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Pension and Postretirement Benefits
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Pension and Postretirement Benefits
Pension and Postretirement Benefits
The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement plans for the three months ended September 30 included the following components:
 
 
Domestic Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension Plans
 
Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
Foreign Pension Plans
(in thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
 
$
20

 
$
—

 
$
11

 
$
25

 
$
104

 
$
134

Interest cost
 
263

 
251

 
140

 
152

 
158

 
175

Expected return on plan assets
 
(107
)
 
(100
)
 
—

 
—

 
(161
)
 
(175
)
Amortization of prior service credit
 
—

 
—

 
(149
)
 
(227
)
 
—

 
—

Recognized net actuarial loss
 
101

 
129

 
16

 
106

 
3

 
10

Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
277

 
$
280

 
$
18

 
$
56

 
$
104

 
$
144


The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement plans for the nine months ended September 30 included the following components:
 
 
Domestic Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension Plans
 
Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
Foreign Pension Plans
(in thousands)
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Service cost
 
$
65

 
$
60

 
$
105

 
$
117

 
$
313

 
$
405

Interest cost
 
809

 
773

 
517

 
498

 
478

 
531

Expected return on plan assets
 
(327
)
 
(300
)
 
—

 
—

 
(484
)
 
(530
)
Amortization of prior service credit
 
—

 
—

 
(445
)
 
(677
)
 
—

 
—

Recognized net actuarial loss
 
305

 
427

 
225

 
388

 
8

 
30

Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
852

 
$
960

 
$
402

 
$
326

 
$
315

 
$
436


Viad expects to contribute $1.4 million to its funded pension plans, $0.9 million to its unfunded pension plans and $1.0 million to its postretirement benefit plans in 2014. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Viad contributed $1.0 million to its funded pension plans, $0.6 million to its unfunded pension plans and $0.4 million to its postretirement benefit plans.