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Employee Stock Ownership Feature of 401Plan - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2004
Dec. 31, 1989
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]          
ESOP borrowing to purchase treasury shares         $ 40,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPDebtStructureDirectLoanAmount
Borrowings of Viad under its revolving credit agreement       12,200,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit  
ESOP, Loan entered with Viad       12,400,000vvi_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanLoan  
Minimum quarterly principal payments       250,000vvi_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanPeriodicPaymentPrincipal  
Reduction of stockholders' equity       250,000vvi_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanPeriodicPaymentPrincipalAsReductionToStockholderEquity  
Expense recorded by Viad $ 100,000us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCompensationExpense $ 1,300,000us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCompensationExpense $ 1,700,000us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCompensationExpense    
Unallocated shares 0us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPNumberOfCommittedToBeReleasedShares 4,361us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPNumberOfCommittedToBeReleasedShares      
Shares allocated   126,216us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPNumberOfAllocatedShares