Pension Plan (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost

The following table presents the net periodic pension cost for WesBanco’s Defined Benefit Pension Plan (the “Plan”) and the related components:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
(unaudited, in thousands)	2015			2014
Service cost - benefits earned during year	$	827		$	717
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		1,201			1,170
Expected return on plan assets		(1,907	)		(1,783	)
Amortization of prior service cost		6			11
Amortization of net loss		784			363
Net periodic pension cost	$	911		$	478