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Debt - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 22, 2014
Oct. 10, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Interest rate on credit facility 2.20%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod 2.40%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod    
Weighted interest rate on long term debt 6.00%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate 6.00%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate    
Fixed charge coverage ratio 2.17vvi_DebtCovenantFixedChargeCoverageRatio 2.61vvi_DebtCovenantFixedChargeCoverageRatio    
Leverage ratio 2.07vvi_DebtCovenantLeverageRatio 1.73vvi_DebtCovenantLeverageRatio    
Balance of long term debt $ 137,780,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent $ 141,020,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent    
Revolving Credit agreement, 2.2% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019 136,375,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent 139,500,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent    
Capital lease obligations, 6.0% weighted-average interest at both March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, due through 2018 1,405,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations 1,520,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations    
Remaining borrowing capacity on line of credit 158,700,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity      
Letters of credit outstanding 1,800,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount      
Commitment fee percentage on line of credit   0.35%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage    
Maximum potential amount of future payments 4,100,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure      
Recourse provisions There are no recourse provisions that would enable Viad to recover from third parties any payments made under the guarantees      
Collateral on line of credit Furthermore, there are no collateral or similar arrangements whereby Viad could recover payments.      
Fair value of debt 121,700,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue 123,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue    
Revolving Credit Facility        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Revolving Credit agreement, 2.2% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019 14,500,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
14,500,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
   
Term Loan        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Revolving Credit agreement, 2.2% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019 121,900,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vvi_TermLoanMember
125,000,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= vvi_TermLoanMember
   
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Fixed charge coverage ratio   1.75vvi_DebtCovenantFixedChargeCoverageRatio
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vvi_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
   
Leverage ratio   3.00vvi_DebtCovenantLeverageRatio
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vvi_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
   
Annual share repurchase limit   20,000,000vvi_DebtCovenantAnnualShareRepurchaseLimit
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= vvi_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
   
Leverage ratio required for dividend or share activity   2.00vvi_DebtCovenantLeverageRatioRequiredforDividendorShareActivityMaximum
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vvi_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
   
Required level of restricted cash   100,000,000vvi_DebtInstrumentCovenantRequiredLevelofUnrestrictedCashandCashEquivalents
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vvi_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
   
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Top Tier Foreign Subsidiaries        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Percent of lenders security interest on capital stock foreign subsidiary   65.00%vvi_PercentOfLendersSecurityInterestOnCapitalStockOfTopTierForeignSubsidiary
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= vvi_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= vvi_TopTierForeignSubsidiariesMember
   
2011 Credit Facility        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Balance of long term debt 137,800,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= vvi_TwoThousandElevenCreditFacilityMember
     
Maximum | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Senior Credit Facility        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Borrowing capacity on line of credit     300,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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= vvi_SeniorCreditFacilityMember
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= vvi_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Maximum | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Borrowing capacity on line of credit     175,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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= vvi_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Additional borrowing capacity on line of credit     100,000,000vvi_LineofCreditFacilityAdditionalBorrowingCapacity
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
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= vvi_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Line of Credit borrowings used to support letter of credit     40,000,000vvi_LineOfCreditBorrowingsUsedToSupportLetterOfCredit
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= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
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= vvi_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Maximum | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Term Loan        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Borrowing capacity on line of credit     125,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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= vvi_TermLoanMember
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= vvi_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Maximum | Amended 2014 Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Borrowing capacity on line of credit       $ 180,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
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= vvi_AmendedTwoThousandFourteenCreditFacilityMember
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
First Debt Covenant Trigger | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Fixed charge coverage ratio   2.00vvi_DebtCovenantFixedChargeCoverageRatio
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/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= vvi_FirstDebtCovenantTriggerMember
   
Leverage ratio   2.75vvi_DebtCovenantLeverageRatio
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= vvi_AmendedandRestatedCreditAgreementMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= vvi_FirstDebtCovenantTriggerMember
   
Second Debt Covenant Trigger | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Leverage ratio   2.50vvi_DebtCovenantLeverageRatio
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= vvi_SecondDebtCovenantTriggerMember