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Pension and Postretirement Benefits
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Pension and Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Pension and Postretirement Benefits

Note 14. Pension and Postretirement Benefits

The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement benefit plans for the three months ended March 31 included the following components:

 

                                                 
    Domestic Plans              
    Pension Plans     Postretirement
Benefit Plans		     Foreign
Pension Plans		  
    2013     2012     2013     2012     2013     2012  
    (in thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 30     $ 27     $ 46     $ 37     $ 137     $ 122  

Interest cost

     261       297       173       197       181       184  

Expected return on plan assets

     (100 )      (151 )      —         (22 )      (180 )      (156 ) 

Amortization of prior service credit

     —         —         (225 )      (278 )      —         —    

Recognized net actuarial loss

     149       130       141       154       10       6  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 340     $ 303     $ 135     $ 88     $ 148     $ 156  
   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Viad expects to contribute $2.0 million to its funded pension plans, $1.1 million to its unfunded pension plans and $400,000 to its postretirement benefit plans in 2013. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, Viad contributed $721,000 to its funded pension plans and $227,000 to its unfunded pension plans. However, due to timing of the fundings, Viad made no contributions to its postretirement benefit plans during the three months ended March 31, 2013.