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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
A summary of the components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for Mattel’s defined benefit pension plans is as follows:
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2015
 
June 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2015
 
(In thousands)
Service cost
$
1,262

 
$
2,186

 
$
2,684

 
$
4,364

Interest cost
6,159

 
6,260

 
12,300

 
12,532

Expected return on plan assets
(6,443
)
 
(7,640
)
 
(12,916
)
 
(15,273
)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)
7

 
(264
)
 
15

 
(528
)
Recognized actuarial loss
1,626

 
4,889

 
3,462

 
9,781

Curtailment gain
—

 
(8,639
)
 
—

 
(8,639
)
 
$
2,611

 
$
(3,208
)
 
$
5,545

 
$
2,237

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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,
2016
 
June 30,
2015
 
June 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2015
 
(In thousands)
Service cost
$
13

 
$
21

 
$
26

 
$
42

Interest cost
286

 
313

 
572

 
626

Recognized actuarial loss
37

 
38

 
74

 
77

 
$
336

 
$
372

 
$
672

 
$
745