CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue:
Total revenue		$ 507,340	$ 415,435	$ 1,302,736
Costs and expenses:
Business interruption gain			0	(141)
Corporate activities		11,689	8,687	10,865
Interest income		(116)	(377)	(369)
Interest expense		28,440	18,264	14,199
Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal		57	462	15,693
Other expense, net		2,013	1,132	1,586
Restructuring charges		6,066	13,440	8,380
Legal settlement		0	0	8,500
Impairment charges		0	203,076	5,346
Total costs and expenses		602,421	776,294	1,276,626
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(95,081)	(360,859)	26,110
Income tax expense (benefit)		(1,788)	14,246	2,506
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(93,293)	(375,105)	23,604
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		558	(1,847)	(81)
Net income (loss)		(92,735)	(376,952)	23,523
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-redeemable noncontrolling interest		(1,686)	1,376	(2,309)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		1,766	1,482	821
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad		$ (92,655)	$ (374,094)	$ 22,035
Diluted income (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ (5.04)	$ (18.55)	$ 1.02
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		0.03	(0.09)	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad common stockholders	[1]	$ (5.01)	$ (18.64)	$ 1.02
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive common shares		20,411	20,279	20,284
Basic income (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ (5.04)	$ (18.55)	$ 1.02
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		0.03	(0.09)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ (5.01)	$ (18.64)	$ 1.02
Weighted-average outstanding common shares		20,411	20,279	20,146
Dividends declared per common share			$ 0.10	$ 0.40
Amounts attributable to Viad common stockholders
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$ (93,213)	$ (372,247)	$ 22,116
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		558	(1,847)	(81)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad		(92,655)	(374,094)	22,035
Services
Revenue:
Total revenue		401,142	351,528	1,101,534
Costs and expenses:
Costs and expenses		440,383	457,827	1,031,187
Products
Revenue:
Total revenue		106,198	63,907	201,202
Costs and expenses:
Costs and expenses		$ 113,889	$ 73,783	$ 181,380

[1] Diluted loss per share amount cannot exceed basic loss per share.