Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

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 2019 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 Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
	(In thousands)
Service cost	$	1,109		$	956
Interest cost	3,781			4,840
Expected return on plan assets	(4,921		)	(5,444		)
Amortization of prior service cost	43			16
Recognized actuarial loss	2,359			1,833
	$	2,371		$	2,201

A summary of the components of net periodic benefit credit for Mattel's postretirement benefit plans is as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2020			March 31, 2019
	(In thousands)
Interest cost	$	35		$	50
Amortization of prior service credit	(509		)	(509		)
Recognized actuarial gain	(19		)	(96		)
	$	(493	)	$	(555	)

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, Mattel made cash contributions totaling approximately $1 million related to its defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans. During the remainder of 2020, Mattel expects to make additional cash contributions of approximately $10 million.