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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

A summary of the components of net periodic benefit cost for Mattel’s defined benefit pension plans is as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2016				March 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	1,422			$	2,178
Interest cost	6,141				6,272
Expected return on plan assets	(6,473		)		(7,633		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	8				(264		)
Recognized actuarial loss	1,836				4,892
	$	2,934			$	5,445
A summary of the components of net periodic benefit cost for Mattel’s postretirement benefit plans is as follows:
	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2016				March 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	13			$	21
Interest cost	286				313
Recognized actuarial loss	37				39
	$	336			$	373

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (h)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920

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