Note 15. Pension and Postretirement Benefits

The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement benefit plans for the three months ended September 30 included the following components:


	Domestic Plans
	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans						Foreign Pension Plans
	2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Service cost	$	—		$	24		$	25		$	31		$	134		$	123
Interest cost		251			276			152			187			175			186
Expected return on plan assets		(100	)		(84	)		—			(15	)		(175	)		(157	)
Amortization of prior service credit		—			—			(227	)		(278	)		—			—
Recognized net actuarial loss		129			110			106			101			10			—

Net periodic benefit cost	$	280		$	326		$	56		$	26		$	144		$	152

The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement benefit plans for the nine months ended September 30 included the following components:


	Domestic Plans
	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans						Foreign Pension Plans
	2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Service cost	$	60		$	78		$	117		$	110		$	405		$	368
Interest cost		773			863			498			611			531			552
Expected return on plan assets		(300	)		(305	)		—			(56	)		(530	)		(467	)
Amortization of prior service credit		—			—			(677	)		(835	)		—			—
Recognized net actuarial loss		427			368			388			410			30			—

Net periodic benefit cost	$	960		$	1,004		$	326		$	240		$	436		$	453

Viad expects to contribute $2.6 million to its funded pension plans, $1.1 million to its unfunded pension plans and $400,000 to its postretirement benefit plans in 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, Viad contributed $2.3 million to its funded pension plans, $665,000 to its unfunded pension plans and $64,000 to its postretirement benefit plans.