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Pension and Postretirement Benefits
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 2015 and 2014 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

 
$
20

 
$
27

 
$
11

 
$
123

 
$
104

Interest cost
 
237

 
263

 
148

 
140

 
124

 
158

Expected return on plan assets
 
(93
)
 
(107
)
 

 

 
(143
)
 
(161
)
Amortization of prior service credit
 

 

 
(138
)
 
(149
)
 

 

Recognized net actuarial loss
 
100

 
101

 
123

 
16

 
2

 
3

Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
269

 
$
277

 
$
160

 
$
18

 
$
106

 
$
104


The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 included the following components:
 
 
Domestic Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension Plans
 
Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
Foreign Pension Plans
(in thousands)
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Service cost
 
$
76

 
$
65

 
$
114

 
$
105

 
$
382

 
$
313

Interest cost
 
763

 
809

 
464

 
517

 
384

 
478

Expected return on plan assets
 
(285
)
 
(327
)
 

 

 
(443
)
 
(484
)
Amortization of prior service credit
 

 

 
(414
)
 
(445
)
 

 

Recognized net actuarial loss
 
368

 
305

 
396

 
225

 
5

 
8

Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
922

 
$
852

 
$
560

 
$
402

 
$
328

 
$
315


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 nine months ended September 30, 2015, Viad contributed $1.0 million to its funded pension plans, $0.5 million to its unfunded pension plans, and $1.0 million to its postretirement benefit plans.