Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Tables) (Foreign Pension Plans [Member])

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Foreign Pension Plans [Member]

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost of Viad's Pension and Post Retirement Benefit Plan

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