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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill by Reporting Unit and Segment (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment      
Goodwill $ 194,197us-gaap_Goodwill $ 129,543us-gaap_Goodwill $ 137,820us-gaap_Goodwill
Marketing & Events U.S.      
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment      
Goodwill 110,618us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vvi_MarketingAndEventsUsMember		 62,686us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vvi_MarketingAndEventsUsMember		  
Marketing & Events International      
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment      
Goodwill 42,221us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_MarketingAndEventsInternationalMember		 22,611us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_MarketingAndEventsInternationalMember		 23,054us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_MarketingAndEventsInternationalMember
Marketing & Events International | United Kingdom (Melville GES)      
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment      
Goodwill 34,396us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_MarketingAndEventsInternationalMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vvi_UnitedKingdomMelvilleMember		 14,049us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_MarketingAndEventsInternationalMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vvi_UnitedKingdomMelvilleMember		  
Marketing & Events International | GES Canada      
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment      
Goodwill 7,825us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_MarketingAndEventsInternationalMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vvi_GesCanadaMember		 8,562us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_MarketingAndEventsInternationalMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vvi_GesCanadaMember		  
Marketing and Events Group      
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment      
Goodwill 152,839us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_MarketingAndEventsGroupMember		 85,297us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_MarketingAndEventsGroupMember		  
Travel & Recreation Group      
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment      
Goodwill 41,358us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_TravelAndRecreationGroupMember		 44,246us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_TravelAndRecreationGroupMember		 52,080us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_TravelAndRecreationGroupMember
Travel & Recreation Group | Brewster      
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment      
Goodwill 36,906us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_TravelAndRecreationGroupMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vvi_BrewsterMember		 41,062us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_TravelAndRecreationGroupMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vvi_BrewsterMember		  
Travel & Recreation Group | Glacier Park      
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment      
Goodwill 1,268us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_TravelAndRecreationGroupMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vvi_GlacierParkMember		 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_TravelAndRecreationGroupMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vvi_GlacierParkMember		  
Travel & Recreation Group | Alaska Denali Travel      
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment      
Goodwill $ 3,184us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_TravelAndRecreationGroupMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vvi_AlaskaDenaliTravelMember		 $ 3,184us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vvi_TravelAndRecreationGroupMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vvi_AlaskaDenaliTravelMember