
(In thousands)
2011
 
2010
Plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets
 
 
 
Accumulated benefit obligation
$
39,748

 
$
32,457

Projected benefit obligation
$
56,810

 
$
46,344

Plan assets at fair value
$
11,035

 
$
8,692

Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Determining Net Periodic Cost
 
Year ended June 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Weighted-average assumptions
 
 
 
 
 
Discount rate
1.8%-5.5%
 
1.8%-4.9%
 
2.0%-6.3%
Expected return on assets
1.8%-4.5%
 
1.8%-4.5%
 
1.8%-4.5%
Rate of compensation increases
3.0%-4.0%
 
3.0%-4.0%
 
3.0%-4.0%
Defined Benefit Plan Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consist of: 
 
Year ended June 30,
(In thousands)
2011
 
2010
Unrecognized transition obligation
$
2,318

 
$
2,430

Unrecognized prior service cost
450

 
468

Unrealized net loss
9,288

 
7,015

Amount recognized
$
12,056

 
$
9,913

Amounts in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Expected to be Recognized as Net Periodic Benefit
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost over the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 are as follows: 
(In thousands)
Year ending
June 30, 2012
Unrecognized transition obligation
$
386

Unrecognized prior service cost
64

Unrealized net loss
296

Amount expected to be recognized
$
746

Components of Net Periodic Cost
The components of the Company's net periodic cost relating to its foreign subsidiaries' defined pension plans are as follows: 
 
Year ended June 30,
(In thousands)
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Components of net periodic pension cost
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost, net of plan participant contributions
$
3,184

 
$
2,249

 
$
2,422

Interest cost
1,270

 
1,020

 
756

Return on plan assets
(289
)
 
(215
)
 
(283
)
Amortization of transitional obligation
366

 
28

 
35

Amortization of prior service cost
61

 
44

 
27

Amortization of net loss
178

 
98

 
249

Acquisitions

 
313

 

Adjustment

 
3,154

 

Loss due to settlement/curtailment

 

 
271

Net periodic pension cost
$
4,770

 
$
6,691

 
$
3,477

Foreign Plan Assets Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis
Foreign plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following investment categories as of June 30, 2011:
(In thousands)
Total
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Cash and cash equivalents
$
7,455

 
$
7,455

 
$

 
$

Government, municipal securities, and other
3,580

 

 
3,580

 

Total assets measured at fair value
$
11,035

 
$
7,455

 
$
3,580

 
$