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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Defined benefit pension plans |
Components of Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost | A summary of the components of net periodic benefit (credit)/cost for Mattel’s defined benefit pension plans is as follows:
|  | For the Three Months Ended |  |  | For the Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, 2015 |  |  | June 30, 2014 |  |  | June 30, 2015 |  |  | June 30, 2014 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Service cost |  | $ | 2,186 |  |  | $ | 2,715 |  |  | $ | 4,364 |  |  | $ | 5,312 |
Interest cost |  |  | 6,260 |  |  |  | 6,978 |  |  |  | 12,532 |  |  |  | 13,919 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (7,640 | ) |  |  | (8,020 | ) |  |  | (15,273 | ) |  |  | (16,023 | )
Amortization of prior service credit |  |  | (264 | ) |  |  | (264 | ) |  |  | (528 | ) |  |  | (528 | )
Recognized actuarial loss |  |  | 4,889 |  |  |  | 3,589 |  |  |  | 9,781 |  |  |  | 7,176 |
Curtailment gain |  |  | (8,639 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8,639 | ) |  |  | — |
|  | $ | (3,208 | ) |  | $ | 4,998 |  |  | $ | 2,237 |  |  | $ | 9,856 |
Postretirement benefit plans |
Components of Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) Cost | A summary of the components of net periodic benefit cost for Mattel’s postretirement benefit plans is as follows:
|  | For the Three Months Ended |  |  | For the Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, 2015 |  |  | June 30, 2014 |  |  | June 30, 2015 |  |  | June 30, 2014 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Service cost |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 40 |
Interest cost |  |  | 313 |  |  |  | 452 |  |  |  | 626 |  |  |  | 904 |
Recognized actuarial loss |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 75 |  |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 150 |
|  | $ | 372 |  |  | $ | 547 |  |  | $ | 745 |  |  | $ | 1,094 |

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