Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Remaining maturities of highly-liquid investments	three months or less
Contracts completion period	3 months
Percent of shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant	40.00%
Percent of increments over the subsequent two anniversary dates	30.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock awards description and terms	PBRS is subject to a graded vesting schedule whereby one third of the earned shares vest after the first year and the remaining earned shares vest in one-third increments each year over the next two years on the first business day in January
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation arrangements requisite service period	5 years
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation arrangements requisite service period	3 years
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation arrangements requisite service period	3 years
Liability Based Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation arrangements requisite service period	3 years
Maximum | Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation arrangements vesting period	5 years
Minimum | Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation arrangements vesting period	3 years
Glacier Park Inc
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Numbers of hotel	5
Percentage of owned subsidiary of Viad	80.00%
Building | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	40 years
Building | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	15 years
Equipment | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	12 years
Equipment | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	3 years
Software | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	10 years
Software | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	3 years