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Pension and Postretirement Benefits
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Pension and Postretirement Benefits
Pension and Postretirement Benefits
The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement plans for the three months ended March 31, included the following components:
 
 
Domestic Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension Plans
 
Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
Foreign Pension Plans
(in thousands)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Service cost
 
$
25

 
$
23

 
$
43

 
$
34

 
$
128

 
$
104

Interest cost
 
251

 
280

 
177

 
176

 
127

 
160

Expected return on plan assets
 
(111
)
 
(103
)
 
—

 
—

 
(149
)
 
(161
)
Amortization of prior service credit
 
—

 
—

 
(91
)
 
(148
)
 
—

 
—

Recognized net actuarial loss
 
125

 
104

 
139

 
101

 
2

 
3

Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
290

 
$
304

 
$
268

 
$
163

 
$
108

 
$
106


Viad expects to contribute $1.4 million to its funded pension plans, $0.8 million to its unfunded pension plans and $1.1 million to its postretirement benefit plans in 2015. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, Viad contributed $0.3 million to its funded pension plans, $0.2 million to its unfunded pension plans and $0.1 million to its postretirement benefit plans.