Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue:
Exhibition and event services		$ 799,752	$ 772,770	$ 685,350
Exhibits and environments		177,126	171,698	159,554
Travel and recreation services		112,170	120,519	108,443
Total revenue		1,089,048	1,064,987	953,347
Costs and expenses:
Costs of services		868,369	843,652	758,466
Costs of products sold		166,095	161,469	157,745
Gain on sale of facility and related land		0	0	(4,775)
Corporate activities		9,720	14,348	6,755
Interest income		(658)	(305)	(550)
Interest expense		4,535	2,015	1,234
Restructuring charges		2,956	1,637	3,793
Goodwill impairment charge				2,097
Other impairment charges		96	884	952
Total costs and expenses		1,051,113	1,023,700	925,717
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		37,935	41,287	27,630
Income tax expense		10,493	109	8,310
Income from continuing operations		27,442	41,178	19,320
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(394)	14,389	2,366
Net income		27,048	55,567	21,686
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(442)	(3,213)	(131)
Net income attributable to Viad		$ 26,606	$ 52,354	$ 21,555
Diluted income (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ 1.34	$ 2.02	$ 0.96
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		(0.02)	0.57	0.10
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	[1]	$ 1.32	$ 2.59	$ 1.06
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive common shares		19,981	20,133	20,265
Basic income (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ 1.34	$ 2.02	$ 0.96
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		(0.02)	0.57	0.10
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ 1.32	$ 2.59	$ 1.06
Weighted-average outstanding common shares		19,797	19,804	19,850
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0.40	$ 1.90	$ 2.90
Amounts attributable to Viad common stockholders
Income from continuing operations		$ 27,000	$ 40,790	$ 19,437
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(394)	11,564	2,118
Net income attributable to Viad		$ 26,606	$ 52,354	$ 21,555

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