Debt - Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Top Tier Foreign Subsidiaries	May 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility	Jun. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility	Jun. 30, 2014 Capital Lease Obligations
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity				$ 130
Proceeds from Lines of Credit				50
Credit Facility Period				5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date				May 18, 2016
Line of Credit Borrowings used to Support Letter of Credit				50
Percent of Lenders Security Interest on Capital Stock of Top Tier Foreign Subsidiary			65.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	118.7
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	1.3
Long-term Line of Credit	10
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.35%
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	11.4	11.7			10.0	1.4
Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital	0.032	32.000
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	10.0
Guarantor Obligations, Recourse Provisions	There are no recourse provisions that would enable Viad to recover from third parties any payments made under the guarantees
Line of Credit Facility, Collateral	Furthermore, there are no collateral or similar arrangements whereby Viad could recover payments.
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 11.3	$ 11.5