Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of income statement items from reportable segments

Viad’s reportable segments with reconciliations to consolidated totals are as follows:

	December 31,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2013
Revenue:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	720,882		$	710,835		$	628,856
International Segment		272,634			249,649			229,312
Intersegment eliminations		(16,638	)		(16,016	)		(13,264	)
Total Marketing & Events Group		976,878			944,468			844,904
Travel & Recreation Group		112,170			120,519			108,443
Total revenue	$	1,089,048		$	1,064,987		$	953,347
Segment operating income:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	14,563		$	21,400		$	11,024
International Segment		12,211			10,339			9,068
Total Marketing & Events Group		26,774			31,739			20,092
Travel & Recreation Group		27,810			28,127			21,819
Segment operating income		54,584			59,866			41,911
Corporate activities		(9,720	)		(14,348	)		(6,755	)
Operating income		44,864			45,518			35,156
Interest income		658			305			550
Interest expense		(4,535	)		(2,015	)		(1,234	)
Restructuring (charges) recoveries:
Marketing & Events U.S. Segment		(541	)		278			409
Marketing & Events International Segment		(1,813	)		(1,808	)		(2,362	)
Travel & Recreation Group		(200	)		41			(809	)
Corporate		(402	)		(148	)		(1,031	)
Impairment charges:
Marketing & Events U.S. Segment		—			—			(658	)
Marketing & Events International Segment		—			(884	)		(294	)
Travel & Recreation Group		(96	)		—			(2,097	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	37,935		$	41,287		$	27,630

Reconciliation of assets from reportable segments

	December 31,
(in thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Assets:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	294,618	$	304,727	$	194,422
International		115,494		116,842		81,058
Travel & Recreation Group		195,527		199,986		209,611
Corporate and other		86,656		93,388		76,841
	$	692,295	$	714,943	$	561,932
Depreciation and amortization:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	18,658	$	16,066	$	14,906
International		8,435		6,311		5,566
Travel & Recreation Group		7,974		8,232		7,319
Corporate and other		164		183		176
	$	35,231	$	30,792	$	27,967
Capital expenditures:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	8,066	$	14,515	$	8,278
International		8,366		4,134		4,332
Travel & Recreation Group		13,107		10,740		23,108
Corporate and other		300		—		401
	$	29,839	$	29,389	$	36,119

Financial information by major geographic area

The table below presents the financial information by major geographic area:

	December 31,
(in thousands)	2015		2014		2013
Revenue:
United States	$	726,436	$	718,538	$	637,482
EMEA		220,046		192,674		166,931
Canada		142,566		153,775		148,934
Total revenue	$	1,089,048	$	1,064,987	$	953,347
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	141,051	$	130,401	$	132,315
EMEA		15,714		14,215		10,055
Canada		71,677		78,193		82,986
Total long-lived assets	$	228,442	$	222,809	$	225,356