Employee Stock Ownership Feature of 401Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Information regarding ESOP transactions is as follows:

(in thousands)	2014		2013		2012
Amounts paid by ESOP for:
Debt repayment	$	44	$	1,280	$	1,647
Interest	—		1		5
Amounts received from Viad as:
Contributions	44		1,202		1,604
Dividends	—		79		48