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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of 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								For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2017				September 30, 2016				September 30, 2017				September 30, 2016
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	1,198			$	1,609			$	3,441			$	4,293
Interest cost	4,479				6,107				13,370				18,407
Expected return on plan assets	(5,768		)		(6,393		)		(17,253		)		(19,309		)
Amortization of prior service cost	8				8				23				23
Recognized actuarial loss	1,823				1,732				5,464				5,194
Settlement loss	—				1,495				—				1,495
	$	1,740			$	4,558			$	5,045			$	10,103
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 Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2017				September 30, 2016				September 30, 2017				September 30, 2016
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	—			$	13			$	1			$	39
Interest cost	203				286				609				857
Recognized actuarial loss	37				37				112				111
	$	240			$	336			$	722			$	1,007

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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=65897934&loc=d3e1928-114920

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