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Employee Benefit Plans
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans
Mattel and certain of its subsidiaries have qualified and nonqualified retirement plans covering substantially all employees of these companies, which are more fully described in Part II, Item 8 "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements–Employee Benefit Plans" in the 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
A summary of the components of net periodic benefit cost for Mattel's defined benefit pension plans is as follows:
 For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
 September 30,
2022		September 30,
2021		September 30,
2022		September 30,
2021
 (In thousands)(In thousands)
Service cost$980 $1,194 $3,046 $3,780 
Interest cost2,996 2,525 9,112 7,595 
Expected return on plan assets(4,776)(4,627)(14,480)(13,891)
Amortization of prior service cost5 54 118 275 
Recognized actuarial loss2,133 2,832 6,724 8,401 
Settlement loss — 3,375 — 3,375 
$1,338 $5,353 $4,520 $9,535 
A summary of the components of net periodic benefit cost for Mattel's postretirement benefit plans is as follows:
 For the Three Months EndedFor the Nine Months Ended
 September 30,
2022		September 30,
2021		September 30,
2022		September 30,
2021
 (In thousands)(In thousands)
Interest cost$22 $19 $66 $59 
Amortization of prior service credit(509)(509)(1,527)(1,528)
Recognized actuarial gain(25)(2)(75)(7)
$(512)$(492)$(1,536)$(1,476)
Mattel's service cost component is recorded within operating income while other components of net periodic pension cost and postretirement benefit cost are recorded outside of operating income, presented in other non-operating (income) expense, net.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, Mattel made cash contributions totaling approximately $3 million related to its defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans. During the remainder of 2022, Mattel expects to make additional cash contributions of approximately $3 million.