10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-11015

Viad Corp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	36-1169950
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 1900 Phoenix, Arizona	85004-4565
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(602) 207-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.)    Yes  ý    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	ý
Non-accelerated filer	¨	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý

As of October 30, 2015, there were 20,136,583 shares of Common Stock ($1.50 par value) outstanding.

INDEX

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	1
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	4
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	39
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	40
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	41
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	41
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	41
Item 6.	Exhibits	41
SIGNATURES		42

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

VIAD CORP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

	As of
(in thousands, except share data)	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	75,313		$	56,990
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,640 and $1,258, respectively	105,514			78,121
Inventories	38,659			32,401
Deferred income taxes	23,042			22,943
Other current assets	18,574			17,440
Total current assets	261,102			207,895
Property and equipment, net	185,848			199,571
Other investments and assets	39,790			40,674
Deferred income taxes	28,064			29,639
Goodwill	186,319			194,197
Other intangible assets, net	35,278			42,967
Total Assets	$	736,401		$	714,943
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	76,092		$	61,789
Customer deposits	56,338			32,720
Accrued compensation	25,464			20,736
Other current liabilities	34,364			27,787
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations	18,489			27,856
Total current liabilities	210,747			170,888
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	98,418			113,164
Pension and postretirement benefits	32,766			33,427
Other deferred items and liabilities	47,139			49,762
Total liabilities	389,070			367,241
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Viad stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $1.50 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 24,934,981 shares issued	37,402			37,402
Additional capital	576,598			582,066
Retained deficit	(14,886		)	(36,427		)
Unearned employee benefits and other	111			23
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain on investments	451			471
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	(10,701		)	12,416
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and prior service credit, net	(13,258		)	(13,476		)
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 4,807,098 and 4,842,621 shares, respectively	(241,215		)	(247,088		)
Total Viad stockholders’ equity	334,502			335,387
Noncontrolling interest	12,829			12,315
Total stockholders’ equity	347,331			347,702
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	736,401		$	714,943

Refer to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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VIAD CORP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenue:
Exhibition and event services	$	152,664		$	188,005		$	603,530		$	605,274
Exhibits and environments	36,199			38,657			128,830			125,797
Travel and recreation services	67,083			73,140			105,017			110,763
Total revenue	255,946			299,802			837,377			841,834
Costs and expenses:
Costs of services	205,227			228,285			667,356			658,502
Costs of products sold	36,148			38,503			120,289			122,821
Corporate activities	1,354			3,468			6,147			7,498
Interest income	(65		)	(81		)	(571		)	(200		)
Interest expense	1,198			462			3,452			1,069
Restructuring charges	257			238			1,542			1,814
Impairment charges	—			—			—			884
Total costs and expenses	244,119			270,875			798,215			792,388
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	11,827			28,927			39,162			49,446
Income tax expense (benefit)	3,746			(2,623		)	10,851			870
Income from continuing operations	8,081			31,550			28,311			48,576
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(163		)	(979		)	(233		)	13,023
Net income	7,918			30,571			28,078			61,599
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(688		)	(951		)	(515		)	(3,355		)
Net income attributable to Viad	$	7,230		$	29,620		$	27,563		$	58,244
Diluted income (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.37		$	1.53		$	1.38		$	2.38
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders	(0.01		)	(0.05		)	(0.01		)	0.50
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.36		$	1.48		$	1.37		$	2.88
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive common shares	19,974			19,954			19,946			20,174
Basic income (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.37		$	1.53		$	1.38		$	2.38
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders	(0.01		)	(0.05		)	(0.01		)	0.50
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.36		$	1.48		$	1.37		$	2.88
Weighted-average outstanding common shares	19,831			19,679			19,782			19,832
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.10		$	0.10		$	0.30		$	1.80
Amounts attributable to Viad common stockholders
Income from continuing operations	$	7,393		$	30,756		$	27,796		$	48,046
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(163		)	(1,136		)	(233		)	10,198
Net income	$	7,230		$	29,620		$	27,563		$	58,244

Refer to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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VIAD CORP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net income	$	7,918		$	30,571		$	28,078		$	61,599
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized losses on investments, net of tax(1)	(153		)	(67		)	(20		)	(17		)
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax(1)	(11,491		)	(9,799		)	(23,117		)	(9,950		)
Amortization of net actuarial gain, net of tax(1)	139			183			475			438
Amortization of prior service credit, net of tax(1)	(86		)	(252		)	(257		)	(470		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(3,673		)	20,636			5,159			51,600
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(688		)	(951		)	(515		)	(3,355		)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	(4,361	)	$	19,685		$	4,644		$	48,245

⁽¹⁾ The tax effect on other comprehensive income (loss) is not significant.

Refer to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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VIAD CORP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	28,078		$	61,599
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	27,040			21,853
Deferred income taxes	(1,128		)	(1,291		)
(Income) loss from discontinued operations	233			(13,023		)
Restructuring charges	1,542			1,814
Impairment charges	—			884
Gains on dispositions of property and other assets	(307		)	(392		)
Share-based compensation expense	3,131			1,562
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation arrangements	(13		)	(41		)
Other non-cash items, net	4,427			7,689
Change in operating assets and liabilities (excluding the impact of acquisitions):
Receivables	(27,956		)	(29,933		)
Inventories	(6,258		)	(7,052		)
Accounts payable	14,899			27,301
Restructuring liabilities	(1,888		)	(4,268		)
Accrued compensation	3,385			4,053
Customer deposits	23,618			18,267
Income taxes payable	2,641			4,273
Other assets and liabilities, net	4,899			(11,283		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	76,343			82,012
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(19,030		)	(21,898		)
Cash paid for acquired business	(430		)	(40,775		)
Proceeds from dispositions of property and other assets	844			502
Proceeds from possessory interest and personal property—discontinued operations	—			28,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(18,616		)	(34,171		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings	35,000			68,000
Payments on debt and capital lease obligations	(58,981		)	(56,196		)
Acquisition of business - deferred consideration	(896		)	—
Dividends paid on common stock	(6,020		)	(36,374		)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(4,776		)	(11,631		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation arrangements	13			41
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,041			1,155
Net cash used in financing activities	(34,619		)	(35,005		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(4,785		)	(1,739		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	18,323			11,097
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	56,990			45,821
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	75,313		$	56,918
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for income taxes	$	6,835		$	6,409
Cash paid for interest	$	3,220		$	880
Property and equipment acquired under capital leases	$	618		$	541
Property and equipment purchases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	184		$	230

Refer to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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VIAD CORP

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Viad Corp (“Viad” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the information required by GAAP or Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Viad’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2015.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Viad and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany account balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to: fair value of Viad’s reporting units used to perform annual impairment testing of recorded goodwill; allowances for uncollectible accounts receivable; provisions for income taxes (including uncertain tax positions); valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets; liabilities for losses related to self-insured liability claims and environmental remediation obligations; sublease income associated with restructuring liabilities; assumptions used to measure pension and postretirement benefit costs and obligations and share-based compensation costs under the fair value method; and allocation of purchase price of acquired businesses. Actual results could differ from these and other estimates.

Nature of Business

Viad’s reportable segments consist of Marketing & Events U.S. Segment, Marketing & Events International Segment(collectively, the “Marketing & Events Group”) and the Travel & Recreation Group.

Marketing & Events Group

The Marketing & Events Group, comprised of Global Experience Specialists, Inc. and affiliates (“GES”), is a global full-service provider for live events that helps clients gain more awareness, more engagement and a greater return at their events. The Marketing & Events Group offers a complete range of services, from design and production of immersive environments and brand-based experiences, to material handling, rigging, electrical, and other on-site services for clients, including show organizers, corporate brand marketers, and retail shopping centers. In addition, the Marketing & Events Group offers clients a full suite of online tools and technologies to help them more easily manage the complexities of their events. Show organizers include for-profit and not-for-profit show owners as well as show management companies. Corporate brand marketers include exhibitors and domestic and international corporations that want to promote their brands, services and innovations, feature new products, and build business relationships. Viad’s retail shopping center customers include major developers, owners, and management companies of shopping malls and leisure centers.

The Company completed the following acquisitions in 2014:

• Blitz. In September 2014, the Company acquired Blitz Communications Group Limited and its affiliates (collectively, “Blitz”);

• onPeak. In October 2014, the Company acquired onPeak LLC and Travel Planners, Inc. with Travel Planners, Inc. merging into onPeak LLC (collectively, “onPeak”) in January 2015; and

• N200. In November 2014, the Company acquired N200 Limited and its affiliates (collectively, “N200”).

Refer to Note 3 - Acquisition of Businesses for additional information on the Company’s 2014 acquisitions.

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Travel & Recreation Group

The Travel & Recreation Group consists of Brewster Inc. (“Brewster”), Glacier Park, Inc. (“Glacier Park”) and Alaskan Park Properties, Inc. (“Alaska Denali Travel”).

Brewster provides tourism products and experiential services in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and in other parts of Western Canada. Brewster’s operations include the Banff Gondola, Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure, Glacier Skywalk, Banff Lake Cruise, motorcoach services, charter and sightseeing services, inbound package tour operations, and hotel operations.

Glacier Park, an 80 percent owned subsidiary of Viad, owns and operates seven properties, with accommodation offerings varying from hikers’ cabins to hotel suites, including St. Mary Lodge, a full-service resort located outside the east entrance to Glacier National Park in St. Mary, Montana; Glacier Park Lodge, a historic lodge in East Glacier, Montana; Grouse Mountain Lodge, a full-season lodge offering golf, skiing, hiking, and other seasonal recreational activities, located near Glacier National Park in Whitefish, Montana; Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, which is situated on land for which the Company has a 42-year ground lease with the Canadian government running through January 31, 2052; West Glacier Motel & Cabins in West Glacier, Montana; Motel Lake McDonald located inside Glacier National Park; and Apgar Village Lodge located inside Glacier National Park. Glacier Park also operates the food and beverage services with respect to those properties and the retail shops located near Glacier National Park. Refer to Note 20 - Discontinued Operations for additional information on the expiration of Glacier Park’s concession operations within Glacier National Park.

In July 2014, the Company acquired the West Glacier Motel & Cabins, the Apgar Village Lodge and related land, food and beverage services and retail operations (collectively, the “West Glacier Properties”). Refer to Note 3 - Acquisition of Businesses for additional information.

Alaska Denali Travel operates the Denali Backcountry Lodge and Denali Cabins. In addition to lodging, Alaska Denali Travel also provides food and beverage operations and package tour and transportation services in and around Denali National Park and Preserve.

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). The standard establishes a new recognition model that requires revenue to be recognized in a manner to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for those goods or services. The Company may adopt the requirements of ASU 2014-09 using either of two acceptable methods: (1) retrospective adoption to each prior period presented with the option to elect certain practical expedients; or (2) adoption with the cumulative effect recognized at the date of initial application and providing certain disclosures. In July 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of the effective date of the new standard, making it effective for our annual and interim reporting periods beginning January 1, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this new guidance on its financial position or results of operations, including the method of adoption to be used.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”). The amendments in ASU 2015-03 require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements (“ASU 2015-15”) which clarifies the guidance in ASU 2015-03 related to line-of-credit arrangements. ASU 2015-15 provides that an entity may defer and present debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortize the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. Presentation ASU 2015-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements or financial covenants.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330) - Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (“ASU 2015-11”). The amendments in ASU 2015-11 apply to inventory measures using first-in, first-out or average cost and will require entities to measure inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the normal course of business, minus the cost of completion, disposal and transportation. Replacement cost and net realizable value less a normal profit margin will no longer be considered. ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.

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In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805) - Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments (“ASU 2015-16”). The amendment in ASU 2015-16 requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. ASU 2015-16 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 2. Share-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense:

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Restricted stock	$	523		$	653		$	1,623		$	2,066
Performance unit incentive plan (“PUP”)	456			(600		)	1,444			(505		)
Restricted stock units	46			6			64			1
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	1,025			59			3,131			1,562
Income tax benefit	(381		)	(17		)	(1,180		)	(587		)
Share-based compensation, net of income tax benefit	$	644		$	42		$	1,951		$	975

Viad recorded no share-based compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and approximately $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 through restructuring expense.

On January 24, 2014, Viad’s Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $1.50 per share, or $30.5 million in the aggregate, which was paid on February 14, 2014. In accordance with the mandatory provisions of the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”) and the 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Human Resources Committee of Viad’s Board of Directors approved equitable adjustments to the outstanding long-term incentive awards of stock options and PUP awards issued pursuant to those plans in order to prevent the special dividend from diluting the rights of participants under those plans. The equitable adjustment to the outstanding stock options reduced the exercise price and increased the number of shares of common stock underlying such options. The equitable adjustment to the PUP awards reflects the effect of the special dividend, but will be paid only if certain performance goals are met at the end of the three-year performance period.

The following table summarizes the activity of the outstanding share-based compensation awards:

	Restricted Stock				PUP Awards				Restricted Stock Units
	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value		Units		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value		Units		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance, December 31, 2014	328,602		$	23.30	267,120		$	23.51	25,370		$	23.17
Granted	82,000		$	27.36	91,100		$	27.31	4,800		$	27.35
Vested	(105,115	)	$	20.52	(103,555	)	$	20.60	(11,623	)	$	20.91
Forfeited	(27,765	)	$	24.19	(22,300	)	$	24.92	—		$	—
Balance, September 30, 2015	277,722		$	25.47	232,365		$	26.16	18,547		$	25.67

As of September 30, 2015, the unamortized cost of all outstanding restricted stock awards was $3.1 million, which Viad expects to recognize in the consolidated financial statements over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.6 years. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company repurchased 34,364 shares for $0.9 million and 45,711 shares for $1.1 million, respectively, related to tax withholding requirements on vested share-based awards. As of September 30, 2015, there were 964,960 total shares available for future grant in accordance with the provisions of the 2007 Plan.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Viad had liabilities recorded of $1.9 million and $3.5 million, respectively, related to PUP awards. In March 2015, the PUP units granted in 2012 vested and cash payouts of $2.4 million were distributed. In March 2014, the PUP units granted in 2011 vested and cash payouts of $2.9 million were distributed.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Viad had aggregate liabilities recorded of $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, related to restricted stock unit liability awards. In February 2015, portions of the 2010, 2011, and 2012 restricted

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stock unit awards vested and cash payouts of $0.2 million were distributed. Similarly, in February 2014, portions of the 2009, 2010, and 2011 restricted stock unit awards vested and cash payouts of $0.2 million were distributed.

The following table summarizes stock option activity:

	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Options Exercisable
Options outstanding at December 31, 2014	247,590		$	17.82	247,590
Exercised	(54,076	)	$	16.62
Forfeited or expired	(129,741	)	$	18.91
Options outstanding at September 30, 2015	63,773		$	16.62	63,773

As of September 30, 2015, there were no unrecognized costs related to non-vested stock option awards.

Note 3. Acquisition of Businesses

2014 Acquisitions

West Glacier Properties

In July 2014, the Company acquired the West Glacier Properties. The purchase price was $16.5 million in cash with a working capital adjustment of $0.3 million related to the true-up of certain current assets and liabilities. The allocation of the purchase price was completed as of September 30, 2015. The results of operations of the West Glacier Properties have been included in Viad’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

Blitz

In September 2014, the Company acquired Blitz, which has offices in the United Kingdom and is a leading audio-visual staging and creative services provider for the live events industry in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. The purchase price was £15.0 million (approximately $24.4 million) in cash, subject to certain adjustments.

The following table summarizes the updated allocation of the aggregate purchase price paid and amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company made certain purchase accounting measurement period adjustments based on refinements to assumptions used in the preliminary valuation of approximately $0.1 million to property and equipment, $16,000 from intangible assets, $0.2 million from accrued lease obligations, $0.2 million to deferred taxes and $21,000 to goodwill. These adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows for all periods presented, and therefore, were not retrospectively adjusted in the 2014 financial statements. Other than the line items mentioned previously, the balances in the table below as of September 30, 2015 remain unchanged from the balances reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The allocation of the purchase price was completed as of September 30, 2015.

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(in thousands)
Purchase price			$	24,416
Cash acquired			(190		)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			24,226
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	264
Inventory	433
Prepaid expenses	410
Property and equipment	5,951
Intangible assets	8,692
Total assets acquired	15,750
Accounts payable	1,232
Accrued liabilities	2,246
Customer deposits	199
Deferred tax liability	468
Revolving credit facility	488
Accrued dilapidations	417
Total liabilities acquired	5,050
Total fair value of net assets acquired			10,700
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$	13,526

Goodwill is included in the Marketing & Events International Segment and the primary factor that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill relates to future growth opportunities when combined with our other businesses. Goodwill is deductible for tax purposes over a period of 15 years. The estimated values of current assets and liabilities were based upon their historical costs on the date of acquisition due to their short-term nature.

Identified intangible assets acquired in the Blitz acquisition totaled $8.7 million and consist of customer relationships, non-compete agreements, and a trade name. The weighted-average amortization period related to the intangible assets is approximately 6.9 years. The results of operations of Blitz have been included in Viad’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

onPeak LLC

In October 2014, the Company acquired onPeak LLC for a purchase price of $43.0 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments. Of the initial purchase price, $4.1 million was deposited at closing into escrow to secure post-closing purchase price adjustments, resolution of certain tax matters and other indemnity claims. onPeak LLC provides event accommodations services in North America to the live events industry.

The following table summarizes the updated allocation of the aggregate purchase price paid and amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company made certain purchase accounting measurement period adjustments based on refinements to assumptions used in the preliminary valuation of approximately $0.2 million from intangible assets, $38,000 from deferred taxes and $0.2 million to goodwill. These adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows for all periods presented, and therefore, were not retrospectively adjusted in the 2014 financial statements. Other than the line items mentioned previously, as of September 30, 2015, the balances in the table below remain unchanged from the balances reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The purchase price allocation remains open and may be adjusted as a result of the finalization of our purchase price allocation procedures related to certain tax amounts.

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(in thousands)
Purchase price paid as:
Cash			$	42,950
Cash acquired			(4,064		)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			38,886
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	4,008
Prepaid expenses	640
Property and equipment	2,450
Other non-current assets	309
Intangible assets	14,100
Total assets acquired	21,507
Accounts payable	738
Accrued liabilities	3,341
Customer deposits	4,225
Deferred tax liability	1,576
Other liabilities	309
Total liabilities acquired	10,189
Total fair value of net assets acquired			11,318
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$	27,568

Goodwill is included in the Marketing & Events U.S. Segment and the primary factor that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill relates to future growth opportunities when combined with our other businesses. Goodwill of $9.3 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes over a period of 15 years. The estimated values of current assets and liabilities were based upon their historical costs on the date of acquisition due to their short-term nature.

Identified intangible assets acquired in the onPeak LLC acquisition totaled $14.1 million and consist primarily of customer relationships and trade name. The weighted-average amortization period related to the definite lived intangible assets is 9.9 years. The results of operations of onPeak LLC have been included in Viad’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

Travel Planners, Inc.

In October 2014, the Company acquired Travel Planners, Inc. for a purchase price of $33.7 million in cash less a working capital adjustment of $0.3 million, subject to certain adjustments. Of the purchase price, $8.8 million was deposited at closing into escrow to secure post-closing purchase price adjustments, resolution of certain tax matters and other indemnity claims. An additional amount of $0.9 million was paid during the third quarter of 2015 to Travel Planners, Inc. as a result of an election made by the Company to treat the purchase as an asset acquisition for tax purposes. Travel Planners, Inc. provides event accommodations services in North America to the live events industry. Travel Planners, Inc. was merged into onPeak LLC in January 2015.

The following table summarizes the updated allocation of the aggregate purchase price paid and amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company made certain purchase accounting measurement period adjustments based on refinements to assumptions used in the preliminary valuation of $0.6 million from intangible assets, $0.4 million from additional purchase price payable upon tax election and $0.1 million from other accrued liabilities. These adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows for all periods presented, and therefore, were not retrospectively adjusted in the 2014 financial statements. Other than the line items mentioned previously, the balances in the table below as of September 30, 2015 remain unchanged from the balances reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The purchase price allocation remains open and may be adjusted as a result of the finalization of our purchase price allocation procedures related to certain tax amounts.

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(in thousands)
Purchase price paid as:
Cash			$	33,674
Additional purchase price paid for tax election			896
Working capital adjustment			(279		)
Cash acquired			(4,204		)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			30,087
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	1,450
Prepaid expenses	120
Property and equipment	93
Intangible assets	14,400
Total assets acquired	16,063
Accounts payable	488
Accrued liabilities	1,557
Customer deposits	4,525
Total liabilities acquired	6,570
Total fair value of net assets acquired			9,493
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$	20,594

Goodwill is included in the Marketing & Events U.S. Segment and the primary factor that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill relates to future growth opportunities when combined with our other businesses. Goodwill is deductible for tax purposes over a period of 15 years. The estimated values of current assets and liabilities were based upon their historical costs on the date of acquisition due to their short-term nature.

Identified intangible assets acquired in the Travel Planners, Inc. acquisition totaled $14.4 million and consist primarily of customer relationships, favorable lease contracts and trade name. The weighted-average amortization period related to the definite lived intangible assets is 9.8 years. The results of operations of Travel Planners, Inc. have been included in Viad’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

N200

In November 2014, the Company acquired N200 for €9.7 million (approximately $12.1 million) in cash, subject to certain adjustments, plus an earnout payment (the “Earnout”) of up to €1.0 million. The amount of the Earnout was based on N200’s achievement of established financial targets for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2015. N200 exceeded those financial targets and consequentially on October 5, 2015, the Company paid the full €1.0 million (approximately $1.1 million) Earnout to the former owners of N200. N200, which has offices in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, is a leading event registration and data intelligence services provider for the live events industry in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

The following table summarizes the updated allocation of the aggregate purchase price paid and amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company made certain purchase accounting measurement period adjustments based on refinements to assumptions used in the preliminary valuation of $0.1 million from contingent consideration, $0.5 million to working capital payable, $15,000 from accounts receivable, net, $0.1 million to intangible assets, $0.1 million to accrued liabilities, $20,000 to deferred taxes and $0.3 million to goodwill. These adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows for all periods presented, and therefore, were not retrospectively adjusted in the 2014 financial statements. Other than the line items mentioned previously, the balances in the table below as of September 30, 2015 remain unchanged from the balances reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The purchase price allocation remains open and may be adjusted as a result of the finalization of our purchase price allocation procedures related to certain tax amounts.

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(in thousands)
Purchase price paid as:
Cash			$	12,068
Working capital adjustment			458
Contingent consideration			1,145
Cash acquired			(943		)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			12,728
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	1,732
Inventory	46
Prepaid expenses	115
Property and equipment	1,280
Intangible assets	3,682
Total assets acquired	6,855
Accounts payable	421
Accrued liabilities	1,057
Customer deposits	569
Deferred tax liability	911
Other liabilities	106
Total liabilities acquired	3,064
Total fair value of net assets acquired			3,791
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$	8,937

Goodwill is included in the Marketing & Events International Segment and the primary factor that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill relates to future growth opportunities when combined with our other businesses. Goodwill is deductible for tax purposes over a period of 15 years. The estimated values of current assets and liabilities were based upon their historical costs on the date of acquisition due to their short-term nature.

Identified intangible assets acquired in the N200 acquisition totaled $3.7 million and consist primarily of customer relationships. The weighted-average amortization period related to the definite lived intangible assets is 7.4 years. The results of operations of N200 have been included in Viad’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

Supplementary pro forma financial information

The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma results of operations attributable to Viad, assuming the 2014 acquisitions had each been completed on January 1, 2013:

(in thousands, except per share data)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Revenue	$	308,268	$	884,867
Depreciation and amortization	$	10,204	$	29,228
Income from continuing operations	$	30,172	$	50,104
Net income attributable to Viad	$	28,245	$	59,793
Diluted net income per share	$	1.42	$	2.96
Basic net income per share	$	1.44	$	3.01

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Note 4. Inventories

The components of inventories consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Raw materials	$	14,646	$	16,749
Work in process	24,013		15,652
Inventories	$	38,659	$	32,401

Note 5. Other Current Assets

Other current assets consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Income tax receivable	$	4,274	$	1,869
Prepaid software maintenance	3,077		1,934
Prepaid insurance	2,626		2,170
Prepaid vendor payments	2,503		2,689
Prepaid rent	1,493		186
Prepaid taxes	1,010		1,416
Prepaid other	2,982		4,427
Other	609		2,749
Other current assets	$	18,574	$	17,440

Note 6. Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Land and land interests	$	29,200		$	30,360
Buildings and leasehold improvements	131,572			138,104
Equipment and other	278,423			319,435
Gross property and equipment	439,195			487,899
Less: accumulated depreciation	(253,347		)	(288,328		)
Property and equipment, net	$	185,848		$	199,571

Depreciation expense was $7.5 million and $7.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $21.6 million and $21.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Note 7. Other Investments and Assets

Other investments and assets consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Cash surrender value of life insurance	$	20,994	$	20,866
Self-insured liability receivable	7,728		7,728
Workers’ compensation insurance security deposits	4,250		4,250
Other mutual funds	2,162		2,536
Other	4,656		5,294
Other investments and assets	$	39,790	$	40,674

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Note 8. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

(in thousands)	Marketing & Events U.S. Segment		Marketing & Events International Segment			Travel & Recreation Group			Total
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	110,618	$	42,221		$	41,358		$	194,197
Purchase price allocation adjustments	230		397			—			627
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		(2,905		)	(5,600		)	(8,505		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	110,848	$	39,713		$	35,758		$	186,319

The original purchase price allocations were based on information available at the respective acquisition dates. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded measurement period adjustments to the original purchase price allocation for Blitz, onPeak LLC, Travel Planners, Inc., and N200, which increased goodwill by $0.6 million. The amount was not considered significant and, therefore, prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted. Refer to Note 3 - Acquisition of Businesses for additional information.

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer contracts and relationships	$	38,647	$	(6,534	)	$	41,624	$	(2,961	)
Other	4,495		(1,790		)	4,576		(732		)
Total amortized intangible assets	43,142		(8,324		)	46,200		(3,693		)
Unamortized intangible assets:
Business licenses	460		—			460		—
Other intangible assets	$	43,602	$	(8,324	)	$	46,660	$	(3,693	)

The original purchase price allocations were based on information available at the respective acquisition dates. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded measurement period adjustments to the original purchase price allocation for Blitz, onPeak LLC, Travel Planners, Inc., and N200, which reduced other intangible assets by $0.7 million. The amount was not considered significant and, therefore, prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted. Refer to Note 3 - Acquisition of Businesses for additional information.

Intangible asset amortization expense was $1.7 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $5.5 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The estimated future amortization expense related to amortized intangible assets held at September 30, 2015 is as follows:

(in thousands)
Year ending December 31:
Remainder of 2015	$	1,802
2016	6,370
2017	5,546
2018	4,573
2019	4,190
Thereafter	12,337
Total	$	34,818

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Note 9. Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Continuing operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	$	6,728	$	6,297
Accrued employee benefit costs	3,824		3,215
Accrued foreign income taxes	3,767		2,370
Accrued sales and use taxes	3,039		3,624
Accrued dividends	2,102		2,107
Accrued rebates	1,813		1,600
Current portion of pension liability	1,729		1,641
Deferred rent	1,721		783
Accrued restructuring	1,020		1,154
Accrued professional fees	990		1,228
Other	6,725		2,837
Total continuing operations	33,458		26,856
Discontinued operations:
Environmental remediation liabilities	289		350
Self-insured liability accrual	214		173
Other	403		408
Total discontinued operations	906		931
Other current liabilities	$	34,364	$	27,787

Note 10. Other Deferred Items and Liabilities

Other deferred items and liabilities consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Continuing operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	$	12,772	$	13,525
Self-insured excess liability	7,728		7,728
Accrued compensation	6,989		6,824
Deferred rent	3,010		2,787
Foreign deferred tax liability	2,406		2,135
Accrued restructuring	434		555
Other	3,248		5,117
Total continuing operations	36,587		38,671
Discontinued operations:
Environmental remediation liabilities	4,248		4,395
Self-insured liability accrual	4,040		4,327
Accrued income taxes	1,143		1,119
Other	1,121		1,250
Total discontinued operations	10,552		11,091
Other deferred items and liabilities	$	47,139	$	49,762

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Note 11. Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

The components of long-term debt consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Revolving credit facility and term loan, 2.3% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019	$	115,625		$	139,500
Capital lease obligations, 6.2% and 6.0% weighted-average interest at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2018	1,282			1,520
Total debt	116,907			141,020
Current portion	(18,489		)	(27,856		)
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	98,418		$	113,164

Effective December 22, 2014, Viad entered into a $300 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement amended and replaced in its entirety the Company’s $180 million revolving credit facility under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2011. The Credit Agreement provides for a senior credit facility in the aggregate amount of $300 million, which consists of a $175 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $125 million term loan (the “Term Loan”). Loans under the Credit Agreement have a maturity date of December 22, 2019, and proceeds from the loans made under the Credit Agreement were used to refinance certain outstanding debt of the Company and will be used for the Company’s general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of its business. Under the Credit Agreement, the Revolving Credit Facility and/or the Term Loan may be increased up to an additional $100 million under certain circumstances. If such circumstances are met, the Company may obtain the additional borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan, or a combination of the two facilities. The Revolving Credit Facility has a $40 million sublimit for letters of credit. Borrowings and letters of credit can be denominated in U.S. dollars, Euros, Canadian dollars, or British pounds.

Viad’s lenders have a first perfected security interest in all of the personal property of Viad, GES, and GES Event Intelligence Services, Inc., including 65 percent of the capital stock of top-tier foreign subsidiaries. Financial covenants include a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.75 to 1.00, with a step-up to 2.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2016. Viad must maintain a leverage ratio of not greater than 3.00 to 1.00, with a step-down to 2.75 to 1.00 from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 and a step-down to 2.50 to 1.00 thereafter. Acquisitions in the same or related lines of business are permitted if the leverage ratio, on a pro forma basis, is less than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 for acquisitions consummated on or prior to December 31, 2015, 2.25 to 1.00 for acquisitions consummated between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016, and 2.00 to 1.00 for acquisitions consummated thereafter. Viad is permitted a single acquisition of $25 million or more after December 31, 2016 if the pro forma leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.12 to 1.00 and 2.61 to 1.00, respectively, and the leverage ratio was 1.66 to 1.00 and 1.73 to 1.00, respectively. The terms of the Credit Agreement allow Viad to pay dividends or purchase the Company’s common stock up to $20 million in the aggregate in any calendar year, with additional dividends, share repurchases, or distributions of stock permitted if the Company’s leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00, and the Liquidity Amount (defined as cash in the U.S. and Canada plus available revolver borrowings on a pro forma basis) is not less than $100 million, and no default or unmatured default, as defined in the Credit Agreement, exists. Significant other covenants include limitations on investments, additional indebtedness, sales/leases of assets, acquisitions, consolidations or mergers, and liens on property. As of September 30, 2015, Viad was in compliance with all covenants.

As of September 30, 2015, Viad’s total debt was $116.9 million, consisting of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan of $115.6 million and capital lease obligations of $1.3 million. As of December 31, 2014, Viad’s total debt was $141.0 million, consisting of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility of $125.0 million and $14.5 million, respectively, and capital lease obligations of $1.5 million. As of September 30, 2015, Viad had $172.5 million of capacity remaining under its Credit Facility reflecting outstanding letters of credit of $2.5 million.

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility (of which GES and GES Event Intelligence Services, Inc. are guarantors) are indexed to the prime rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate, plus appropriate spreads tied to Viad’s leverage ratio. Commitment fees and letters of credit fees are also tied to Viad’s leverage ratio. The fees on the unused portion of the Credit Facility are currently 0.35 percent annually.

As of September 30, 2015, Viad had certain obligations under guarantees to third parties on behalf of its subsidiaries. These guarantees are not subject to liability recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements and relate to leased

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facilities entered into by the Company’s subsidiary operations. The Company would generally be required to make payments to the respective third parties under these guarantees in the event that the related subsidiary could not meet its own payment obligations. The maximum potential amount of future payments that Viad would be required to make under all guarantees existing as of September 30, 2015 would be $2.9 million. These guarantees relate to leased facilities and expire through October 2017. There are no recourse provisions that would enable Viad to recover from third parties any payments made under the guarantees. Furthermore, there are no collateral or similar arrangements whereby Viad could recover payments.

The estimated fair value of total debt was $101.6 million and $123.0 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The fair value of debt was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using rates currently available for debt of similar terms and maturity.

Note 12. Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of an asset or liability is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value guidance requires an entity to maximize the use of quoted prices and other observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value, and also establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value as follows:

• Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

• Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

• Level 3 - Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair value.

Viad measures its money market mutual funds and certain other mutual fund investments at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 1 inputs. The fair value information related to these assets is summarized in the following tables:

				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	7,519		$	7,519	$	—	$	—
Other mutual funds	2,162			2,162		—		—
Total assets at fair value	$	9,681		$	9,681	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Earnout contingent consideration liability	$	(1,118	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,118	)
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis	$	(1,118	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,118	)
				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
(in thousands)	December 31, 2014			Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	8,518		$	8,518	$	—	$	—
Other mutual funds	2,536			2,536		—		—
Total assets at fair value	$	11,054		$	11,054	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Earnout contingent consideration liability	$	(1,210	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,210	)
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis	$	(1,210	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,210	)

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Viad had investments in money market mutual funds of $7.5 million and $8.5 million, respectively, which are included in cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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These investments are classified as available-for-sale and were recorded at fair value. There have been no realized or unrealized gains or losses related to these investments and the Company has not experienced any redemption restrictions with respect to any of the money market mutual funds.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Viad had investments in other mutual funds of $2.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively, which are included in other investments and assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These investments were classified as available-for-sale and were recorded at fair value. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were unrealized gains of $0.7 million ($0.5 million after-tax) and $0.8 million ($0.5 million after-tax), respectively, which are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The fair value measurement of the Earnout contingent consideration obligation relates to the acquisition of N200 in November 2014, and is included in accrued liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value measurement is based upon significant inputs not observable in the market. Changes in the value of the obligation are recorded as income or expense in our condensed consolidated statements of income. On October 5, 2015, the Company paid €1.0 million (approximately $1.1 million) related to the Earnout provisions of the acquisition to the former owners of N200 as a result of N200 exceeding its financial target for the Earnout period. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, the estimated contingent payment increased $0.1 million, due primarily to an increase in the estimated attainment of Earnout objectives.

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The estimated fair value of debt obligations is disclosed in Note 11 - Debt and Capital Lease Obligations.

Note 13. Stockholders' Equity

The following represents a reconciliation of the carrying amounts of stockholders’ equity attributable to Viad and the noncontrolling interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

(in thousands)	Total Viad Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	335,387		$	12,315		$	347,702
Net income	27,563			515			28,078
Dividends on common stock	(6,020		)	—			(6,020		)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(4,776		)	—			(4,776		)
Employee benefit plans	5,243			—			5,243
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment	(23,117		)	—			(23,117		)
Tax benefits from share-based compensation	13			—			13
Other changes to AOCI	209			—			209
Other	—			(1		)	(1		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	334,502		$	12,829		$	347,331

(in thousands)	Total Viad Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	347,441		$	9,102	$	356,543
Net income	58,244			3,355		61,599
Dividends on common stock	(36,374		)	—		(36,374		)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(11,631		)	—		(11,631		)
Employee benefit plans	5,519			—		5,519
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment	(9,950		)	—		(9,950		)
Unrealized gain on investments	(17		)	—		(17		)
Employee Stock Ownership Plan allocation adjustment	44			—		44
Other	(32		)	—		(32		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	353,244		$	12,457	$	365,701

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Changes in AOCI by component are as follows:

(in thousands)	Unrealized Gains on Investments			Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Unrecognized Net Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Credit, Net			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	471		$	12,416		$	(13,280	)	$	(393	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	29			(23,117		)	—			(23,088		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax	(49		)	—			22			(27		)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	(20		)	(23,117		)	22			(23,115		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	451		$	(10,701	)	$	(13,258	)	$	(23,508	)

The following table presents information about reclassification adjustments out of AOCI:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented
(in thousands)	2015			2014
Unrealized gains on investments	$	79		$	52		Interest income
Tax effect	(30		)	(20		)	Income taxes
	$	49		$	32
Recognized net actuarial loss(1)	$	(569	)	$	(705	)
Amortization of prior service credit(1)	414			757
Tax effect	133			(20		)	Income taxes
	$	(22	)	$	32

⁽¹⁾ Amount included in pension expense. Refer to Note 16 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits.

Note 14. Income Per Share

The components of basic and diluted income per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net income attributable to Viad (diluted)	$	7,230		$	29,620		$	27,563		$	58,244
Less: Allocation to non-vested shares	(100		)	(538		)	(402		)	(1,098		)
Net income allocated to Viad common stockholders (basic)	$	7,130		$	29,082		$	27,161		$	57,146
Basic weighted-average outstanding common shares	19,831			19,679			19,782			19,832
Additional dilutive shares related to share-based compensation	143			275			164			342
Diluted weighted-average outstanding shares	19,974			19,954			19,946			20,174
Income per share:
Basic income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.36		$	1.48		$	1.37		$	2.88
Diluted income attributable to Viad common stockholders(1)	$	0.36		$	1.48		$	1.37		$	2.88

⁽¹⁾Diluted income per share amount cannot exceed basic income per share.

The number of share-based compensation awards considered dilutive and included in the computation of diluted income per share were 143,000 and 164,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, and 275,000 and 342,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. Options to purchase 4,897 and 27,000 shares of common stock were outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, but were not included in the computation of dilutive shares outstanding because the effect would be anti-dilutive.

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Note 15. Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was an expense of 31.7 percent as compared to a benefit of 9.1 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were 27.7 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively.

The income tax provisions were computed based on the Company’s estimated effective tax rate and forecasted income by jurisdiction expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year, including the impact of any unusual or infrequent items. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was less than the federal statutory rate of 35.0 percent primarily due to foreign income taxed at lower rates and the recording of a non-cash tax benefit relating to certain foreign intangible deferred tax assets that was recorded during the first quarter of 2015. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was lower than the federal statutory rate principally due to foreign income which is taxed at lower rates in addition to the projected utilization of foreign tax credit carryforwards and the release of the related valuation allowance and other deferred tax adjustments.

Viad is required to estimate and record provisions for income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Accordingly, the Company must estimate its actual current income tax liability and assess temporary differences arising from the treatment of items for tax purposes, as compared to the treatment for accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities which are included in Viad’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company must assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and, to the extent that recovery is not likely, a valuation allowance must be established. The Company uses significant judgment in forming a conclusion regarding the recoverability of its deferred tax assets and evaluates the available positive and negative evidence to determine whether it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will be realized in the future. These deferred tax assets reflect the expected future tax benefits to be realized upon reversal of deductible temporary differences and the utilization of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards.

The Company considered all available positive and negative evidence regarding the future recoverability of its deferred tax assets, including the Company’s recent operating history, taxpaying history, and future reversals of deferred tax liabilities. The Company also evaluated its ability to utilize its foreign tax credits, given its recent utilization history and projected future domestic income. The foreign tax credits are subject to a 10-year carryforward period and begin to expire in 2020. As of December 31, 2014, $12.7 million of the $21.8 million in tax credit carryforwards were related to foreign tax credits. Based on the Company’s evaluation of all positive and negative evidence, it was determined to be more likely than not that the foreign tax credit carryforwards would be utilized before their expiration. Therefore, a valuation allowance against the foreign tax credit was not required. The positive evidence relied upon in making this assessment included the Company’s positive cumulative income position, the projected future utilization of foreign tax credit carryforwards, the history of utilizing all deferred tax assets including net operating losses, and future forecasts of domestic income.

As noted above, Viad uses considerable judgment in forming a conclusion regarding the recoverability of its deferred tax assets. As a result, there are inherent uncertainties regarding the ultimate realization of these assets, which is primarily dependent upon Viad’s ability to generate sufficient taxable income in future periods. In future periods, it is reasonably possible that the relative weight of positive and negative evidence regarding the recoverability of Viad’s deferred tax assets may change, which could result in a material increase or decrease in the Company’s valuation allowance. If such a change in the valuation allowance were to occur, it would result in a change to income tax expense in the period the assessment was made.

Viad had liabilities, including interest and penalties, associated with uncertain tax positions for continuing operations of $0.9 million and $1.3 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The reduction in the liability was primarily due to statute expirations. In addition, Viad had liabilities, including interest and penalties, for uncertain tax positions relating to discontinued operations of $1.1 million and $1.1 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Future tax resolutions or settlements that may occur related to these uncertain tax positions would be recorded through either continuing or discontinued operations (net of applicable federal tax benefit). The total liability associated with uncertain tax positions was $2.0 million and $2.4 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, which was classified as both current and non-current liabilities. The Company expects approximately $0.5 million of uncertain tax positions to be resolved or settled within the next twelve months.

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Note 16. Pension and Postretirement Benefits

The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement plans for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 included the following components:

	Domestic Plans
	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans						Foreign Pension Plans
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost	$	25		$	20		$	27		$	11		$	123		$	104
Interest cost	237			263			148			140			124			158
Expected return on plan assets	(93		)	(107		)	—			—			(143		)	(161		)
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(138		)	(149		)	—			—
Recognized net actuarial loss	100			101			123			16			2			3
Net periodic benefit cost	$	269		$	277		$	160		$	18		$	106		$	104

The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 included the following components:

	Domestic Plans
	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans						Foreign Pension Plans
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost	$	76		$	65		$	114		$	105		$	382		$	313
Interest cost	763			809			464			517			384			478
Expected return on plan assets	(285		)	(327		)	—			—			(443		)	(484		)
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(414		)	(445		)	—			—
Recognized net actuarial loss	368			305			396			225			5			8
Net periodic benefit cost	$	922		$	852		$	560		$	402		$	328		$	315

Viad expects to contribute $1.4 million to its funded pension plans, $0.8 million to its unfunded pension plans, and $1.1 million to its postretirement benefit plans in 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, Viad contributed $1.0 million to its funded pension plans, $0.5 million to its unfunded pension plans, and $1.0 million to its postretirement benefit plans.

Note 17. Restructuring Charges

The Company executed certain restructuring actions designed to reduce the Company’s cost structure primarily within the Marketing & Events U.S. Segment, and to a lesser extent in the Marketing & Events International Segment. As a result, the Company recorded restructuring charges related to the consolidation and downsizing of facilities. Additionally, the Company recorded restructuring charges in connection with certain reorganization activities. These charges consist of severance and related benefits due to headcount reductions.

Changes to the restructuring liability by major restructuring activity are as follows:

	Marketing & Events Group Consolidation						Other Restructurings
(in thousands)	Severance & Employee Benefits			Facilities			Severance & Employee Benefits			Total
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	543		$	1,161		$	240		$	1,944
Restructuring charges	882			98			562			1,542
Cash payments	(1,036		)	(291		)	(561		)	(1,888		)
Adjustment to liability	—			—			(144		)	(144		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	389		$	968		$	97		$	1,454

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As of September 30, 2015, the liabilities related to severance and employee benefits are expected to be paid by the end of 2015. Additionally, the liability of $1.0 million related to future lease payments will be paid over the remaining lease terms for the Marketing & Events Group. Refer to Note 19 - Segment Information, for information regarding restructuring charges (recoveries) by segment.

Note 18. Litigation, Claims, Contingencies and Other

Viad and certain of its subsidiaries are plaintiffs or defendants to various actions, proceedings, and pending claims, some of which involve, or may involve, compensatory, punitive, or other damages. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties and it is possible that some of the legal actions, proceedings, or claims could be decided against Viad. Although the amount of liability as of September 30, 2015, with respect to these matters, is not ascertainable, Viad believes that any resulting liability, after taking into consideration amounts already provided for and insurance coverage, will not have a material effect on Viad’s business, financial position or results of operations.

Viad is subject to various U.S. federal, state, and foreign laws and regulations governing the prevention of pollution and the protection of the environment in the jurisdictions in which Viad has or had operations. If the Company has failed to comply with these environmental laws and regulations, civil and criminal penalties could be imposed and Viad could become subject to regulatory enforcement actions in the form of injunctions and cease and desist orders. As is the case with many companies, Viad also faces exposure to actual or potential claims and lawsuits involving environmental matters relating to its past operations. Although it is a party to certain environmental disputes, Viad believes that any resulting liabilities, after taking into consideration amounts already provided for and insurance coverage, will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. As of September 30, 2015, Viad had recorded environmental remediation liabilities of $4.5 million related to previously sold operations.

As of September 30, 2015, Viad had certain obligations under guarantees to third parties on behalf of its subsidiaries. These guarantees are not subject to liability recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements and relate to leased facilities entered into by Viad’s subsidiary operations. The Company would generally be required to make payments to the respective third parties under these guarantees in the event that the related subsidiary could not meet its own payment obligations. The maximum potential amount of future payments that Viad would be required to make under all guarantees existing as of September 30, 2015 would be $2.9 million. These guarantees relate to leased facilities expiring through October 2017. There are no recourse provisions that would enable Viad to recover from third parties any payments made under the guarantees. Furthermore, there are no collateral or similar arrangements whereby Viad could recover payments.

A significant portion of Viad’s employees are unionized and the Company is a party to approximately 100 collective-bargaining agreements, with approximately one-third requiring renegotiation each year. If the Company was unable to reach an agreement with a union during the collective-bargaining process, the union may call for a strike or work stoppage, which may, under certain circumstances, adversely impact the Company’s businesses and results of operations. Viad believes that relations with its employees are satisfactory and that collective-bargaining agreements expiring in 2015 will be renegotiated in the ordinary course of business without having a material adverse effect on Viad’s operations. The Company entered into new showsite and warehouse agreements with the Chicago Teamsters Local 727, effective January 1, 2014, and those agreements contain provisions that allow the parties to re-open negotiation of the agreements on pension-related issues. The Company is in informal discussions regarding those issues with all relevant parties and is working diligently to resolve those issues in a manner that will be reasonable and equitable to employees, customers, and shareholders. Although the Company’s labor relations are currently stable, disruptions pending the outcome of the Chicago Teamsters Local 727 negotiations could occur, as they could with any collective-bargaining agreement negotiation, with the possibility of an adverse impact on the operating results of the Marketing & Events Group.

Viad’s businesses contribute to various multi-employer pension plans based on obligations arising under collective-bargaining agreements covering its union-represented employees. Based upon the information available to Viad from plan administrators, management believes that several of these multi-employer plans are underfunded. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 requires pension plans underfunded at certain levels to reduce, over defined time periods, the underfunded status. In addition, under current laws, the termination of a plan, or a voluntary withdrawal from a plan by Viad, or a shrinking contribution base to a plan as a result of the insolvency or withdrawal of other contributing employers to such plan, would require Viad to make payments to such plan for its proportionate share of the plan’s unfunded vested liabilities. As of September 30, 2015, the amount of additional funding, if any, that Viad would be required to make related to multi-employer pension plans is not ascertainable.

Viad is self-insured up to certain limits for workers’ compensation, employee health benefits, automobile, product and general liability, and property loss claims. The aggregate amount of insurance liabilities (up to the Company’s retention limit) related to Viad’s continuing operations was $19.5 million as of September 30, 2015 which includes $12.3 million related to

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workers’ compensation liabilities and $7.2 million related to general/auto liability claims. Viad has also retained and provided for certain insurance liabilities in conjunction with previously sold businesses of $4.3 million as of September 30, 2015, related to workers’ compensation liabilities. Provisions for losses for claims incurred, including estimated claims incurred but not yet reported, are made based on Viad’s historical experience, claims frequency, and other factors. A change in the assumptions used could result in an adjustment to recorded liabilities. Viad has purchased insurance for amounts in excess of the self-insured levels, which generally range from $0.2 million to $0.5 million on a per claim basis. Viad does not maintain a self-insured retention pool fund as claims are paid from current cash resources at the time of settlement. Viad’s net cash payments in connection with these insurance liabilities were $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

In addition, as of September 30, 2015, Viad recorded insurance liabilities of $7.7 million related to continuing operations, which represents the amount for which Viad remains the primary obligor after self-insured insurance limits, without taking into consideration the above-referenced insurance coverage. Of this total, $4.6 million related to workers’ compensation liabilities and $3.1 million related to general/auto liability claims. The Company has recorded these amounts in other deferred items and liabilities in Viad’s condensed consolidated balance sheets with a corresponding receivable in other investments and assets.

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Note 19. Segment Information

Viad’s reportable segments consist of Marketing & Events U.S. Segment, Marketing & Events International Segment(collectively, the “Marketing & Events Group”) and the Travel & Recreation Group.

Viad measures profit and performance of its operations on the basis of segment operating income which excludes restructuring charges and recoveries and impairment charges and recoveries. Intersegment sales are eliminated in consolidation and intersegment transfers are not significant. Corporate activities include expenses not allocated to operations. Depreciation and amortization and share-based compensation expense are the only significant non-cash items for the reportable segments.

Viad’s reportable segments with reconciliations to consolidated totals are as follows:

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenue:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	148,314		$	168,058		$	550,006		$	558,292
International Segment	44,870			64,199			195,829			186,296
Intersegment eliminations	(4,321		)	(5,595		)	(13,475		)	(13,517		)
Total Marketing & Events Group	188,863			226,662			732,360			731,071
Travel & Recreation Group	67,083			73,140			105,017			110,763
Total revenue	$	255,946		$	299,802		$	837,377		$	841,834
Segment operating income (loss):
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	(9,039	)	$	1,069		$	12,572		$	22,044
International Segment	(5,751		)	1,297			6,405			7,512
Total Marketing & Events Group	(14,790		)	2,366			18,977			29,556
Travel & Recreation Group	29,361			30,648			30,755			30,955
Segment operating income	14,571			33,014			49,732			60,511
Corporate activities	(1,354		)	(3,468		)	(6,147		)	(7,498		)
Operating income	13,217			29,546			43,585			53,013
Interest income	65			81			571			200
Interest expense	(1,198		)	(462		)	(3,452		)	(1,069		)
Restructuring (charges) recoveries:
Marketing & Events U.S. Segment	(25		)	(186		)	(496		)	(392		)
Marketing & Events International Segment	(213		)	(128		)	(484		)	(1,648		)
Travel & Recreation Group	(18		)	(30		)	(160		)	41
Corporate	(1		)	106			(402		)	185
Impairment charges:
Marketing & Events International Segment	—			—			—			(884		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	11,827		$	28,927		$	39,162		$	49,446

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Note 20. Discontinued Operations

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, Viad recorded losses from discontinued operations of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, due to reserve adjustments and legal fees related to previously sold operations.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, Viad recorded a loss from discontinued operations of $1.0 million and a gain of $13.0 million, respectively, due to the expiration of the Glacier National Park concession contract and additional reserves related to certain liabilities associated with previously sold operations, respectively.

On December 31, 2013, Glacier Park’s concession contract with the Park Service to operate lodging, tour and transportation and other hospitality services within Glacier National Park expired. Upon completion of the contract, the Company received cash payments in January 2014 of $25.0 million resulting in a pre-tax gain of $21.5 million for the Company’s possessory interest. The gain after-tax on the possessory interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $12.6 million with $2.8 million attributable to the noncontrolling interest. These amounts are included in income (loss) from discontinued operations and net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following summarizes Glacier Park’s expired concession contract operating results, which are presented in income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations:

(in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total revenue	$	—		$	—
Costs and expenses	(7		)	(93		)
Loss from discontinued operations, before income taxes	(7		)	(93		)
Income tax benefit	7			45
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(48		)
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	(979		)	13,343
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(979		)	13,295
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	(157		)	(2,825		)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Viad	$	(1,136	)	$	10,470

The following is a reconciliation of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest:

	Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015		2014
Income from continuing operations	$	515	$	530
Income from discontinued operations	—		2,825
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	$	515	$	3,355

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Item 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Viad Corp (“Viad” or the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2014 and the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Form 10-Q. The MD&A is intended to assist in providing an understanding of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Viad’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to various factors discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in this quarterly report.

Overview

Viad Corp (“Viad” or the “Company”) operates in three reportable business segments: Marketing & Events U.S. Segment, Marketing & Events International Segment (collectively, the “Marketing & Events Group”) and the Travel & Recreation Group.

Marketing & Events Group

The Marketing & Events Group, comprised of Global Experience Specialists, Inc. and affiliates (“GES”), is a global full-service provider for live events that helps clients gain more awareness, more engagement and a greater return at their events. The Marketing & Events Group offers a complete range of services, from design and production of immersive environments and brand-based experiences, to material handling, rigging, electrical and other on-site services for clients, including show organizers, corporate brand marketers and retail shopping centers. In addition, the Marketing & Events Group offers clients a full suite of online tools and new technologies that help them more easily manage the complexities of their events. Show organizers include for-profit and not-for-profit show owners as well as show management companies. Corporate brand marketers include exhibitors and domestic and international corporations that want to promote their brands, services and innovations, feature new products and build business relationships. Viad’s retail shopping center customers include major developers, owners and management companies of shopping malls and leisure centers.

The Marketing & Events Group expanded its service offerings with the following 2014 acquisitions that differentiate GES as the company with the most comprehensive suite of event services:

• Blitz. In September 2014, GES extended its audio-visual services beyond North America with the acquisition of United Kingdom-based Blitz Communications Group Limited and its affiliates (collectively, “Blitz”), a leading audio-visual staging and creative services provider for the live events industry in the United Kingdom and continental Europe.

• onPeak. In October 2014, GES became the leading event accommodations provider in the United States through the acquisitions of onPeak LLC and Travel Planners, Inc., with Travel Planners, Inc. merging into onPeak LLC (collectively, “onPeak”) in January 2015.

• N200. In November 2014, GES entered the event registration and data services market through the acquisition of N200 Limited and its affiliates (collectively, “N200”), a leading event registration and data intelligence services provider for the live events industry in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

Refer to Note 3 - Acquisition of Businesses of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Seasonality. Exhibition and event activity can vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year depending on the frequency and timing of shows, as some shows are not held each year and some may shift between quarters. The rotation metric helps explain the show movement between quarters and years. Show rotation refers to shows that occur less frequently than annually, as well as annual shows that shift quarters from one year to the next.

Travel & Recreation Group

The Travel & Recreation Group is an experiential leisure travel provider serving the needs of regional and long-haul visitors to iconic natural and cultural destinations in North America. The Travel & Recreation Group consists of Brewster Inc. (“Brewster”), Glacier Park, Inc. (“Glacier Park”) and Alaskan Park Properties, Inc. (“Alaska Denali Travel”).

Brewster provides tourism products and experiential services in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and in other parts of Western Canada. Brewster’s operations include the Banff Gondola, Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure, Glacier Skywalk, Banff Lake Cruise, motorcoach services, charter and sightseeing services, inbound package tour operations and hotel operations.

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Glacier Park owns and operates seven properties, with accommodation offerings varying from hikers’ cabins to hotel suites, including St. Mary Lodge, a full-service resort located outside the east entrance to Glacier National Park in St. Mary, Montana; Glacier Park Lodge, a historic lodge in East Glacier, Montana; Grouse Mountain Lodge, a full-season lodge offering golf, skiing, hiking and other seasonal recreational activities, located near Glacier National Park in Whitefish, Montana; Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, which is situated on land for which the Company has a 42-year ground lease with the Canadian government running through January 31, 2052; West Glacier Motel & Cabins in West Glacier, Montana; Motel Lake McDonald located inside Glacier National Park; and Apgar Village Lodge located inside Glacier National Park. Glacier Park also operates the food and beverage services with respect to those properties and the retail shops located near Glacier National Park.

In July 2014, the Company acquired the West Glacier Motel & Cabins, the Apgar Village Lodge and related land, food and beverage services and retail operations (collectively, the “West Glacier Properties”). The West Glacier Motel & Cabins is a 32-room property situated on approximately 200 acres at the west entrance of Glacier National Park, and its full-service amenities include a restaurant, grocery store, gift shops, a gas station and employee housing. The Apgar Village Lodge is a 48-room property situated on a 3.8 acre private in-holding inside Glacier National Park with overnight accommodations, a gift shop and employee housing. Refer to Note 3 - Acquisition of Businesses of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Alaska Denali Travel operates the Denali Backcountry Lodge and Denali Cabins. In addition to lodging, Alaska Denali Travel also provides food and beverage operations and package tour and transportation services in and around Denali National Park and Preserve.

Seasonality. The Travel & Recreation Group experiences peak activity during the summer months. During 2014, 85 percent of its revenue was earned in the second and third quarters.

Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the Company also discloses the following non-GAAP financial measures:

• “Adjusted EBITDA,” which is defined by Viad as net income attributable to Viad before the Company’s portion of interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges and recoveries, changes in accounting principles and the effects of discontinued operations. Adjusted EBITDA is utilized by management to measure the profit and performance of Viad’s operations and to facilitate period-to-period comparisons. Refer to the table below for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net income attributable to Viad.

• “Adjusted segment EBITDA,” which is defined by Viad as segment operating income before non-cash depreciation and amortization and integration costs, if any. Segment operating income is a GAAP measure defined as income from continuing operations before corporate activities, interest expense and interest income, income taxes, restructuring charges, impairment losses and recoveries and the reduction for income attributable to non-controlling interest. Adjusted segment EBITDA is utilized by management to measure the profit and performance of Viad’s operating segments and acquisitions to facilitate period-to-period comparisons. For a discussion of how this metric is used in connection with 2015 full year acquisition performance expectations, refer to the “Forward Looking Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this MD&A. Management believes that Adjusted segment EBITDA for acquisitions enables investors to assess how effectively management is investing capital into major corporate development projects, both from a valuation and return perspective.

• “Organic revenue” and “organic segment operating income,” which are defined by Viad as revenue and segment operating income without the impact of exchange rate variances and acquisitions, if any, until such acquisitions are included in the entirety of both comparable periods. The impact of exchange rate variances is calculated as the difference between current period activity translated at the current period’s exchange rates and the comparable prior period’s exchange rates. Management believes that the presentation of “organic” results permits investors to better understand Viad’s performance without the effects of exchange rate variances or acquisitions. Refer to the “Results of Operations” section of this MD&A for reconciliations of organic revenue and organic segment operating income to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, revenue and segment operating income.

Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted segment EBITDA, organic revenue and organic segment operating income provides useful information to investors regarding Viad’s results of operations for trending, analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of Viad’s business. The presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted segment

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EBITDA, and organic revenue and organic segment operating income are supplemental to results presented under GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted segment EBITDA, organic revenue, and organic segment operating income are considered useful operating metrics as potential variations arising from taxes, depreciation, amortization, debt service costs, impairment charges and recoveries, changes in accounting principles, and the effects of discontinued operations are eliminated, thus resulting in an additional measure considered to be indicative of Viad’s ongoing operations and segment performance. Although Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted segment EBITDA, organic revenue and organic segment operating income are used as financial measures to assess the performance of the business, the use of these measures is limited because these measures do not consider material costs, expenses and other items necessary to operate the business. These items include debt service costs, non-cash depreciation and amortization expense associated with long-lived assets, expenses related to U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income taxes, impairment charges or recoveries, and the effects of accounting changes and discontinued operations. Because Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted segment EBITDA, organic revenue and organic segment operating income do not consider the above items, a user of Viad’s financial information should consider net income attributable to Viad and organic segment operating income as important measures of financial performance because both provide a more complete measure of the Company’s performance.

A reconciliation of net income attributable to Viad to Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:

	Three Months Ended  September 30,						Nine Months Ended  September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net income attributable to Viad	$	7,230		$	29,620		$	27,563		$	58,244
Impairment charges	—			—			—			884
Interest expense	1,198			462			3,452			1,069
Income tax expense (benefit)	3,746			(2,623		)	10,851			870
Depreciation and amortization	9,170			7,894			27,040			21,853
(Income) loss from discontinued operations	163			979			233			(13,023		)
Other noncontrolling interest	(459		)	(475		)	(520		)	2,192
Adjusted EBITDA	$	21,048		$	35,857		$	68,619		$	72,089

Adjusted EBITDA decreased $14.8 million and $3.5 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2014. These decreases were primarily due to lower segment operating income for the Marketing & Events Group. Refer to the Results of Operations section of this MD&A for a discussion of fluctuations.

Forward-Looking Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has also provided Adjusted segment EBITDA, formerly referred to as “segment EBITDA”, as a forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure within the Results of Operations section of this MD&A. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of this forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure because, due to variability and difficulty in making accurate forecasts and projections and/or certain information not being ascertainable or accessible, not all of the information necessary for quantitative reconciliation of this forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is available to the Company without unreasonable efforts. Consequently, any attempt to disclose such reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that could be confusing or misleading to investors. It is probable that the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure provided without the directly comparable GAAP financial measure may be materially different from the corresponding non-GAAP financial measure.

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Results of Operations

Financial Highlights

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Percentage Change		Nine Months Ended   September 30,					Percentage Change
(in thousands)	2015			2014					2015			2014
Revenue	$	255,946		$	299,802		(14.6	)%	$	837,377		$	841,834	(0.5	)%
Segment operating income	$	14,571		$	33,014		(55.9	)%	$	49,732		$	60,511	(17.8	)%
Net income attributable to Viad	$	7,230		$	29,620		(75.6	)%	$	27,563		$	58,244	(52.7	)%
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.37		$	1.53		(75.8	)%	$	1.38		$	2.38	(42.0	)%
Diluted income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.05	)	80.0	%	$	(0.01	)	$	0.50	**

** Change is greater than +/- 100 percent

Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2014

Revenue. Total revenue decreased $43.9 million or 14.6 percent, to $255.9 million, primarily due to negative show rotation of approximately $53 million and an unfavorable foreign exchange impact of $12.5 million, offset in part by U.S. base same-show revenue growth, incremental revenue from the acquisitions of onPeak, Blitz, and N200 of $8.1 million, new business wins in the Marketing & Events Group as well as revenue growth in attractions in the Travel & Recreation Group.

Segment operating income. Total segment operating income decreased $18.4 million or 55.9 percent, to $14.6 million, primarily due to negative show rotation revenue and an unfavorable foreign exchange impact.

Net income attributable to Viad. Net income attributable to Viad decreased $22.4 million or 75.6 percent, to $7.2 million, primarily due to decreased segment operating income and a $10.1 million reversal of a valuation allowance in 2014 in connection with the Company’s analysis of its deferred tax assets.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2014

Revenue. Total revenue decreased $4.5 million or 0.5 percent, to $837.4 million, primarily due to negative show rotation of approximately $80 million and an unfavorable foreign exchange impact of $33.3 million, offset in part by U.S. base same-show revenue growth, incremental revenue from the acquisitions of onPeak, Blitz, and N200 of $43.8 million, and new business wins in the Marketing & Events Group as well as revenue growth in attractions in the Travel & Recreation Group.

Segment operating income. Total segment operating income decreased $10.8 million or 17.8 percent, to $49.7 million, primarily due to negative show rotation revenue and an unfavorable foreign exchange impact.

Net income attributable to Viad. Net income attributable to Viad decreased $30.7 million or 52.7 percent, to $27.6 million, primarily due to decreased segment operating income, 2014 income from discontinued operations of $10.5 million related to the expiration of Glacier Park’s concession contract on December 31, 2013, and a $10.1 million reversal of a valuation allowance in 2014 in connection with the Company’s analysis of its deferred tax assets.

Foreign Exchange Rate Variances

Viad conducts its foreign operations primarily in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany, and to a lesser extent, in certain other countries.

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The following tables summarize the effects of foreign exchange rate variances on revenue and segment operating results (or “FX Impact”) from Viad’s significant international operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, excluding the effect of 2014 acquisitions:

	Revenue							Segment Operating Results
	Weighted-Average Exchange Rates				FX Impact (in thousands)			Weighted-Average Exchange Rates				FX Impact (in thousands)
	Three Months Ended   September 30,							Three Months Ended   September 30,
	2015		2014					2015		2014
Marketing & Events Group:
Canada	$	0.76	$	0.91	$	(1,996	)	$	0.78	$	0.93	$	290
United Kingdom	$	1.53	$	1.67	(1,567		)	$	1.59	$	1.65	300
Germany	$	1.12	$	1.30	(637		)	$	0.97	$	1.27	49
					$	(4,200	)					$	639
Travel & Recreation Group:
Canada	$	0.77	$	0.92	$	(8,307	)	$	0.77	$	0.92	$	(4,170	)
					$	(12,507	)					$	(3,531	)

	Revenue							Segment Operating Results
	Weighted-Average Exchange Rates				FX Impact (in thousands)			Weighted-Average Exchange Rates				FX Impact (in thousands)
	Nine Months Ended   September 30,							Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2015		2014					2015		2014
Marketing & Events Group:
Canada	$	0.79	$	0.91	$	(6,870	)	$	0.82	$	0.87	$	(172	)
United Kingdom	$	1.53	$	1.67	(11,079		)	$	1.50	$	1.67	(493		)
Germany	$	1.11	$	1.34	(2,735		)	$	1.08	$	0.50	(51		)
					$	(20,684	)					$	(716	)
Travel & Recreation Group:
Canada	$	0.78	$	0.92	$	(12,588	)	$	0.77	$	0.92	$	(4,860	)
					$	(33,272	)					$	(5,576	)

Viad’s operating results were primarily impacted by the weakening of the British pound and Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar. Future changes in the exchange rates may impact overall expected profitability and historical period-to-period comparisons when operating results are translated into U.S. dollars.

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Analysis of Operating Results by Reportable Segment

Marketing & Events Group

The tables below provide a comparison of reported operating results to organic operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 for the Marketing & Events Group to enable investors to better understand the underlying performance of the segment without the effects of exchange rate variances or acquisitions.

	Three Months Ended   September 30, 2015												Three Months Ended   September 30, 2014								Change
(in thousands)	As Reported			Acquisitions(1)			FX Impact			Organic(2)			As Reported			Acquisitions(1)		Organic(2)			As Reported		Organic(2)
Revenue:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	148,314		$	4,827		$	—		$	143,487		$	168,058		$	—	$	168,058		(11.7	)%	(14.6	)%
International Segment	44,870			5,183			(4,200		)	43,887			64,199			1,932		62,267			(30.1	)%	(29.5	)%
Intersegment eliminations	(4,321		)	—			—			(4,321		)	(5,595		)	—		(5,595		)	(22.8	)%	(22.8	)%
Total Marketing & Events Group	$	188,863		$	10,010		$	(4,200	)	$	183,053		$	226,662		$	1,932	$	224,730		(16.7	)%	(18.5	)%
Segment operating income (loss):
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	(9,039	)	$	(1,220	)	$	—		$	(7,819	)	$	1,069		$	—	$	1,069		**		**
International Segment	(5,751		)	(1,255		)	639			(5,135		)	1,297			470		827			**		**
Total Marketing & Events Group	$	(14,790	)	$	(2,475	)	$	639		$	(12,954	)	$	2,366		$	470	$	1,896		**		**

** Change is greater than +/- 100 percent.

	Nine Months Ended   September 30, 2015												Nine Months Ended   September 30, 2014								Change
(in thousands)	As Reported			Acquisitions(1)			FX Impact			Organic(2)			As Reported			Acquisitions(1)		Organic(2)			As Reported		Organic(2)
Revenue:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	550,006		$	23,982		$	—		$	526,024		$	558,292		$	—	$	558,292		(1.5	)%	(5.8	)%
International Segment	195,829			21,721			(20,684		)	194,792			186,296			1,932		184,364			5.1	%	5.7	%
Intersegment eliminations	(13,475		)	—			—			(13,475		)	(13,517		)	—		(13,517		)	0.3	%	0.3	%
Total Marketing & Events Group	$	732,360		$	45,703		$	(20,684	)	$	707,341		$	731,071		$	1,932	$	729,139		0.2	%	(3.0	)%
Segment operating income (loss):
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	12,572		$	5,826		$	—		$	6,746		$	22,044		$	—	$	22,044		(43.0	)%	(69.4	)%
International Segment	6,405			(245		)	(716		)	7,366			7,512			470		7,042			(14.7	)%	4.6	%
Total Marketing & Events Group	$	18,977		$	5,581		$	(716	)	$	14,112		$	29,556		$	470	$	29,086		(35.8	)%	(51.5	)%

** Change is greater than +/- 100 percent.

⁽¹⁾ Acquisitions include onPeak (acquired October 2014) for the Marketing & Events U.S. Segment and Blitz (acquired September 2014) and N200 (acquired November 2014) for the Marketing & Events International Segment.

⁽²⁾ Organic operating results are non-GAAP financial measures that adjust for the impacts of exchange rate variances and acquisitions, if any, until such acquisitions are included in the entirety of both comparable periods presented. For more information about organic operating results, see the "Non-GAAP Measures" section of this MD&A.

Seasonality. Exhibition and event activity can vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year, depending on the frequency and timing of shows (some shows are not held each year and some may shift between quarters). The rotation metric helps explain the show movement between quarters and years. Show rotation refers to shows that occur less frequently than annually, as well as annual shows that shift quarters from one year to the next.

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U.S. Segment

Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2014

Revenue. U.S. Segment revenue decreased $19.7 million or 11.7 percent, to $148.3 million. The decrease in revenue was primarily driven by negative show rotation of approximately $36 million, offset in part by incremental revenue of $4.8 million from the acquisition of onPeak completed during the fourth quarter of 2014, base same-show revenue growth of 4.7%, new business wins, and increased sales to corporate clients. Management defines base same-show revenue as revenue derived from shows that the Company produced out of the same city during the same quarter in each year. For the third quarter of 2015, base same-shows represented approximately 45 percent of the U.S. Segment organic revenue.

Segment operating income. U.S. Segment operating income decreased $10.1 million to an operating loss of $9.0 million, primarily driven by negative show rotation revenue.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2014

Revenue. U.S. Segment revenue decreased $8.3 million or 1.5 percent, to $550.0 million. The decrease in revenue was primarily driven by negative show rotation of approximately $80 million, offset in part by incremental revenue of $24.0 million from the acquisition of onPeak, base same-show revenue growth of 6.6%, new business wins, and increased sales to corporate clients. Base same-shows represented approximately 46 percent of the U.S. Segment organic revenue.

Segment operating income. U.S. Segment operating income decreased $9.5 million or 43.0 percent, to $12.6 million, primarily driven by negative show rotation revenue.

International Segment

Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2014

Revenue. International Segment revenue decreased $19.3 million or 30.1 percent, to $44.9 million. The decrease in revenue was primarily driven by negative show rotation of approximately $17 million, non-recurring revenue from certain events that took place during the third quarter of 2014, and an unfavorable FX Impact of $4.2 million. These decreases were offset in part by incremental revenue of $3.3 million from the acquisitions of Blitz and N200.

Segment operating income. International Segment operating income decreased $7.0 million to an operating loss of $5.8 million, primarily driven by negative show rotation, non-recurring revenue from certain events that took place during the third quarter of 2014, and an operating loss from the acquisitions of Blitz and N200.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2014

Revenue. International Segment revenue increased $9.5 million or 5.1 percent, to $195.8 million, primarily driven by incremental revenue of $19.8 million from the acquisitions of Blitz and N200, new business wins, and same-show growth, offset in part by an unfavorable FX Impact of $20.7 million.

Segment operating income. International Segment operating income decreased $1.1 million or 14.7 percent, to $6.4 million primarily due to an unfavorable FX Impact of $0.7 million and a net operating loss from the acquisitions of Blitz and N200.

2015 Outlook. Although the Marketing & Events Group has a diversified revenue base and long-term contracts for future shows, its revenue is affected by general economic and industry-specific conditions. The prospects for individual shows tend to be driven by the success of the industry related to those shows. In general, the exhibition and event industry is experiencing modest growth.

For the 2015 full year, management expects the Marketing & Events Group’s revenue to be up low-single digits from 2014 as growth in the underlying business and incremental revenue from acquisitions offset negative show rotation of approximately $70 million and unfavorable currency translation. Management anticipates that foreign currency exchange rate variances versus 2014 will have an unfavorable impact on the Marketing & Events Group’s 2015 full year revenue and segment operating income of approximately $26 million and $1 million, respectively. Management expects U.S. base same-show revenue to increase at a mid-single digit rate.

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Management remains focused on improving the profitability of the Marketing & Events U.S. Segment through continued efforts to more effectively manage labor costs by driving productivity gains through rigorous and strategic pre-show planning that reduces the ratio of labor costs to revenue. Improving this metric is a top priority of management and the Company continues to develop and enhance tools to support and systematize show site labor planning, measurement and benchmarking.

Additionally, management is executing a strategic growth plan to position the Marketing & Events Group as the preferred, global full-service provider to the live events market, which includes adding complementary and higher-margin service lines to its existing official services contracting business. In connection with this plan, the Company acquired Blitz, onPeak and N200 during 2014.

In 2015, management expects the acquisitions of Blitz, onPeak, and N200 to collectively provide revenue of about $63 million to $65 million and Adjusted segment EBITDA of about $17 million to $18 million, which excludes approximately $1.2 million in integration costs. Adjusted segment EBITDA is defined as segment operating income plus depreciation and amortization expense and integration costs, if any. For further information on this forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure, see the “Non-GAAP Measures” section of this MD&A. These acquisitions offer cross-selling opportunities across the Marketing & Events Group’s customer base, which is resulting in expanded business relationships with existing customers and creating new competitive advantages for the Marketing & Events Group as it increasingly becomes a full-service provider for live events.

Travel & Recreation Group

The tables below provide a comparison of reported operating results to organic operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 for the Travel & Recreation Group to enable investors to better understand the underlying performance of the segment without the effects of exchange rate variances or acquisitions.

	Three Months Ended   September 30, 2015											Three Months Ended   September 30, 2014								Change
(in thousands)	As Reported			Acquisitions		FX Impact			Organic(1)			As Reported			Acquisitions		Organic(1)			As Reported		Organic(1)
Revenue:
Travel & Recreation Group:
Hospitality	$	27,086		$	—	$	(952	)	$	28,038		$	29,084		$	—	$	29,084		(6.9	)%	(3.6	)%
Attractions	24,958			—		(4,880		)	29,838			26,764			—		26,764			(6.7	)%	11.5	%
Package Tours	9,978			—		(1,673		)	11,651			11,714			—		11,714			(14.8	)%	(0.5	)%
Transportation	6,144			—		(1,013		)	7,157			6,776			—		6,776			(9.3	)%	5.6	%
Intra-Segment Eliminations & Other	(1,083		)	—		211			(1,294		)	(1,198		)	—		(1,198		)	9.6	%	(8.0	)%
Total Travel & Recreation Group	$	67,083		$	—	$	(8,307	)	$	75,390		$	73,140		$	—	$	73,140		(8.3	)%	3.1	%
Segment operating income (loss):
Total Travel & Recreation Group	$	29,361		$	—	$	(4,170	)	$	33,531		$	30,648		$	—	$	30,648		(4.2	)%	9.4	%

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	Nine Months Ended   September 30, 2015											Nine Months Ended   September 30, 2014								Change
(in thousands)	As Reported			Acquisitions(2)		FX Impact			Organic(1)			As Reported			Acquisitions(2)		Organic(1)			As Reported		Organic(1)
Revenue:
Travel & Recreation Group:
Hospitality	$	38,801		$	5,435	$	(1,661	)	$	35,027		$	39,560		$	4,597	$	34,963		(1.9	)%	0.2	%
Attractions	40,091			—		(7,027		)	47,118			40,588			—		40,588			(1.2	)%	16.1	%
Package Tours	15,269			—		(2,346		)	17,615			18,519			—		18,519			(17.5	)%	(4.9	)%
Transportation	12,473			—		(1,839		)	14,312			14,122			—		14,122			(11.7	)%	1.3	%
Intra-Segment Eliminations & Other	(1,617		)	—		285			(1,902		)	(2,026		)	—		(2,026		)	20.2	%	6.1	%
Total Travel & Recreation Group	$	105,017		$	5,435	$	(12,588	)	$	112,170		$	110,763		$	4,597	$	106,166		(5.2	)%	5.7	%
Segment operating income (loss):
Total Travel & Recreation Group	$	30,755		$	1,713	$	(4,860	)	$	33,902		$	30,955		$	1,734	$	29,221		(0.6	)%	16.0	%

⁽¹⁾ Organic operating results are non-GAAP financial measures that adjust for the impacts of exchange rate variances and acquisitions, if any, until such acquisitions are included in the entirety of both comparable periods presented. For more information about organic operating results, see the "Non-GAAP Measures" section of this MD&A.

⁽²⁾ Acquisitions include the West Glacier Properties (acquired July 2014).

Seasonality. The Travel & Recreation Group segment experiences peak activity during the summer months. During 2014, approximately 85 percent of its revenue was earned in the second and third quarters.

Three months ended September 30, 2015 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2014

Revenue.Travel & Recreation Group revenue decreased $6.1 million or 8.3%, to $67.1 million, primarily due to an unfavorable FX Impact of $8.3 million. Organic revenue increased $2.3 million or 3.1 percent, primarily driven by attractions, offset in part by a decrease in hospitality. Attractions revenue increased $3.1 million or 11.5% on an organic basis, primarily driven by higher effective ticket prices at both the Glacier Adventure Tour and the Banff Gondola in addition to an increased number of passengers at the Glacier Adventure Tour. Hospitality revenue decreased $1.0 million or 3.6% on an organic basis, primarily due to a decrease in revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) at certain Glacier Park properties (St. Mary Lodge, Grouse Mountain Lodge, and Glacier Park Lodge) as a result of forest fires during the third quarter of 2015. This decrease at the Glacier Park properties was offset in part by improvement in the average daily rate (“ADR”) at Alaska Denali Travel and Brewster properties.

Segment operating income. Travel & Recreation Group operating income decreased $1.3 million or 4.2 percent, to $29.4 million, primarily due to an unfavorable FX Impact of $4.2 million. Organic operating income increased $2.9 million or 9.4 percent primarily driven by increased attractions revenue at Brewster.

Nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2014

Revenue. Travel & Recreation Group revenue decreased $5.7 million or 5.2 percent, to $105.0 million, primarily due to an unfavorable FX Impact of $12.6 million. Organic revenue increased $6.0 million or 5.7 percent, primarily driven by attractions. Attractions revenue increased $6.5 million or 16.1% on an organic basis, primarily due to an increased number of passengers and higher effective ticket prices at the Glacier Adventure Tour and the Banff Gondola.

Segment operating income. Travel & Recreation Group operating income decreased $0.2 million or 0.6 percent, to $30.8 million, primarily due to an unfavorable FX Impact of $4.9 million. Organic operating income increased $4.7 million or 16.0 percent, primarily driven by increased attractions revenue at Brewster.

Performance Measures. Management uses the following key business metrics to evaluate the Travel & Recreation Group hospitality business: RevPAR, ADR, and occupancy. These metrics are commonly used in the hospitality industry to measure performance.

• Revenue per Available Room. RevPAR is calculated as total rooms revenue divided by the total number of room nights available for all comparable Travel & Recreation Group hospitality properties during the period. Total rooms revenue does not include non-rooms revenue, which consists of ancillary revenue generated by hospitality properties, such as food and beverage and retail revenue. RevPAR measures the period-over-period change in rooms revenue for

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comparable hospitality properties. RevPAR is affected by average daily rate and occupancy, which have different implications on profitability.

• Average Daily Rate.ADR is calculated as total rooms revenue divided by the total number of room nights sold for all comparable Travel & Recreation Group hospitality properties during the period. ADR is used to assess the pricing levels that the hospitality properties are able to generate. Increases in ADR at hospitality properties lead to increases in rooms revenue with no substantial effect on variable costs, therefore having a greater impact on margins than increases in occupancy.

• Occupancy.Occupancy is calculated as the total number of room nights sold divided by the total number of room nights available for all comparable Travel & Recreation Group hospitality properties during the period. Occupancy measures the utilization of the available capacity at the hospitality properties. Increases in occupancy result in increases in rooms revenue and additional variable operating costs (including housekeeping services, utilities and room amenity costs), as well as increased ancillary non-rooms revenue (including food and beverage and retail revenue).

Management evaluates the performance of the Travel & Recreation Group attractions business utilizing the number of passengers and total attractions revenue per passenger. The number of passengers allows management to assess the volume of visitor activity at each attraction during the period. Total attractions revenue per passenger is calculated as total attractions revenue divided by the total number of passengers at all Travel & Recreation Group attractions during the period. Total attractions revenue includes ticket sales and ancillary revenue generated by attractions, such as food and beverage and retail revenue. Total attractions revenue per passenger measures the total spend per visitor that attraction properties are able to capture, which is important to the profitability of the attractions business.

The following table provides Travel & Recreation Group same-store key performance indicators for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. The same-store metrics below indicate the performance of all Travel & Recreation Group properties and attractions that were owned by Viad and operating at full capacity, considering seasonal closures, for the entirety of both periods presented. For Travel & Recreation Group properties and attractions located in Canada, comparisons to the prior year are on a constant U.S. dollar basis, using the current year quarterly average exchange rates for previous periods, to eliminate the FX Impact. Management believes that this same-store constant currency basis provides better comparability between reporting periods.

	Three Months Ended   September 30,								Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			% Change		2015			2014			% Change
Same-Store Key Performance Indicators (1)
Hospitality:
Room Nights Available	88,664			89,547			(1.0	)%	177,799			177,825			—	%
RevPAR	$	161		$	158		1.9	%	$	109		$	108		0.9	%
ADR	$	177		$	173		2.3	%	$	152		$	146		4.1	%
Occupancy	90.9		%	91.4		%	(0.5	)%	72.0		%	74.1		%	(2.1	)%
Attractions:
Passengers	822,480			833,515			(1.3	)%	1,265,044			1,236,196			2.3	%
Revenue Per Passenger	$	30		$	27		11.1	%	$	32		$	28		14.3	%

⁽¹⁾ West Glacier Properties was acquired in July 2014 and was not included for the entirety of all periods presented. The Same-Store Key Performance Indicators includes West Glacier Properties for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, but is excluded for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

Hospitality. Room nights available decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2015 primarily due to St. Mary Lodge closing eight days earlier than prior year due to the Going-to-the-Sun Road closure for construction. Room nights available remained relatively flat for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily due to the St. Mary Lodge closure offset in part by the Denali Cabins opening ten days earlier than the prior year as a result of management’s review of a variety of factors, including the weather conditions, opening dates of other properties in the area, and availability of seasonal employees.

RevPAR increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily driven by the Alaska Denali Travel and Brewster properties, offset in part by decreases at certain Glacier Park properties (St. Mary Lodge, Grouse Mountain Lodge, and Glacier Park Lodge) as a result of forest fires during the third quarter of 2015. ADR increased for the Alaska Denali Travel

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and Brewster properties due to higher room rates charged. Occupancy decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily due to forest fires that affected certain Glacier Park properties. The decrease in occupancy for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 also was affected by decreases at the Banff International Hotel due to planned room renovation activity, offset in part by the Denali Backcountry Lodge which experienced a strong increase in occupancy due to flooding in June 2014.

Attractions. The number of passengers decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2015 primarily due to the lower number of individual passengers. The number of Banff Gondola passengers remained relatively flat as a result of closures related to renovations in addition to adverse weather conditions from forest fire smoke which reduced visibility. The number of passengers increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 at the Banff Gondola and the Glacier Adventure Tour attractions due to favorable weather conditions during the first half of 2015. Revenue per passenger increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily due to an increase in effective ticket prices.

During 2014, approximately 75 percent of revenue and 90 percent of segment operating income generated in the Travel & Recreation Group were derived through its Canadian operations. These operations are largely affected by foreign customer visitation, and, accordingly, increases in the value of the Canadian dollar, as compared to other currencies, which could adversely affect customer volumes, revenue, and segment operating income for the Travel & Recreation Group. Additionally, the Travel & Recreation Group is affected by consumer discretionary spending on tourism activities.

2015 Outlook. For the 2015 full year, management expects the Travel & Recreation Group’s revenue to be down mid-single digits from 2014 driven by unfavorable currency translation and due to the forest fires that affected certain Glacier Park properties. Management anticipates an unfavorable FX Impact on the Travel & Recreation Group’s 2015 full year revenue and segment operating income of approximately $14 million and $5 million, respectively.

Corporate Activities

Corporate activities expense decreased $2.1 million and $1.4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2014. These decreases were primarily related to consulting and other transaction-related costs associated with acquisitions incurred primarily during the third quarter of 2014, offset in part by costs related to a shareholder nomination and settlement agreement incurred primarily during the first six months of 2015.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $0.7 million and $2.4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, as compared to the corresponding periods in 2014, primarily due to higher outstanding debt balances resulting from acquisitions completed during the second half of 2014.

Impairment Charges

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Viad recorded impairment charges of $0.9 million at the Marketing & Events Group related to the write-off of certain internally developed software.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was an expense of 31.7 percent as compared to a benefit of 9.1 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were 27.7 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively. The nine months ended September 30, 2015 included a $1.6 million non-cash tax benefit related to deferred taxes associated with certain foreign intangibles. This resulted in a $0.07 per share tax benefit. The relatively low effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 were primarily due to the release of the valuation allowance related to foreign tax credits and certain adjustments to deferred tax assets. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, it was determined that certain deferred tax assets associated with foreign tax credits, for which a valuation allowance had previously been established, once again met the “more-likely-than-not” test in the accounting standards regarding the realization of those assets. Accordingly, Viad recorded a tax benefit of $10.1 million to income tax expense. This resulted in a $0.50 per share tax benefit.

Discontinued Operations

On December 31, 2013, Glacier Park’s concession contract with the Park Service to operate lodging, tour and transportation, and other hospitality services for Glacier National Park expired. Upon completion of the contract term, Viad

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received cash payments in January 2014 of $25.0 million for the Company’s possessory interest. This resulted in a pre-tax gain of $21.5 million and an after-tax gain of $12.6 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, which was recorded as income from discontinued operations. The loss from discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2014 included income of approximately $0.7 million, net of tax, related to the gain on sale of personal property at Glacier Park, which was more than offset by the allocation of taxes to the possessory interest gain. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company also recorded a loss from discontinued operations of approximately $0.3 million, net of tax, due to additional reserves related to certain liabilities associated with previously sold operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents were $75.3 million as of September 30, 2015, as compared to $57.0 million as of December 31, 2014. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company generated net cash flow from operating activities of $76.3 million primarily from results of operations. Management believes that Viad’s existing sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund operations and capital commitments for at least the next 12 months.

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had $62.1 million of its cash and cash equivalents held outside of the United States consisting of $43.2 million in Canada, $10.8 million in the United Kingdom, $5.6 million in the Netherlands, $1.3 million in Germany, and $1.2 million in the United Arab Emirates. There are certain earnings related to the Company’s Canadian operations that have historically been deemed permanently reinvested. As of September 30, 2015, the incremental tax associated with these earnings if the cash balances were repatriated to the United States would approximate $0.2 million.

Cash Flows

Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities is as follows:

	Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014
Net income	$	28,078		$	61,599
Depreciation and amortization	27,040			21,853
Deferred income taxes	(1,128		)	(1,291		)
(Income) loss from discontinued operations	233			(13,023		)
Other non-cash items	8,780			11,516
Changes in assets and liabilities	13,340			1,358
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	76,343		$	82,012

Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $5.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, primarily due to lower net income, offset in part by changes in working capital primarily reflecting the volume and timing of revenue in the Marketing & Events Group.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities is as follows:

	Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014
Capital expenditures	$	(19,030	)	$	(21,898	)
Cash paid for acquired business	(430		)	(40,775		)
Proceeds from disposition of property and other assets	844			502
Proceeds from possessory interest and personal property - discontinued operations	—			28,000
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(18,616	)	$	(34,171	)

Net cash used in investing activities decreased $15.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, primarily due to the cash payments of $40.8 million for the acquisitions of Blitz and West Glacier in 2014, offset in part by $28.0 million received in 2014 for the Company’s possessory interest and personal property at Glacier Park.

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Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities is as follows:

	Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014
Proceeds from borrowings	$	35,000		$	68,000
Payments on debt and capital lease obligations	(58,981		)	(56,196		)
Acquisition of business - deferred consideration	(896		)	—
Dividends paid on common stock	(6,020		)	(36,374		)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(4,776		)	(11,631		)
Other	1,054			1,196
Net cash used in financing activities	$	(34,619	)	$	(35,005	)

Net cash used in financing activities decreased $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, as compared to the corresponding period in 2014, primarily due to a decrease in dividends paid of $30.4 million related to a special cash dividend of $1.50 per share which was paid in February 2014, and a decrease in cash used for common stock repurchases of $6.9 million, offset in part by a decrease in net borrowings of $35.8 million. An additional amount of $0.9 million was paid during the third quarter of 2015 as a result of an election made by the Company to treat the Travel Planners, Inc. purchase as an asset acquisition for tax purposes.

Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

Refer to Note 11 - Debt and Capital Lease Obligations of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

Share Repurchases

Viad announced the authorization of its Board of Directors to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time at prevailing market prices. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company repurchased 141,462 shares and 448,436 shares on the open market at a total cost of $3.8 million and $10.6 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, 440,540 shares remained available for repurchase. The authorization of the Board of Directors does not have an expiration date. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company repurchased 34,364 shares for $0.9 million and 45,711 shares for $1.1 million, respectively, related to tax withholding requirements on vested share-based awards.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Part II, Item 7) of Viad’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, for a discussion of critical accounting policies and estimates.

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

Forward-Looking Statements

As provided by the safe harbor provision under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Viad cautions readers that, in addition to historical information contained herein, this quarterly report includes certain information, assumptions and discussions that may constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but reflect current estimates, projections, expectations, or trends concerning future growth, operating cash flows, availability of short-term borrowings, consumer demand, new or renewal business, investment policies, productivity improvements, ongoing cost reduction efforts, efficiency, competitiveness, legal expenses, tax rates and other tax matters, foreign exchange rates and the realization of restructuring cost savings. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Viad’s businesses can be affected by a host of risks and uncertainties. Among other things, natural disasters, gains and losses of customers, consumer demand patterns, labor relations, purchasing decisions related to customer demand for exhibition and event services, existing and new competition, industry alliances, consolidation and growth patterns within the industries in which Viad

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competes, acquisitions, capital allocations, adverse developments in liabilities associated with discontinued operations and any deterioration in the economy, may individually or in combination impact future results. In addition to factors mentioned elsewhere, economic, competitive, governmental, technological, capital marketplace and other factors, including terrorist activities or war, a pandemic health crisis and international conditions, could affect the forward-looking statements in this quarterly report. Additional information concerning business and other risk factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from those in the forward looking statements are discussed in “Risk Factors” in the risk factors sections included in Viad’s 2014 Annual Report.

Information about Viad obtained from sources other than the Company may be out-of-date or incorrect. Please rely only on Company press releases, SEC filings and other information provided by the Company, keeping in mind that forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. Viad undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, including prior forward-looking statements, to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date as of which the forward-looking statements were made.

Item 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Viad’s market risk exposures relate to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, interest rates, and certain commodity prices. Foreign exchange risk is the risk that fluctuating exchange rates will adversely affect Viad’s financial condition or results of operations. Interest rate risk is the risk that changing interest rates will adversely affect the earnings of Viad. Commodity risk is the risk that changing prices will adversely affect results of operations.

Viad conducts its foreign operations primarily in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and to a lesser extent, in certain other countries. The functional currency of Viad’s foreign subsidiaries is their local currency. Accordingly, for purposes of consolidation, Viad translates the assets and liabilities of its foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars at the foreign exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. The unrealized gains or losses resulting from the translation of these foreign denominated assets and liabilities are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in Viad’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. As a result, significant fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, relative to the U.S. dollar, may result in material changes to Viad’s net equity position reported in its condensed consolidated balance sheets. Viad does not currently hedge its equity risk arising from the translation of foreign denominated assets and liabilities. Viad had cumulative unrealized foreign currency translation losses recorded in stockholders’ equity of $10.7 million as of September 30, 2015 and gains of $12.4 million as of December 31, 2014. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, unrealized foreign currency translation losses of $11.5 million and $23.1 million, respectively, were recorded in other comprehensive income. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, unrealized foreign currency translation losses of $9.8 million and $10.0 million, respectively, were recorded in other comprehensive income.

For purposes of consolidation, the revenue, expenses, gains and losses related to Viad’s foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the average foreign exchange rates for the period. As a result, Viad’s consolidated results of operations are exposed to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates as the operating results of its foreign operations, when translated, may vary from period to period, even when the functional currency amounts have not changed. Such fluctuations may adversely impact overall expected profitability and historical period-to-period comparisons. Viad does not currently hedge its net earnings exposure arising from the translation of its foreign operating results.

The following table summarizes the FX Impact on segment operating results from Viad’s significant international operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, excluding the effect of 2014 acquisitions:

	Weighted-Average Exchange Rates				FX Impact (in thousands)			Weighted-Average Exchange Rates				FX Impact (in thousands)
	Three Months Ended   September 30,							Nine Months Ended   September 30,
	2015		2014					2015		2014
Marketing & Events Group:
Canada	$	0.78	$	0.93	$	290		$	0.82	$	0.87	$	(172	)
United Kingdom	$	1.59	$	1.65	300			$	1.50	$	1.67	(493		)
Germany	$	0.97	$	1.27	49			$	1.08	$	0.50	(51		)
					$	639						$	(716	)
Travel & Recreation Group
Canada	$	0.77	$	0.92	$	(4,170	)	$	0.77	$	0.92	$	(4,860	)
					$	(3,531	)					$	(5,576	)

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Viad’s operating results were primarily impacted by the weakening of the British pound and Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar. Future changes in the exchange rates may impact overall expected profitability and historical period-to-period comparisons when operating results are translated into U.S. dollars.

Item 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Viad, the effectiveness of the design and operation of disclosure controls and procedures has been evaluated as of September 30, 2015, and, based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2015. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in such reports is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Refer to Note 18 - Litigation, Claims, Contingencies and Other of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements(Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q) for information regarding legal proceedings involving the Company.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to other information set forth in this Form 10-Q, careful consideration should be given to Risk Factors (Part I, Item 1A) and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Part II, Item 7) in Viad’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition and/or future results.

Item 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table summarizes the total number of shares of Viad’s common stock that were repurchased during the third quarter of 2015 by Viad pursuant to publicly announced plans or programs, as well as from employees, former employees and non-employee directors surrendering previously owned Viad common stock (outstanding shares) to pay the taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (#)	Average Price Paid Per Share ($)	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 2015	180	27.09	—	440,540
August 2015	—	—	—	440,540
September 2015	—	—	—	440,540
Total	180	27.09	—	440,540

Viad announced the authorization of its Board of Directors to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time at prevailing market prices. No shares were repurchased on the open market during the three months ended September 30, 2015, and as of September 30, 2015, 440,540 shares remain available for repurchase. The authorization of the Board of Directors does not have an expiration date.

Effective December 22, 2014, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The terms of the Credit Agreement allow Viad to pay dividends or purchase the Company’s common stock up to $20 million in the aggregate in any calendar year, with additional dividends, share repurchases, or distributions of stock permitted if the Company’s leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00, and the Liquidity Amount (defined as cash in the U.S. and Canada plus available revolver borrowings on a pro forma basis) is not less than $100 million, and no default or unmatured default, as defined in the Credit Agreement, exists.

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Item 6.EXHIBITS

Exhibit #	Exhibit Description
31.1	Exhibit of Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Viad Corp pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2	Exhibit of Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Viad Corp pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1	Additional Exhibit of Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Viad Corp pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
32.2	Additional Exhibit of Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Viad Corp pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.*
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.*
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.*
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.*
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.*
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.*

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	VIAD CORP
	(Registrant)
November 6, 2015	By:	/s/ Leslie S. Striedel
(Date)		Leslie S. Striedel
		Chief Accounting Officer
		(Chief Accounting Officer and Authorized Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Steven W. Moster, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Viad Corp;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

    (a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

    (b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

    (c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

    (d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

    (a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

    (b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	November 6, 2015	By: /s/ Steven W. Moster
		Steven W. Moster
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Ellen M. Ingersoll, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Viad Corp;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

    (a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

    (b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

    (c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

    (d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

    (a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

    (b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	November 6, 2015	By: /s/ Ellen M. Ingersoll
		Ellen M. Ingersoll
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant To

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant To

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Steven W. Moster, Chief Executive Officer of Viad Corp, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.    the report on Form 10-Q of Viad Corp for the three months ended September 30, 2015 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78m or 78o(d)); and

2.    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Viad Corp.

Date:	November 6, 2015	By: /s/ Steven W. Moster
		Steven W. Moster
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant To

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant To

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Ellen M. Ingersoll, Chief Financial Officer of Viad Corp, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.    the report on Form 10-Q of Viad Corp for the three months ended September 30, 2015 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78m or 78o(d)); and

2.    the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Viad Corp.

Date:	November 6, 2015	By: /s/ Ellen M. Ingersoll
		Ellen M. Ingersoll
		Chief Financial Officer

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Stockholders' Equity to Noncontrolling Interests

The following represents a reconciliation of the carrying amounts of stockholders’ equity attributable to Viad and the noncontrolling interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

(in thousands)	Total Viad Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	335,387		$	12,315		$	347,702
Net income	27,563			515			28,078
Dividends on common stock	(6,020		)	—			(6,020		)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(4,776		)	—			(4,776		)
Employee benefit plans	5,243			—			5,243
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment	(23,117		)	—			(23,117		)
Tax benefits from share-based compensation	13			—			13
Other changes to AOCI	209			—			209
Other	—			(1		)	(1		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	334,502		$	12,829		$	347,331

(in thousands)	Total Viad Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	347,441		$	9,102	$	356,543
Net income	58,244			3,355		61,599
Dividends on common stock	(36,374		)	—		(36,374		)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(11,631		)	—		(11,631		)
Employee benefit plans	5,519			—		5,519
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment	(9,950		)	—		(9,950		)
Unrealized gain on investments	(17		)	—		(17		)
Employee Stock Ownership Plan allocation adjustment	44			—		44
Other	(32		)	—		(32		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	353,244		$	12,457	$	365,701

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Changes in AOCI by component are as follows:

(in thousands)	Unrealized Gains on Investments			Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Unrecognized Net Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Credit, Net			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	471		$	12,416		$	(13,280	)	$	(393	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	29			(23,117		)	—			(23,088		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax	(49		)	—			22			(27		)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	(20		)	(23,117		)	22			(23,115		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	451		$	(10,701	)	$	(13,258	)	$	(23,508	)

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table presents information about reclassification adjustments out of AOCI:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented
(in thousands)	2015			2014
Unrealized gains on investments	$	79		$	52		Interest income
Tax effect	(30		)	(20		)	Income taxes
	$	49		$	32
Recognized net actuarial loss(1)	$	(569	)	$	(705	)
Amortization of prior service credit(1)	414			757
Tax effect	133			(20		)	Income taxes
	$	(22	)	$	32

⁽¹⁾ Amount included in pension expense. Refer to Note 16 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits.

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Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax receivable	$ 4,274	$ 1,869
Prepaid software maintenance	3,077	1,934
Prepaid insurance	2,626	2,170
Prepaid vendor payments	2,503	2,689
Prepaid rent	1,493	186
Prepaid taxes	1,010	1,416
Prepaid other	2,982	4,427
Other	609	2,749
Other current assets	$ 18,574	$ 17,440

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Share-Based Compensation - Summary of Stock Option Activity (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares shares
Summary of stock option activity
Options outstanding, Beginning Balance (shares)	247,590
Exercised (shares)	(54,076)
Forfeited or Expired (shares)	(129,741)
Options outstanding, Ending Balance (shares)	63,773
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
Options Outstanding, Beginning Balance, Weighted Average Exercise Price (USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 17.82
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price (USD per share) | $ / shares	16.62
Forfeited or Expired, Weighted Average Exercise Price (USD per share) | $ / shares	18.91
Options Outstanding, Ending Balance, Weighted Average Exercise Price (USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 16.62
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Options outstanding, Beginning Balance, Options Exercisable (shares)	247,590
Options outstanding, Ending Balance, Options Exercisable (shares)	63,773

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Stockholders' Equity - Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 3,746	$ (2,623)	$ 10,851	$ 870
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax			27
Unrealized Gains on Investments
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI for Sale of Securities, before Tax			79	52
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)			(30)	(20)
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax			49	32
Unrecognized Net Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Credit, Net
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, for Net Gain (Loss), before Tax			(569)	(705)
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Amortization Adjustment from AOCI, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, for Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax			414	757
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)			133	(20)
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax			$ (22)	$ 32

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Property and Equipment, Net - Schedule of Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Property and Equipment
Gross property and equipment	$ 439,195	$ 487,899
Less: accumulated depreciation	(253,347)	(288,328)
Property and equipment, net	185,848	199,571
Land and land interests
Property and Equipment
Gross property and equipment	29,200	30,360
Buildings and leasehold improvements
Property and Equipment
Gross property and equipment	131,572	138,104
Equipment and other
Property and Equipment
Gross property and equipment	$ 278,423	$ 319,435

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Segment Information - Reconciliation of Income Statement Items from Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Reportable segments reconciliations:
Total revenues	$ 255,946	$ 299,802	$ 837,377	$ 841,834
Segment operating income (loss)	(13,217)	(29,546)	(43,585)	(53,013)
Interest income	65	81	571	200
Interest expense	(1,198)	(462)	(3,452)	(1,069)
Restructuring charges	(257)	(238)	(1,542)	(1,814)
Impairment charges			0	(884)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	11,827	28,927	39,162	49,446
Marketing & Events Group
Reportable segments reconciliations:
Total revenues	188,863	226,662	732,360	731,071
Segment operating income (loss)	14,790	(2,366)	(18,977)	(29,556)
Restructuring charges	(25)	(186)	(496)	(392)
Marketing & Events International Segment
Reportable segments reconciliations:
Restructuring charges	(213)	(128)	(484)	(1,648)
Impairment charges	0	0	0	(884)
Travel & Recreation Group
Reportable segments reconciliations:
Total revenues	67,083	73,140	105,017	110,763
Segment operating income (loss)	(29,361)	(30,648)	(30,755)	(30,955)
Restructuring charges	(18)	(30)	(160)	41
Other Segments
Reportable segments reconciliations:
Segment operating income (loss)	(14,571)	(33,014)	(49,732)	(60,511)
Corporate
Reportable segments reconciliations:
Segment operating income (loss)	(1,354)	(3,468)	(6,147)	(7,498)
Restructuring charges	(1)	106	(402)	185
Intersegment Eliminations | Marketing & Events Group
Reportable segments reconciliations:
Total revenues	(4,321)	(5,595)	(13,475)	(13,517)
U.S. | Marketing & Events Group
Reportable segments reconciliations:
Total revenues	148,314	168,058	550,006	558,292
Segment operating income (loss)	9,039	(1,069)	(12,572)	(22,044)
International | Marketing & Events Group
Reportable segments reconciliations:
Total revenues	44,870	64,199	195,829	186,296
Segment operating income (loss)	$ 5,751	$ (1,297)	$ (6,405)	$ (7,512)

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Share-Based Compensation - Summary of Share-Based Compensation Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Summary of share-based compensation expense
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	$ 1,025	$ 59	$ 3,131	$ 1,562
Income tax benefit	(381)	(17)	(1,180)	(587)
Share-based compensation, net of income tax benefit	644	42	1,951	975
Restricted stock
Summary of share-based compensation expense
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	523	653	1,623	2,066
Performance unit incentive plan (“PUP”)
Summary of share-based compensation expense
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	456	(600)	1,444	(505)
Restricted stock units
Summary of share-based compensation expense
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	$ 46	$ 6	$ 64	$ 1

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Other Investments and Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Summary of other investments and assets

Other investments and assets consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Cash surrender value of life insurance	$	20,994	$	20,866
Self-insured liability receivable	7,728		7,728
Workers’ compensation insurance security deposits	4,250		4,250
Other mutual funds	2,162		2,536
Other	4,656		5,294
Other investments and assets	$	39,790	$	40,674

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Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from possessory interest and personal property—discontinued operations				$ 0	$ 28,000
(Income) loss from discontinued operations		$ 163	$ 979	$ 233	(13,023)
Glacier Park
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from possessory interest and personal property—discontinued operations	$ 25,000
Gain on Possessory Interest, before Tax	21,500
Gain on Possessory Interest, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Only	12,600
Gain on Possessory Interest, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 2,800
(Income) loss from discontinued operations			$ 979		$ (13,295)

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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate	31.70%	9.10%	27.70%	1.80%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent			35.00%
Tax credit carryforward					$ 21.8
Liability for uncertain tax positions from continuing operations	$ 0.9		$ 0.9		1.3
Liability for uncertain tax positions from discontinued operations	1.1		1.1		1.1
Liability for uncertain tax positions	2.0		2.0		2.4
Unrecognized tax positions to be settled in the next 12 months	$ 0.5		$ 0.5
Foreign Tax Authority
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforward expiration period			10 years
Tax credit carryforward					$ 12.7

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Other Investments and Assets - Summary of Other Investments and Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]
Cash surrender value of life insurance	$ 20,994	$ 20,866
Self-insured liability receivable	7,728	7,728
Workers’ compensation insurance security deposits	4,250	4,250
Other mutual funds	2,162	2,536
Other	4,656	5,294
Other investments and assets	$ 39,790	$ 40,674

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Restructuring Charges - Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Liability Balances by Major Restructuring Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity
Beginning Balance			$ 1,944
Restructuring charges	$ 257	$ 238	1,542	$ 1,814
Restructuring liabilities			(1,888)	(4,268)
Adjustment to liability			(144)
Closing Balance	1,454		1,454
Marketing & Events Group
Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity
Restructuring charges	25	$ 186	496	$ 392
Marketing & Events Group | Severance & Employee Benefits
Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity
Beginning Balance			543
Restructuring charges			882
Restructuring liabilities			(1,036)
Adjustment to liability			0
Closing Balance	389		389
Marketing & Events Group | Facilities
Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity
Beginning Balance			1,161
Restructuring charges			98
Restructuring liabilities			(291)
Adjustment to liability			0
Closing Balance	968		968
Other Restructuring | Severance & Employee Benefits
Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity
Beginning Balance			240
Restructuring charges			562
Restructuring liabilities			(561)
Adjustment to liability			(144)
Closing Balance	$ 97		$ 97

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Discontinued Operations - Reconciliation of Noncontrolling Interest, Income Statement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Income from continuing operations			$ 515	$ 530
Income from discontinued operations			0	2,825
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ 688	$ 951	$ 515	$ 3,355

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Litigation, Claims, Contingencies and Other (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Agreement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental remediation liability	$ 4,500,000
Maximum potential amount of future payments	$ 2,900,000
Guarantees relate to leased facilities expiry date	October 2017
Recourse provision to recover guarantees	$ 0
Bargaining agreements | Agreement	100
Self insurance reserve	$ 19,500,000
Workers' compensation liability	12,300,000
Self insurance reserve for general and auto	7,200,000
Self insurance reserve on discontinued operations	4,300,000
Payments for self insurance	3,900,000
Self insurance reserve in which company is the primary obligor	7,700,000
Self insurance reserve in which company is the primary obligor for workers compensation	4,600,000
Self insurance reserve in which company is the primary obligor for general liability	3,100,000
Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
General range on claims	200,000.0
Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
General range on claims	$ 500,000.0

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Income (Loss) Per Share - Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Income Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Viad	$ 7,230	$ 29,620	$ 27,563		$ 58,244
Less: Allocation to non-vested shares	(100)	(538)	(402)		(1,098)
Net income allocated to Viad common stockholders	$ 7,130	$ 29,082	$ 27,161		$ 57,146
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding common shares (shares)	19,831	19,679	19,782		19,832
Additional dilutive shares related to share-based compensation	143	275	164		342
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive shares	19,974	19,954	19,946		20,174
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders (USD per Share)	$ 0.36	$ 1.48	$ 1.37		$ 2.88
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders (USD per share)	$ 0.36	$ 1.48	$ 1.37	[1]	$ 2.88	[1]

[1] Diluted income per share amount cannot exceed basic income per share.

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

Viad’s reportable segments consist of Marketing & Events U.S. Segment, Marketing & Events International Segment(collectively, the “Marketing & Events Group”) and the Travel & Recreation Group.

Viad measures profit and performance of its operations on the basis of segment operating income which excludes restructuring charges and recoveries and impairment charges and recoveries. Intersegment sales are eliminated in consolidation and intersegment transfers are not significant. Corporate activities include expenses not allocated to operations. Depreciation and amortization and share-based compensation expense are the only significant non-cash items for the reportable segments.

Viad’s reportable segments with reconciliations to consolidated totals are as follows:

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenue:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	148,314		$	168,058		$	550,006		$	558,292
International Segment	44,870			64,199			195,829			186,296
Intersegment eliminations	(4,321		)	(5,595		)	(13,475		)	(13,517		)
Total Marketing & Events Group	188,863			226,662			732,360			731,071
Travel & Recreation Group	67,083			73,140			105,017			110,763
Total revenue	$	255,946		$	299,802		$	837,377		$	841,834
Segment operating income (loss):
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	(9,039	)	$	1,069		$	12,572		$	22,044
International Segment	(5,751		)	1,297			6,405			7,512
Total Marketing & Events Group	(14,790		)	2,366			18,977			29,556
Travel & Recreation Group	29,361			30,648			30,755			30,955
Segment operating income	14,571			33,014			49,732			60,511
Corporate activities	(1,354		)	(3,468		)	(6,147		)	(7,498		)
Operating income	13,217			29,546			43,585			53,013
Interest income	65			81			571			200
Interest expense	(1,198		)	(462		)	(3,452		)	(1,069		)
Restructuring (charges) recoveries:
Marketing & Events U.S. Segment	(25		)	(186		)	(496		)	(392		)
Marketing & Events International Segment	(213		)	(128		)	(484		)	(1,648		)
Travel & Recreation Group	(18		)	(30		)	(160		)	41
Corporate	(1		)	106			(402		)	185
Impairment charges:
Marketing & Events International Segment	—			—			—			(884		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	11,827		$	28,927		$	39,162		$	49,446

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Acquisition of Businesses - Schedule of Recognized Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions, £ in Millions						9 Months Ended
	Nov. 24, 2014 EUR (€)	Nov. 24, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 07, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 16, 2014 GBP (£)	Sep. 16, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price, net of cash acquired						$ 430	$ 40,775
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)						$ 186,319		$ 194,197
Blitz Communication Group Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price				£ 15.0	$ 24,416
Cash acquired					(190)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired					24,226
Accounts receivable, net					264
Inventory					433
Prepaid expenses					410
Property and equipment					5,951
Intangible assets					8,692
Total assets acquired					15,750
Accounts payable					1,232
Accrued liabilities					2,246
Customer deposits					199
Deferred tax liability					468
Revolving credit facility					488
Accrued dilapidations					417
Total liabilities acquired					5,050
Total fair value of net assets acquired					10,700
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)					$ 13,526
onPeak LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price			$ 42,950
Cash acquired			(4,064)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			38,886
Accounts receivable, net			4,008
Prepaid expenses			640
Property and equipment			2,450
Other non-current assets			309
Intangible assets			14,100
Total assets acquired			21,507
Accounts payable			738
Accrued liabilities			3,341
Customer deposits			4,225
Deferred tax liability			1,576
Other liabilities			309
Total liabilities acquired			10,189
Total fair value of net assets acquired			11,318
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			27,568
Travel Planners, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price			33,674
Additional purchase price paid for tax election			896
Cash acquired			(4,204)
Working capital adjustment			(279)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			30,087
Accounts receivable, net			1,450
Prepaid expenses			120
Property and equipment			93
Intangible assets			14,400
Total assets acquired			16,063
Accounts payable			488
Accrued liabilities			1,557
Customer deposits			4,525
Total liabilities acquired			6,570
Total fair value of net assets acquired			9,493
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$ 20,594
N200 Limited and Affiliates
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price	€ 9.7	$ 12,068
Cash acquired		(943)
Working capital adjustment		458
Contingent consideration		1,145
Purchase price, net of cash acquired		12,728
Accounts receivable, net		1,732
Inventory		46
Prepaid expenses		115
Property and equipment		1,280
Intangible assets		3,682
Total assets acquired		6,855
Accounts payable		421
Accrued liabilities		1,057
Customer deposits		569
Deferred tax liability		911
Other liabilities		106
Total liabilities acquired		3,064
Total fair value of net assets acquired		3,791
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)		$ 8,937

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Restructuring Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity

Changes to the restructuring liability by major restructuring activity are as follows:

	Marketing & Events Group Consolidation						Other Restructurings
(in thousands)	Severance & Employee Benefits			Facilities			Severance & Employee Benefits			Total
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	543		$	1,161		$	240		$	1,944
Restructuring charges	882			98			562			1,542
Cash payments	(1,036		)	(291		)	(561		)	(1,888		)
Adjustment to liability	—			—			(144		)	(144		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	389		$	968		$	97		$	1,454

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Pension Plans | Funded Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Amount expected to contribute in funded pension plans	$ 1.4
Pension Contributions	1.0
Pension Plans | Unfunded Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Amount expected to contribute in unfunded pension plans	0.8
Pension Contributions	0.5
US Postretirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Amount expected to contribute in postretirement benefit plans	1.1
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Contributions	$ 1.0

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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

The components of long-term debt consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Revolving credit facility and term loan, 2.3% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019	$	115,625		$	139,500
Capital lease obligations, 6.2% and 6.0% weighted-average interest at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2018	1,282			1,520
Total debt	116,907			141,020
Current portion	(18,489		)	(27,856		)
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	98,418		$	113,164

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Acquisition of Businesses - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions, £ in Millions									9 Months Ended
	Oct. 05, 2015 EUR (€)	Oct. 05, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2014 EUR (€)	Nov. 24, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 07, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 16, 2014 GBP (£)	Sep. 16, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 24, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition adjustment for intangibles									$ 700
Acquisition adjustment for goodwill									(600)
West Glacier, Apgar Village, and other operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price								$ 16,500
Liability for working capital adjustment											$ 300
Blitz Communication Group Limited
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price						£ 15.0	$ 24,416
Acquisition adjustment for property, plant, and equipment									100
Acquisition adjustment for intangibles									16
Acquisition adjustment for accrued dilapidations									200
Acquisition adjustment for deferred taxes									200
Acquisition adjustment for goodwill									21
Goodwill expected to be tax deductible, term of recognition						15 years	15 years
Intangible assets							$ 8,692
Weighted average useful life of intangibles						6 years 10 months 24 days	6 years 10 months 24 days
onPeak LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price					$ 42,950
Acquisition adjustment for intangibles									200
Acquisition adjustment for deferred taxes									38
Acquisition adjustment for goodwill									(200)
Goodwill expected to be tax deductible, term of recognition					15 years
Intangible assets					$ 14,100
Weighted average useful life of intangibles					9 years 10 months 24 days
Escrow deposit					$ 4,100
Goodwill deductible					9,300
Travel Planners, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price					$ 33,674
Acquisition adjustment for intangibles									600
Goodwill expected to be tax deductible, term of recognition					15 years
Intangible assets					$ 14,400
Weighted average useful life of intangibles					9 years 9 months 18 days
Escrow deposit					$ 8,800
Working capital adjustment					279
Contingent liability					$ 900
Payable due to tax election									400
Acquisition adjustment for accrued liabilities									100
N200 Limited and Affiliates
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price			€ 9.7	$ 12,068
Acquisition adjustment for intangibles									(100)
Acquisition adjustment for deferred taxes									(20)
Acquisition adjustment for goodwill									(300)
Goodwill expected to be tax deductible, term of recognition			15 years	15 years
Intangible assets										$ 3,682
Weighted average useful life of intangibles						7 years 4 months 24 days	7 years 4 months 24 days
Working capital adjustment				$ (458)
Contingent liability | €			€ 1.0
Acquisition adjustment for accrued liabilities									100
Acquisition adjustment for contingent consideration									100
Acquisition adjustment for working capital payable									500
Acquisition adjustment for accounts payable									$ 15
N200 Limited and Affiliates | Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment of contingent liability	€ 1.0	$ 1,100

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Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) € in Millions			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 05, 2015 EUR (€)	Oct. 05, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Unrealized gains on the investments after-tax			$ 451,000	$ 471,000
Money market funds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Unrealized gains on the investments			0
Other mutual funds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Unrealized gains on the investments			700,000	800,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure			9,681,000	11,054,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Money market funds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure			7,519,000	8,518,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other mutual funds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure			2,162,000	$ 2,536,000
N200 Limited and Affiliates
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Increase in contingent liability			$ 100,000
Subsequent Event | N200 Limited and Affiliates
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Payment of contingent liability	€ 1.0	$ 1,100,000

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Estimated Amortization Expense Related to Amortized Intangible Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Estimated amortization expense related to amortized intangible assets
Remainder of 2015	$ 1,802
2016	6,370
2017	5,546
2018	4,573
2019	4,190
Thereafter	12,337
Total	$ 34,818

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Share-Based Compensation - Summary of Liability Based Award Activity (Details) - Liability Based Awards	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares shares
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance (shares)	328,602
Granted (shares)	82,000
Vested (shares)	(105,115)
Forfeited or Cancelled (shares)	(27,765)
Ending Balance (shares)	277,722
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Beginning Balance, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 23.30
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	27.36
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	20.52
Forfeited or Cancelled, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	24.19
Ending Balance, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 25.47
Performance unit incentive plan (“PUP”)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance (shares)	267,120
Granted (shares)	91,100
Vested (shares)	(103,555)
Forfeited or Cancelled (shares)	(22,300)
Ending Balance (shares)	232,365
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Beginning Balance, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 23.51
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	27.31
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	20.60
Forfeited or Cancelled, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	24.92
Ending Balance, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 26.16
Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance (shares)	25,370
Granted (shares)	4,800
Vested (shares)	(11,623)
Forfeited or Cancelled (shares)	0
Ending Balance (shares)	18,547
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Beginning Balance, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 23.17
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	27.35
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	20.91
Forfeited or Cancelled, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	0.00
Ending Balance, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 25.67

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Acquisition of Businesses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisition of Businesses

Acquisition of Businesses

2014 Acquisitions

West Glacier Properties

In July 2014, the Company acquired the West Glacier Properties. The purchase price was $16.5 million in cash with a working capital adjustment of $0.3 million related to the true-up of certain current assets and liabilities. The allocation of the purchase price was completed as of September 30, 2015. The results of operations of the West Glacier Properties have been included in Viad’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

Blitz

In September 2014, the Company acquired Blitz, which has offices in the United Kingdom and is a leading audio-visual staging and creative services provider for the live events industry in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. The purchase price was £15.0 million (approximately $24.4 million) in cash, subject to certain adjustments.

The following table summarizes the updated allocation of the aggregate purchase price paid and amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company made certain purchase accounting measurement period adjustments based on refinements to assumptions used in the preliminary valuation of approximately $0.1 million to property and equipment, $16,000 from intangible assets, $0.2 million from accrued lease obligations, $0.2 million to deferred taxes and $21,000 to goodwill. These adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows for all periods presented, and therefore, were not retrospectively adjusted in the 2014 financial statements. Other than the line items mentioned previously, the balances in the table below as of September 30, 2015 remain unchanged from the balances reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The allocation of the purchase price was completed as of September 30, 2015.

(in thousands)
Purchase price			$	24,416
Cash acquired			(190		)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			24,226
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	264
Inventory	433
Prepaid expenses	410
Property and equipment	5,951
Intangible assets	8,692
Total assets acquired	15,750
Accounts payable	1,232
Accrued liabilities	2,246
Customer deposits	199
Deferred tax liability	468
Revolving credit facility	488
Accrued dilapidations	417
Total liabilities acquired	5,050
Total fair value of net assets acquired			10,700
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$	13,526

Goodwill is included in the Marketing & Events International Segment and the primary factor that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill relates to future growth opportunities when combined with our other businesses. Goodwill is deductible for tax purposes over a period of 15 years. The estimated values of current assets and liabilities were based upon their historical costs on the date of acquisition due to their short-term nature.

Identified intangible assets acquired in the Blitz acquisition totaled $8.7 million and consist of customer relationships, non-compete agreements, and a trade name. The weighted-average amortization period related to the intangible assets is approximately 6.9 years. The results of operations of Blitz have been included in Viad’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

onPeak LLC

In October 2014, the Company acquired onPeak LLC for a purchase price of $43.0 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments. Of the initial purchase price, $4.1 million was deposited at closing into escrow to secure post-closing purchase price adjustments, resolution of certain tax matters and other indemnity claims. onPeak LLC provides event accommodations services in North America to the live events industry.

The following table summarizes the updated allocation of the aggregate purchase price paid and amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company made certain purchase accounting measurement period adjustments based on refinements to assumptions used in the preliminary valuation of approximately $0.2 million from intangible assets, $38,000 from deferred taxes and $0.2 million to goodwill. These adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows for all periods presented, and therefore, were not retrospectively adjusted in the 2014 financial statements. Other than the line items mentioned previously, as of September 30, 2015, the balances in the table below remain unchanged from the balances reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The purchase price allocation remains open and may be adjusted as a result of the finalization of our purchase price allocation procedures related to certain tax amounts.

(in thousands)
Purchase price paid as:
Cash			$	42,950
Cash acquired			(4,064		)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			38,886
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	4,008
Prepaid expenses	640
Property and equipment	2,450
Other non-current assets	309
Intangible assets	14,100
Total assets acquired	21,507
Accounts payable	738
Accrued liabilities	3,341
Customer deposits	4,225
Deferred tax liability	1,576
Other liabilities	309
Total liabilities acquired	10,189
Total fair value of net assets acquired			11,318
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$	27,568

Goodwill is included in the Marketing & Events U.S. Segment and the primary factor that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill relates to future growth opportunities when combined with our other businesses. Goodwill of $9.3 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes over a period of 15 years. The estimated values of current assets and liabilities were based upon their historical costs on the date of acquisition due to their short-term nature.

Identified intangible assets acquired in the onPeak LLC acquisition totaled $14.1 million and consist primarily of customer relationships and trade name. The weighted-average amortization period related to the definite lived intangible assets is 9.9 years. The results of operations of onPeak LLC have been included in Viad’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

Travel Planners, Inc.

In October 2014, the Company acquired Travel Planners, Inc. for a purchase price of $33.7 million in cash less a working capital adjustment of $0.3 million, subject to certain adjustments. Of the purchase price, $8.8 million was deposited at closing into escrow to secure post-closing purchase price adjustments, resolution of certain tax matters and other indemnity claims. An additional amount of $0.9 million was paid during the third quarter of 2015 to Travel Planners, Inc. as a result of an election made by the Company to treat the purchase as an asset acquisition for tax purposes. Travel Planners, Inc. provides event accommodations services in North America to the live events industry. Travel Planners, Inc. was merged into onPeak LLC in January 2015.

The following table summarizes the updated allocation of the aggregate purchase price paid and amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company made certain purchase accounting measurement period adjustments based on refinements to assumptions used in the preliminary valuation of $0.6 million from intangible assets, $0.4 million from additional purchase price payable upon tax election and $0.1 million from other accrued liabilities. These adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows for all periods presented, and therefore, were not retrospectively adjusted in the 2014 financial statements. Other than the line items mentioned previously, the balances in the table below as of September 30, 2015 remain unchanged from the balances reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The purchase price allocation remains open and may be adjusted as a result of the finalization of our purchase price allocation procedures related to certain tax amounts.

(in thousands)
Purchase price paid as:
Cash			$	33,674
Additional purchase price paid for tax election			896
Working capital adjustment			(279		)
Cash acquired			(4,204		)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			30,087
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	1,450
Prepaid expenses	120
Property and equipment	93
Intangible assets	14,400
Total assets acquired	16,063
Accounts payable	488
Accrued liabilities	1,557
Customer deposits	4,525
Total liabilities acquired	6,570
Total fair value of net assets acquired			9,493
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$	20,594

Goodwill is included in the Marketing & Events U.S. Segment and the primary factor that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill relates to future growth opportunities when combined with our other businesses. Goodwill is deductible for tax purposes over a period of 15 years. The estimated values of current assets and liabilities were based upon their historical costs on the date of acquisition due to their short-term nature.

Identified intangible assets acquired in the Travel Planners, Inc. acquisition totaled $14.4 million and consist primarily of customer relationships, favorable lease contracts and trade name. The weighted-average amortization period related to the definite lived intangible assets is 9.8 years. The results of operations of Travel Planners, Inc. have been included in Viad’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

N200

In November 2014, the Company acquired N200 for €9.7 million (approximately $12.1 million) in cash, subject to certain adjustments, plus an earnout payment (the “Earnout”) of up to €1.0 million. The amount of the Earnout was based on N200’s achievement of established financial targets for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2015. N200 exceeded those financial targets and consequentially on October 5, 2015, the Company paid the full €1.0 million (approximately $1.1 million) Earnout to the former owners of N200. N200, which has offices in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, is a leading event registration and data intelligence services provider for the live events industry in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

The following table summarizes the updated allocation of the aggregate purchase price paid and amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company made certain purchase accounting measurement period adjustments based on refinements to assumptions used in the preliminary valuation of $0.1 million from contingent consideration, $0.5 million to working capital payable, $15,000 from accounts receivable, net, $0.1 million to intangible assets, $0.1 million to accrued liabilities, $20,000 to deferred taxes and $0.3 million to goodwill. These adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows for all periods presented, and therefore, were not retrospectively adjusted in the 2014 financial statements. Other than the line items mentioned previously, the balances in the table below as of September 30, 2015 remain unchanged from the balances reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The purchase price allocation remains open and may be adjusted as a result of the finalization of our purchase price allocation procedures related to certain tax amounts.

(in thousands)
Purchase price paid as:
Cash			$	12,068
Working capital adjustment			458
Contingent consideration			1,145
Cash acquired			(943		)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			12,728
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	1,732
Inventory	46
Prepaid expenses	115
Property and equipment	1,280
Intangible assets	3,682
Total assets acquired	6,855
Accounts payable	421
Accrued liabilities	1,057
Customer deposits	569
Deferred tax liability	911
Other liabilities	106
Total liabilities acquired	3,064
Total fair value of net assets acquired			3,791
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$	8,937

Goodwill is included in the Marketing & Events International Segment and the primary factor that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill relates to future growth opportunities when combined with our other businesses. Goodwill is deductible for tax purposes over a period of 15 years. The estimated values of current assets and liabilities were based upon their historical costs on the date of acquisition due to their short-term nature.

Identified intangible assets acquired in the N200 acquisition totaled $3.7 million and consist primarily of customer relationships. The weighted-average amortization period related to the definite lived intangible assets is 7.4 years. The results of operations of N200 have been included in Viad’s condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

Supplementary pro forma financial information

The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma results of operations attributable to Viad, assuming the 2014 acquisitions had each been completed on January 1, 2013:

(in thousands, except per share data)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Revenue	$	308,268	$	884,867
Depreciation and amortization	$	10,204	$	29,228
Income from continuing operations	$	30,172	$	50,104
Net income attributable to Viad	$	28,245	$	59,793
Diluted net income per share	$	1.42	$	2.96
Basic net income per share	$	1.44	$	3.01

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Acquisition adjustment for goodwill			$ 0.6
Acquisition adjustment for intangibles			0.7
Intangible asset amortization expense	$ 1.7	$ 0.2	$ 5.5	$ 0.8

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of income statement items from reportable segments

Viad’s reportable segments with reconciliations to consolidated totals are as follows:

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenue:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	148,314		$	168,058		$	550,006		$	558,292
International Segment	44,870			64,199			195,829			186,296
Intersegment eliminations	(4,321		)	(5,595		)	(13,475		)	(13,517		)
Total Marketing & Events Group	188,863			226,662			732,360			731,071
Travel & Recreation Group	67,083			73,140			105,017			110,763
Total revenue	$	255,946		$	299,802		$	837,377		$	841,834
Segment operating income (loss):
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	(9,039	)	$	1,069		$	12,572		$	22,044
International Segment	(5,751		)	1,297			6,405			7,512
Total Marketing & Events Group	(14,790		)	2,366			18,977			29,556
Travel & Recreation Group	29,361			30,648			30,755			30,955
Segment operating income	14,571			33,014			49,732			60,511
Corporate activities	(1,354		)	(3,468		)	(6,147		)	(7,498		)
Operating income	13,217			29,546			43,585			53,013
Interest income	65			81			571			200
Interest expense	(1,198		)	(462		)	(3,452		)	(1,069		)
Restructuring (charges) recoveries:
Marketing & Events U.S. Segment	(25		)	(186		)	(496		)	(392		)
Marketing & Events International Segment	(213		)	(128		)	(484		)	(1,648		)
Travel & Recreation Group	(18		)	(30		)	(160		)	41
Corporate	(1		)	106			(402		)	185
Impairment charges:
Marketing & Events International Segment	—			—			—			(884		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	11,827		$	28,927		$	39,162		$	49,446

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Acquisition of Businesses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of recognized identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed

The following table summarizes the updated allocation of the aggregate purchase price paid and amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company made certain purchase accounting measurement period adjustments based on refinements to assumptions used in the preliminary valuation of approximately $0.1 million to property and equipment, $16,000 from intangible assets, $0.2 million from accrued lease obligations, $0.2 million to deferred taxes and $21,000 to goodwill. These adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows for all periods presented, and therefore, were not retrospectively adjusted in the 2014 financial statements. Other than the line items mentioned previously, the balances in the table below as of September 30, 2015 remain unchanged from the balances reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The allocation of the purchase price was completed as of September 30, 2015.

(in thousands)
Purchase price			$	24,416
Cash acquired			(190		)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			24,226
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	264
Inventory	433
Prepaid expenses	410
Property and equipment	5,951
Intangible assets	8,692
Total assets acquired	15,750
Accounts payable	1,232
Accrued liabilities	2,246
Customer deposits	199
Deferred tax liability	468
Revolving credit facility	488
Accrued dilapidations	417
Total liabilities acquired	5,050
Total fair value of net assets acquired			10,700
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$	13,526

The following table summarizes the updated allocation of the aggregate purchase price paid and amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company made certain purchase accounting measurement period adjustments based on refinements to assumptions used in the preliminary valuation of approximately $0.2 million from intangible assets, $38,000 from deferred taxes and $0.2 million to goodwill. These adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows for all periods presented, and therefore, were not retrospectively adjusted in the 2014 financial statements. Other than the line items mentioned previously, as of September 30, 2015, the balances in the table below remain unchanged from the balances reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The purchase price allocation remains open and may be adjusted as a result of the finalization of our purchase price allocation procedures related to certain tax amounts.

(in thousands)
Purchase price paid as:
Cash			$	42,950
Cash acquired			(4,064		)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			38,886
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	4,008
Prepaid expenses	640
Property and equipment	2,450
Other non-current assets	309
Intangible assets	14,100
Total assets acquired	21,507
Accounts payable	738
Accrued liabilities	3,341
Customer deposits	4,225
Deferred tax liability	1,576
Other liabilities	309
Total liabilities acquired	10,189
Total fair value of net assets acquired			11,318
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$	27,568

The following table summarizes the updated allocation of the aggregate purchase price paid and amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company made certain purchase accounting measurement period adjustments based on refinements to assumptions used in the preliminary valuation of $0.6 million from intangible assets, $0.4 million from additional purchase price payable upon tax election and $0.1 million from other accrued liabilities. These adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows for all periods presented, and therefore, were not retrospectively adjusted in the 2014 financial statements. Other than the line items mentioned previously, the balances in the table below as of September 30, 2015 remain unchanged from the balances reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The purchase price allocation remains open and may be adjusted as a result of the finalization of our purchase price allocation procedures related to certain tax amounts.

(in thousands)
Purchase price paid as:
Cash			$	33,674
Additional purchase price paid for tax election			896
Working capital adjustment			(279		)
Cash acquired			(4,204		)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			30,087
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	1,450
Prepaid expenses	120
Property and equipment	93
Intangible assets	14,400
Total assets acquired	16,063
Accounts payable	488
Accrued liabilities	1,557
Customer deposits	4,525
Total liabilities acquired	6,570
Total fair value of net assets acquired			9,493
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$	20,594

The following table summarizes the updated allocation of the aggregate purchase price paid and amounts of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company made certain purchase accounting measurement period adjustments based on refinements to assumptions used in the preliminary valuation of $0.1 million from contingent consideration, $0.5 million to working capital payable, $15,000 from accounts receivable, net, $0.1 million to intangible assets, $0.1 million to accrued liabilities, $20,000 to deferred taxes and $0.3 million to goodwill. These adjustments did not have a significant impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, balance sheet, or cash flows for all periods presented, and therefore, were not retrospectively adjusted in the 2014 financial statements. Other than the line items mentioned previously, the balances in the table below as of September 30, 2015 remain unchanged from the balances reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The purchase price allocation remains open and may be adjusted as a result of the finalization of our purchase price allocation procedures related to certain tax amounts.

(in thousands)
Purchase price paid as:
Cash			$	12,068
Working capital adjustment			458
Contingent consideration			1,145
Cash acquired			(943		)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired			12,728
Fair value of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable, net	$	1,732
Inventory	46
Prepaid expenses	115
Property and equipment	1,280
Intangible assets	3,682
Total assets acquired	6,855
Accounts payable	421
Accrued liabilities	1,057
Customer deposits	569
Deferred tax liability	911
Other liabilities	106
Total liabilities acquired	3,064
Total fair value of net assets acquired			3,791
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”)			$	8,937

Unaudited pro forma results of operations attributable to Viad

The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma results of operations attributable to Viad, assuming the 2014 acquisitions had each been completed on January 1, 2013:

(in thousands, except per share data)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Revenue	$	308,268	$	884,867
Depreciation and amortization	$	10,204	$	29,228
Income from continuing operations	$	30,172	$	50,104
Net income attributable to Viad	$	28,245	$	59,793
Diluted net income per share	$	1.42	$	2.96
Basic net income per share	$	1.44	$	3.01

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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Summary of share-based compensation expense

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense:

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Restricted stock	$	523		$	653		$	1,623		$	2,066
Performance unit incentive plan (“PUP”)	456			(600		)	1,444			(505		)
Restricted stock units	46			6			64			1
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	1,025			59			3,131			1,562
Income tax benefit	(381		)	(17		)	(1,180		)	(587		)
Share-based compensation, net of income tax benefit	$	644		$	42		$	1,951		$	975

Summary of liability based award activity

The following table summarizes the activity of the outstanding share-based compensation awards:

	Restricted Stock				PUP Awards				Restricted Stock Units
	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value		Units		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value		Units		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance, December 31, 2014	328,602		$	23.30	267,120		$	23.51	25,370		$	23.17
Granted	82,000		$	27.36	91,100		$	27.31	4,800		$	27.35
Vested	(105,115	)	$	20.52	(103,555	)	$	20.60	(11,623	)	$	20.91
Forfeited	(27,765	)	$	24.19	(22,300	)	$	24.92	—		$	—
Balance, September 30, 2015	277,722		$	25.47	232,365		$	26.16	18,547		$	25.67

Summary of stock option activity

The following table summarizes stock option activity:

	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Options Exercisable
Options outstanding at December 31, 2014	247,590		$	17.82	247,590
Exercised	(54,076	)	$	16.62
Forfeited or expired	(129,741	)	$	18.91
Options outstanding at September 30, 2015	63,773		$	16.62	63,773

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Property and Equipment, Net - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	$ 7.5	$ 7.7	$ 21.6	$ 21.1

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Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures

The following summarizes Glacier Park’s expired concession contract operating results, which are presented in income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations:

(in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total revenue	$	—		$	—
Costs and expenses	(7		)	(93		)
Loss from discontinued operations, before income taxes	(7		)	(93		)
Income tax benefit	7			45
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(48		)
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	(979		)	13,343
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(979		)	13,295
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	(157		)	(2,825		)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Viad	$	(1,136	)	$	10,470

Reconciliation of Noncontrolling Interest, Income Statement

The following is a reconciliation of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest:

	Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015		2014
Income from continuing operations	$	515	$	530
Income from discontinued operations	—		2,825
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	$	515	$	3,355

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Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Inventories

The components of inventories consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Raw materials	$	14,646	$	16,749
Work in process	24,013		15,652
Inventories	$	38,659	$	32,401

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Other Current Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Current Assets

Other current assets consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Income tax receivable	$	4,274	$	1,869
Prepaid software maintenance	3,077		1,934
Prepaid insurance	2,626		2,170
Prepaid vendor payments	2,503		2,689
Prepaid rent	1,493		186
Prepaid taxes	1,010		1,416
Prepaid other	2,982		4,427
Other	609		2,749
Other current assets	$	18,574	$	17,440

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Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense:

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Restricted stock	$	523		$	653		$	1,623		$	2,066
Performance unit incentive plan (“PUP”)	456			(600		)	1,444			(505		)
Restricted stock units	46			6			64			1
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	1,025			59			3,131			1,562
Income tax benefit	(381		)	(17		)	(1,180		)	(587		)
Share-based compensation, net of income tax benefit	$	644		$	42		$	1,951		$	975

Viad recorded no share-based compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and approximately $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 through restructuring expense.

On January 24, 2014, Viad’s Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $1.50 per share, or $30.5 million in the aggregate, which was paid on February 14, 2014. In accordance with the mandatory provisions of the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”) and the 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Human Resources Committee of Viad’s Board of Directors approved equitable adjustments to the outstanding long-term incentive awards of stock options and PUP awards issued pursuant to those plans in order to prevent the special dividend from diluting the rights of participants under those plans. The equitable adjustment to the outstanding stock options reduced the exercise price and increased the number of shares of common stock underlying such options. The equitable adjustment to the PUP awards reflects the effect of the special dividend, but will be paid only if certain performance goals are met at the end of the three-year performance period.

The following table summarizes the activity of the outstanding share-based compensation awards:

	Restricted Stock				PUP Awards				Restricted Stock Units
	Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value		Units		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value		Units		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance, December 31, 2014	328,602		$	23.30	267,120		$	23.51	25,370		$	23.17
Granted	82,000		$	27.36	91,100		$	27.31	4,800		$	27.35
Vested	(105,115	)	$	20.52	(103,555	)	$	20.60	(11,623	)	$	20.91
Forfeited	(27,765	)	$	24.19	(22,300	)	$	24.92	—		$	—
Balance, September 30, 2015	277,722		$	25.47	232,365		$	26.16	18,547		$	25.67

As of September 30, 2015, the unamortized cost of all outstanding restricted stock awards was $3.1 million, which Viad expects to recognize in the consolidated financial statements over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.6 years. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company repurchased 34,364 shares for $0.9 million and 45,711 shares for $1.1 million, respectively, related to tax withholding requirements on vested share-based awards. As of September 30, 2015, there were 964,960 total shares available for future grant in accordance with the provisions of the 2007 Plan.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Viad had liabilities recorded of $1.9 million and $3.5 million, respectively, related to PUP awards. In March 2015, the PUP units granted in 2012 vested and cash payouts of $2.4 million were distributed. In March 2014, the PUP units granted in 2011 vested and cash payouts of $2.9 million were distributed.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Viad had aggregate liabilities recorded of $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, related to restricted stock unit liability awards. In February 2015, portions of the 2010, 2011, and 2012 restricted stock unit awards vested and cash payouts of $0.2 million were distributed. Similarly, in February 2014, portions of the 2009, 2010, and 2011 restricted stock unit awards vested and cash payouts of $0.2 million were distributed.

The following table summarizes stock option activity:

	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Options Exercisable
Options outstanding at December 31, 2014	247,590		$	17.82	247,590
Exercised	(54,076	)	$	16.62
Forfeited or expired	(129,741	)	$	18.91
Options outstanding at September 30, 2015	63,773		$	16.62	63,773

As of September 30, 2015, there were no unrecognized costs related to non-vested stock option awards.

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Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Land and land interests	$	29,200		$	30,360
Buildings and leasehold improvements	131,572			138,104
Equipment and other	278,423			319,435
Gross property and equipment	439,195			487,899
Less: accumulated depreciation	(253,347		)	(288,328		)
Property and equipment, net	$	185,848		$	199,571

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Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of basic and diluted income per share

The components of basic and diluted income per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net income attributable to Viad (diluted)	$	7,230		$	29,620		$	27,563		$	58,244
Less: Allocation to non-vested shares	(100		)	(538		)	(402		)	(1,098		)
Net income allocated to Viad common stockholders (basic)	$	7,130		$	29,082		$	27,161		$	57,146
Basic weighted-average outstanding common shares	19,831			19,679			19,782			19,832
Additional dilutive shares related to share-based compensation	143			275			164			342
Diluted weighted-average outstanding shares	19,974			19,954			19,946			20,174
Income per share:
Basic income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.36		$	1.48		$	1.37		$	2.88
Diluted income attributable to Viad common stockholders(1)	$	0.36		$	1.48		$	1.37		$	2.88

⁽¹⁾Diluted income per share amount cannot exceed basic income per share.

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Inventories - Components of Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Components of Inventories
Raw materials	$ 14,646	$ 16,749
Work in process	24,013	15,652
Inventories	$ 38,659	$ 32,401

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Income (Loss) Per Share - Additional Information (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Additional dilutive shares related to share-based compensation	143,000	275,000	164,000	342,000
Stock options
Income Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Common stock shares effect would be anti-dilutive			4,897	27,000

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 75,313	$ 56,990
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,640 and $1,258, respectively	105,514	78,121
Inventories	38,659	32,401
Deferred income taxes	23,042	22,943
Other current assets	18,574	17,440
Total current assets	261,102	207,895
Property and equipment, net	185,848	199,571
Other investments and assets	39,790	40,674
Deferred income taxes	28,064	29,639
Goodwill	186,319	194,197
Other intangible assets, net	35,278	42,967
Total Assets	736,401	714,943
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	76,092	61,789
Customer deposits	56,338	32,720
Accrued compensation	25,464	20,736
Other current liabilities	34,364	27,787
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations	18,489	27,856
Total current liabilities	210,747	170,888
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	98,418	113,164
Pension and postretirement benefits	32,766	33,427
Other deferred items and liabilities	47,139	49,762
Total liabilities	$ 389,070	$ 367,241
Commitments and contingencies
Viad stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $1.50 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 24,934,981 shares issued	$ 37,402	$ 37,402
Additional capital	576,598	582,066
Retained deficit	(14,886)	(36,427)
Unearned employee benefits and other	111	23
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain on investments	451	471
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	(10,701)	12,416
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and prior service credit, net	(13,258)	(13,476)
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 4,807,098 and 4,842,621 shares, respectively	(241,215)	(247,088)
Total Viad stockholders’ equity	334,502	335,387
Noncontrolling interest	12,829	12,315
Total stockholders’ equity	347,331	347,702
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 736,401	$ 714,943

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Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation - Narrative (Details) - Glacier Park Inc	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 Lodges
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent	80.00%
Number of lodges	7
Lease term	42 years

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 28,078	$ 61,599
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	27,040	21,853
Deferred income taxes	(1,128)	(1,291)
(Income) loss from discontinued operations	233	(13,023)
Restructuring charges	1,542	1,814
Impairment charges	0	884
Gains on dispositions of property and other assets	(307)	(392)
Share-based compensation expense	3,131	1,562
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation arrangements	(13)	(41)
Other non-cash items, net	4,427	7,689
Change in operating assets and liabilities (excluding the impact of acquisitions):
Receivables	(27,956)	(29,933)
Inventories	(6,258)	(7,052)
Accounts payable	14,899	27,301
Restructuring liabilities	(1,888)	(4,268)
Accrued compensation	3,385	4,053
Customer deposits	23,618	18,267
Income taxes payable	2,641	4,273
Other assets and liabilities, net	4,899	(11,283)
Net cash provided by operating activities	76,343	82,012
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(19,030)	(21,898)
Cash paid for acquired business	(430)	(40,775)
Proceeds from dispositions of property and other assets	844	502
Proceeds from possessory interest and personal property—discontinued operations	0	28,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(18,616)	(34,171)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings	35,000	68,000
Payments on debt and capital lease obligations	(58,981)	(56,196)
Acquisition of business - deferred consideration	(896)	0
Dividends paid on common stock	(6,020)	(36,374)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(4,776)	(11,631)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation arrangements	13	41
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,041	1,155
Net cash used in financing activities	(34,619)	(35,005)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(4,785)	(1,739)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	18,323	11,097
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	56,990	45,821
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	75,313	56,918
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for income taxes	6,835	6,409
Cash paid for interest	3,220	880
Property and equipment acquired under capital leases	618	541
Property and equipment purchases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 184	$ 230

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of Goodwill Balances by Component and Segment (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
Balance at December 31, 2014	$ 194,197
Purchase price allocation adjustments	627
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(8,505)
Balance at September 30, 2015	186,319
Marketing & Events U.S. Segment
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
Balance at December 31, 2014	110,618
Purchase price allocation adjustments	230
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0
Balance at September 30, 2015	110,848
Marketing & Events International Segment
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
Balance at December 31, 2014	42,221
Purchase price allocation adjustments	397
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(2,905)
Balance at September 30, 2015	39,713
Travel & Recreation Group
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
Balance at December 31, 2014	41,358
Purchase price allocation adjustments	0
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(5,600)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$ 35,758

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of the goodwill balances by component and segment

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

(in thousands)	Marketing & Events U.S. Segment		Marketing & Events International Segment			Travel & Recreation Group			Total
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	110,618	$	42,221		$	41,358		$	194,197
Purchase price allocation adjustments	230		397			—			627
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		(2,905		)	(5,600		)	(8,505		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	110,848	$	39,713		$	35,758		$	186,319

Summary of other intangible assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer contracts and relationships	$	38,647	$	(6,534	)	$	41,624	$	(2,961	)
Other	4,495		(1,790		)	4,576		(732		)
Total amortized intangible assets	43,142		(8,324		)	46,200		(3,693		)
Unamortized intangible assets:
Business licenses	460		—			460		—
Other intangible assets	$	43,602	$	(8,324	)	$	46,660	$	(3,693	)

Estimated amortization expense related to amortized intangible assets

The estimated future amortization expense related to amortized intangible assets held at September 30, 2015 is as follows:

(in thousands)
Year ending December 31:
Remainder of 2015	$	1,802
2016	6,370
2017	5,546
2018	4,573
2019	4,190
Thereafter	12,337
Total	$	34,818

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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	May. 18, 2011 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate on credit facility		2.30%	2.40%
Weighted interest rate on long term debt	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Fixed charge coverage ratio		2.12	2.61
Leverage ratio		1.66	1.73
Balance of long term debt	$ 141,020,000	$ 116,907,000	$ 141,020,000
Revolving credit facility and term loan, 2.3% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019	139,500,000	115,625,000	139,500,000
Capital lease obligations, 6.2% and 6.0% weighted-average interest at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2018	1,520,000	1,282,000	$ 1,520,000
Remaining borrowing capacity on line of credit		172,500,000
Letters of credit outstanding		2,500,000
Commitment fee percentage on line of credit			0.35%
Maximum potential amount of future payments		$ 2,900,000
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	123,000,000	$ 101,600,000	$ 123,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility and term loan, 2.3% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019	14,500,000		14,500,000
Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility and term loan, 2.3% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019	$ 125,000,000	115,600,000	125,000,000
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.75
Leverage ratio	3.00
Annual share repurchase limit	$ 20,000,000
Leverage ratio required for dividend or share activity	2.00
Required level of restricted cash	$ 100,000,000
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%
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Senior Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity on line of credit	$ 300,000,000		300,000,000
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity on line of credit	175,000,000		175,000,000
Additional borrowing capacity on line of credit	100,000,000		100,000,000
Line of Credit borrowings used to support letter of credit	40,000,000		40,000,000
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity on line of credit	$ 125,000,000		$ 125,000,000
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | First Debt Covenant Trigger
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio	2.00
Leverage ratio	2.75
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Second Debt Covenant Trigger
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	2.50
Amended 2014 Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity on line of credit				$ 180,000,000
2011 Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Balance of long term debt		$ 116,900,000

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Postretirement Benefits

Pension and Postretirement Benefits

The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement plans for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 included the following components:

	Domestic Plans
	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans						Foreign Pension Plans
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost	$	25		$	20		$	27		$	11		$	123		$	104
Interest cost	237			263			148			140			124			158
Expected return on plan assets	(93		)	(107		)	—			—			(143		)	(161		)
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(138		)	(149		)	—			—
Recognized net actuarial loss	100			101			123			16			2			3
Net periodic benefit cost	$	269		$	277		$	160		$	18		$	106		$	104

The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 included the following components:

	Domestic Plans
	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans						Foreign Pension Plans
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost	$	76		$	65		$	114		$	105		$	382		$	313
Interest cost	763			809			464			517			384			478
Expected return on plan assets	(285		)	(327		)	—			—			(443		)	(484		)
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(414		)	(445		)	—			—
Recognized net actuarial loss	368			305			396			225			5			8
Net periodic benefit cost	$	922		$	852		$	560		$	402		$	328		$	315

Viad expects to contribute $1.4 million to its funded pension plans, $0.8 million to its unfunded pension plans, and $1.1 million to its postretirement benefit plans in 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, Viad contributed $1.0 million to its funded pension plans, $0.5 million to its unfunded pension plans, and $1.0 million to its postretirement benefit plans.

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Other Deferred Items Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Other deferred items and liabilities

Other deferred items and liabilities consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Continuing operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	$	12,772	$	13,525
Self-insured excess liability	7,728		7,728
Accrued compensation	6,989		6,824
Deferred rent	3,010		2,787
Foreign deferred tax liability	2,406		2,135
Accrued restructuring	434		555
Other	3,248		5,117
Total continuing operations	36,587		38,671
Discontinued operations:
Environmental remediation liabilities	4,248		4,395
Self-insured liability accrual	4,040		4,327
Accrued income taxes	1,143		1,119
Other	1,121		1,250
Total discontinued operations	10,552		11,091
Other deferred items and liabilities	$	47,139	$	49,762

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Litigation, Claims, Contingencies and Other

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Litigation, Claims, Contingencies and Other

Litigation, Claims, Contingencies and Other

Viad and certain of its subsidiaries are plaintiffs or defendants to various actions, proceedings, and pending claims, some of which involve, or may involve, compensatory, punitive, or other damages. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties and it is possible that some of the legal actions, proceedings, or claims could be decided against Viad. Although the amount of liability as of September 30, 2015, with respect to these matters, is not ascertainable, Viad believes that any resulting liability, after taking into consideration amounts already provided for and insurance coverage, will not have a material effect on Viad’s business, financial position or results of operations.

Viad is subject to various U.S. federal, state, and foreign laws and regulations governing the prevention of pollution and the protection of the environment in the jurisdictions in which Viad has or had operations. If the Company has failed to comply with these environmental laws and regulations, civil and criminal penalties could be imposed and Viad could become subject to regulatory enforcement actions in the form of injunctions and cease and desist orders. As is the case with many companies, Viad also faces exposure to actual or potential claims and lawsuits involving environmental matters relating to its past operations. Although it is a party to certain environmental disputes, Viad believes that any resulting liabilities, after taking into consideration amounts already provided for and insurance coverage, will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. As of September 30, 2015, Viad had recorded environmental remediation liabilities of $4.5 million related to previously sold operations.

As of September 30, 2015, Viad had certain obligations under guarantees to third parties on behalf of its subsidiaries. These guarantees are not subject to liability recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements and relate to leased facilities entered into by Viad’s subsidiary operations. The Company would generally be required to make payments to the respective third parties under these guarantees in the event that the related subsidiary could not meet its own payment obligations. The maximum potential amount of future payments that Viad would be required to make under all guarantees existing as of September 30, 2015 would be $2.9 million. These guarantees relate to leased facilities expiring through October 2017. There are no recourse provisions that would enable Viad to recover from third parties any payments made under the guarantees. Furthermore, there are no collateral or similar arrangements whereby Viad could recover payments.

A significant portion of Viad’s employees are unionized and the Company is a party to approximately 100 collective-bargaining agreements, with approximately one-third requiring renegotiation each year. If the Company was unable to reach an agreement with a union during the collective-bargaining process, the union may call for a strike or work stoppage, which may, under certain circumstances, adversely impact the Company’s businesses and results of operations. Viad believes that relations with its employees are satisfactory and that collective-bargaining agreements expiring in 2015 will be renegotiated in the ordinary course of business without having a material adverse effect on Viad’s operations. The Company entered into new showsite and warehouse agreements with the Chicago Teamsters Local 727, effective January 1, 2014, and those agreements contain provisions that allow the parties to re-open negotiation of the agreements on pension-related issues. The Company is in informal discussions regarding those issues with all relevant parties and is working diligently to resolve those issues in a manner that will be reasonable and equitable to employees, customers, and shareholders. Although the Company’s labor relations are currently stable, disruptions pending the outcome of the Chicago Teamsters Local 727 negotiations could occur, as they could with any collective-bargaining agreement negotiation, with the possibility of an adverse impact on the operating results of the Marketing & Events Group.

Viad’s businesses contribute to various multi-employer pension plans based on obligations arising under collective-bargaining agreements covering its union-represented employees. Based upon the information available to Viad from plan administrators, management believes that several of these multi-employer plans are underfunded. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 requires pension plans underfunded at certain levels to reduce, over defined time periods, the underfunded status. In addition, under current laws, the termination of a plan, or a voluntary withdrawal from a plan by Viad, or a shrinking contribution base to a plan as a result of the insolvency or withdrawal of other contributing employers to such plan, would require Viad to make payments to such plan for its proportionate share of the plan’s unfunded vested liabilities. As of September 30, 2015, the amount of additional funding, if any, that Viad would be required to make related to multi-employer pension plans is not ascertainable.

Viad is self-insured up to certain limits for workers’ compensation, employee health benefits, automobile, product and general liability, and property loss claims. The aggregate amount of insurance liabilities (up to the Company’s retention limit) related to Viad’s continuing operations was $19.5 million as of September 30, 2015 which includes $12.3 million related to workers’ compensation liabilities and $7.2 million related to general/auto liability claims. Viad has also retained and provided for certain insurance liabilities in conjunction with previously sold businesses of $4.3 million as of September 30, 2015, related to workers’ compensation liabilities. Provisions for losses for claims incurred, including estimated claims incurred but not yet reported, are made based on Viad’s historical experience, claims frequency, and other factors. A change in the assumptions used could result in an adjustment to recorded liabilities. Viad has purchased insurance for amounts in excess of the self-insured levels, which generally range from $0.2 million to $0.5 million on a per claim basis. Viad does not maintain a self-insured retention pool fund as claims are paid from current cash resources at the time of settlement. Viad’s net cash payments in connection with these insurance liabilities were $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

In addition, as of September 30, 2015, Viad recorded insurance liabilities of $7.7 million related to continuing operations, which represents the amount for which Viad remains the primary obligor after self-insured insurance limits, without taking into consideration the above-referenced insurance coverage. Of this total, $4.6 million related to workers’ compensation liabilities and $3.1 million related to general/auto liability claims. The Company has recorded these amounts in other deferred items and liabilities in Viad’s condensed consolidated balance sheets with a corresponding receivable in other investments and assets.

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Stockholders' Equity - Reconciliation of Stockholders' Equity to Noncontrolling Interests (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				$ 347,702	$ 356,543
Net income attributable to Viad		$ 7,230	$ 29,620	27,563	58,244
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(688)	(951)	(515)	(3,355)
Net income		7,918	30,571	28,078	61,599
Dividends on common stock				(6,020)	(36,374)
Common stock purchased for treasury				(4,776)	(11,631)
Employee benefit plans				5,243	5,519
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax(1)	[1]	(11,491)	(9,799)	(23,117)	(9,950)
Tax benefits from shared-based compensation				13
Other changes to AOCI				209
Unrealized losses on investments, net of tax(1)	[1]	(153)	(67)	(20)	(17)
Employee Stock Ownership Plan allocation adjustment					44
Other				(1)	(32)
Ending Balance		347,331	365,701	347,331	365,701
Total Viad Equity
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				335,387	347,441
Net income					58,244
Dividends on common stock				(6,020)	(36,374)
Common stock purchased for treasury				(4,776)	(11,631)
Employee benefit plans				5,243	5,519
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax(1)				(23,117)	(9,950)
Tax benefits from shared-based compensation				13
Other changes to AOCI				209
Unrealized losses on investments, net of tax(1)					(17)
Employee Stock Ownership Plan allocation adjustment					44
Other				0	(32)
Ending Balance		334,502	353,244	334,502	353,244
Non-Controlling Interest
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				12,315	9,102
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest				515	3,355
Dividends on common stock				0	0
Common stock purchased for treasury				0	0
Employee benefit plans				0	0
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax(1)				0	0
Tax benefits from shared-based compensation				0
Other changes to AOCI				0
Unrealized losses on investments, net of tax(1)					0
Employee Stock Ownership Plan allocation adjustment					0
Other				(1)	0
Ending Balance		$ 12,829	$ 12,457	$ 12,829	$ 12,457

[1] The tax effect on other comprehensive income (loss) is not significant.

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Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Viad Corp (“Viad” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the information required by GAAP or Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Viad’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2015.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Viad and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany account balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to: fair value of Viad’s reporting units used to perform annual impairment testing of recorded goodwill; allowances for uncollectible accounts receivable; provisions for income taxes (including uncertain tax positions); valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets; liabilities for losses related to self-insured liability claims and environmental remediation obligations; sublease income associated with restructuring liabilities; assumptions used to measure pension and postretirement benefit costs and obligations and share-based compensation costs under the fair value method; and allocation of purchase price of acquired businesses. Actual results could differ from these and other estimates.

Nature of Business

Viad’s reportable segments consist of Marketing & Events U.S. Segment, Marketing & Events International Segment(collectively, the “Marketing & Events Group”) and the Travel & Recreation Group.

Marketing & Events Group

The Marketing & Events Group, comprised of Global Experience Specialists, Inc. and affiliates (“GES”), is a global full-service provider for live events that helps clients gain more awareness, more engagement and a greater return at their events. The Marketing & Events Group offers a complete range of services, from design and production of immersive environments and brand-based experiences, to material handling, rigging, electrical, and other on-site services for clients, including show organizers, corporate brand marketers, and retail shopping centers. In addition, the Marketing & Events Group offers clients a full suite of online tools and technologies to help them more easily manage the complexities of their events. Show organizers include for-profit and not-for-profit show owners as well as show management companies. Corporate brand marketers include exhibitors and domestic and international corporations that want to promote their brands, services and innovations, feature new products, and build business relationships. Viad’s retail shopping center customers include major developers, owners, and management companies of shopping malls and leisure centers.

The Company completed the following acquisitions in 2014:

• Blitz. In September 2014, the Company acquired Blitz Communications Group Limited and its affiliates (collectively, “Blitz”);

• onPeak. In October 2014, the Company acquired onPeak LLC and Travel Planners, Inc. with Travel Planners, Inc. merging into onPeak LLC (collectively, “onPeak”) in January 2015; and

• N200. In November 2014, the Company acquired N200 Limited and its affiliates (collectively, “N200”).

Refer to Note 3 - Acquisition of Businesses for additional information on the Company’s 2014 acquisitions.

Travel & Recreation Group

The Travel & Recreation Group consists of Brewster Inc. (“Brewster”), Glacier Park, Inc. (“Glacier Park”) and Alaskan Park Properties, Inc. (“Alaska Denali Travel”).

Brewster provides tourism products and experiential services in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and in other parts of Western Canada. Brewster’s operations include the Banff Gondola, Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure, Glacier Skywalk, Banff Lake Cruise, motorcoach services, charter and sightseeing services, inbound package tour operations, and hotel operations.

Glacier Park, an 80 percent owned subsidiary of Viad, owns and operates seven properties, with accommodation offerings varying from hikers’ cabins to hotel suites, including St. Mary Lodge, a full-service resort located outside the east entrance to Glacier National Park in St. Mary, Montana; Glacier Park Lodge, a historic lodge in East Glacier, Montana; Grouse Mountain Lodge, a full-season lodge offering golf, skiing, hiking, and other seasonal recreational activities, located near Glacier National Park in Whitefish, Montana; Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, which is situated on land for which the Company has a 42-year ground lease with the Canadian government running through January 31, 2052; West Glacier Motel & Cabins in West Glacier, Montana; Motel Lake McDonald located inside Glacier National Park; and Apgar Village Lodge located inside Glacier National Park. Glacier Park also operates the food and beverage services with respect to those properties and the retail shops located near Glacier National Park. Refer to Note 20 - Discontinued Operations for additional information on the expiration of Glacier Park’s concession operations within Glacier National Park.

In July 2014, the Company acquired the West Glacier Motel & Cabins, the Apgar Village Lodge and related land, food and beverage services and retail operations (collectively, the “West Glacier Properties”). Refer to Note 3 - Acquisition of Businesses for additional information.

Alaska Denali Travel operates the Denali Backcountry Lodge and Denali Cabins. In addition to lodging, Alaska Denali Travel also provides food and beverage operations and package tour and transportation services in and around Denali National Park and Preserve.

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). The standard establishes a new recognition model that requires revenue to be recognized in a manner to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for those goods or services. The Company may adopt the requirements of ASU 2014-09 using either of two acceptable methods: (1) retrospective adoption to each prior period presented with the option to elect certain practical expedients; or (2) adoption with the cumulative effect recognized at the date of initial application and providing certain disclosures. In July 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of the effective date of the new standard, making it effective for our annual and interim reporting periods beginning January 1, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this new guidance on its financial position or results of operations, including the method of adoption to be used.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”). The amendments in ASU 2015-03 require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements (“ASU 2015-15”) which clarifies the guidance in ASU 2015-03 related to line-of-credit arrangements. ASU 2015-15 provides that an entity may defer and present debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortize the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. Presentation ASU 2015-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements or financial covenants.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330) - Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (“ASU 2015-11”). The amendments in ASU 2015-11 apply to inventory measures using first-in, first-out or average cost and will require entities to measure inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the normal course of business, minus the cost of completion, disposal and transportation. Replacement cost and net realizable value less a normal profit margin will no longer be considered. ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805) - Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments (“ASU 2015-16”). The amendment in ASU 2015-16 requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. ASU 2015-16 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 1,640	$ 1,258
Common stock, par value	$ 1.5	$ 1.50
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	24,934,981	24,934,981
Treasury stock, shares	4,807,098	4,842,621

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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

The components of long-term debt consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Revolving credit facility and term loan, 2.3% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019	$	115,625		$	139,500
Capital lease obligations, 6.2% and 6.0% weighted-average interest at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2018	1,282			1,520
Total debt	116,907			141,020
Current portion	(18,489		)	(27,856		)
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	98,418		$	113,164

Effective December 22, 2014, Viad entered into a $300 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement amended and replaced in its entirety the Company’s $180 million revolving credit facility under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2011. The Credit Agreement provides for a senior credit facility in the aggregate amount of $300 million, which consists of a $175 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $125 million term loan (the “Term Loan”). Loans under the Credit Agreement have a maturity date of December 22, 2019, and proceeds from the loans made under the Credit Agreement were used to refinance certain outstanding debt of the Company and will be used for the Company’s general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of its business. Under the Credit Agreement, the Revolving Credit Facility and/or the Term Loan may be increased up to an additional $100 million under certain circumstances. If such circumstances are met, the Company may obtain the additional borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan, or a combination of the two facilities. The Revolving Credit Facility has a $40 million sublimit for letters of credit. Borrowings and letters of credit can be denominated in U.S. dollars, Euros, Canadian dollars, or British pounds.

Viad’s lenders have a first perfected security interest in all of the personal property of Viad, GES, and GES Event Intelligence Services, Inc., including 65 percent of the capital stock of top-tier foreign subsidiaries. Financial covenants include a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.75 to 1.00, with a step-up to 2.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2016. Viad must maintain a leverage ratio of not greater than 3.00 to 1.00, with a step-down to 2.75 to 1.00 from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 and a step-down to 2.50 to 1.00 thereafter. Acquisitions in the same or related lines of business are permitted if the leverage ratio, on a pro forma basis, is less than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 for acquisitions consummated on or prior to December 31, 2015, 2.25 to 1.00 for acquisitions consummated between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016, and 2.00 to 1.00 for acquisitions consummated thereafter. Viad is permitted a single acquisition of $25 million or more after December 31, 2016 if the pro forma leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.25 to 1.00. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.12 to 1.00 and 2.61 to 1.00, respectively, and the leverage ratio was 1.66 to 1.00 and 1.73 to 1.00, respectively. The terms of the Credit Agreement allow Viad to pay dividends or purchase the Company’s common stock up to $20 million in the aggregate in any calendar year, with additional dividends, share repurchases, or distributions of stock permitted if the Company’s leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00, and the Liquidity Amount (defined as cash in the U.S. and Canada plus available revolver borrowings on a pro forma basis) is not less than $100 million, and no default or unmatured default, as defined in the Credit Agreement, exists. Significant other covenants include limitations on investments, additional indebtedness, sales/leases of assets, acquisitions, consolidations or mergers, and liens on property. As of September 30, 2015, Viad was in compliance with all covenants.

As of September 30, 2015, Viad’s total debt was $116.9 million, consisting of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan of $115.6 million and capital lease obligations of $1.3 million. As of December 31, 2014, Viad’s total debt was $141.0 million, consisting of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility of $125.0 million and $14.5 million, respectively, and capital lease obligations of $1.5 million. As of September 30, 2015, Viad had $172.5 million of capacity remaining under its Credit Facility reflecting outstanding letters of credit of $2.5 million.

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility (of which GES and GES Event Intelligence Services, Inc. are guarantors) are indexed to the prime rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate, plus appropriate spreads tied to Viad’s leverage ratio. Commitment fees and letters of credit fees are also tied to Viad’s leverage ratio. The fees on the unused portion of the Credit Facility are currently 0.35 percent annually.

As of September 30, 2015, Viad had certain obligations under guarantees to third parties on behalf of its subsidiaries. These guarantees are not subject to liability recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements and relate to leased facilities entered into by the Company’s subsidiary operations. The Company would generally be required to make payments to the respective third parties under these guarantees in the event that the related subsidiary could not meet its own payment obligations. The maximum potential amount of future payments that Viad would be required to make under all guarantees existing as of September 30, 2015 would be $2.9 million. These guarantees relate to leased facilities and expire through October 2017. There are no recourse provisions that would enable Viad to recover from third parties any payments made under the guarantees. Furthermore, there are no collateral or similar arrangements whereby Viad could recover payments.

The estimated fair value of total debt was $101.6 million and $123.0 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The fair value of debt was estimated by discounting the future cash flows using rates currently available for debt of similar terms and maturity.

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Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	VIAD CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000884219
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,136,583

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of an asset or liability is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value guidance requires an entity to maximize the use of quoted prices and other observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value, and also establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value as follows:

• Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

• Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

• Level 3 - Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair value.

Viad measures its money market mutual funds and certain other mutual fund investments at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 1 inputs. The fair value information related to these assets is summarized in the following tables:

				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	7,519		$	7,519	$	—	$	—
Other mutual funds	2,162			2,162		—		—
Total assets at fair value	$	9,681		$	9,681	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Earnout contingent consideration liability	$	(1,118	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,118	)
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis	$	(1,118	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,118	)
				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
(in thousands)	December 31, 2014			Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	8,518		$	8,518	$	—	$	—
Other mutual funds	2,536			2,536		—		—
Total assets at fair value	$	11,054		$	11,054	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Earnout contingent consideration liability	$	(1,210	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,210	)
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis	$	(1,210	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,210	)

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Viad had investments in money market mutual funds of $7.5 million and $8.5 million, respectively, which are included in cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These investments are classified as available-for-sale and were recorded at fair value. There have been no realized or unrealized gains or losses related to these investments and the Company has not experienced any redemption restrictions with respect to any of the money market mutual funds.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Viad had investments in other mutual funds of $2.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively, which are included in other investments and assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These investments were classified as available-for-sale and were recorded at fair value. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were unrealized gains of $0.7 million ($0.5 million after-tax) and $0.8 million ($0.5 million after-tax), respectively, which are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The fair value measurement of the Earnout contingent consideration obligation relates to the acquisition of N200 in November 2014, and is included in accrued liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value measurement is based upon significant inputs not observable in the market. Changes in the value of the obligation are recorded as income or expense in our condensed consolidated statements of income. On October 5, 2015, the Company paid €1.0 million (approximately $1.1 million) related to the Earnout provisions of the acquisition to the former owners of N200 as a result of N200 exceeding its financial target for the Earnout period. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015, the estimated contingent payment increased $0.1 million, due primarily to an increase in the estimated attainment of Earnout objectives.

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, and accounts payable approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The estimated fair value of debt obligations is disclosed in Note 11 - Debt and Capital Lease Obligations.

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Discontinued Operations - Schedule of Disconnected Operations, Income Statement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$ (163)	$ (979)	$ (233)	$ 13,023
Income from discontinued operations			0	(2,825)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Viad	$ (163)	(1,136)	$ (233)	10,198
Glacier Park
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total revenue		0		0
Costs and expenses		(7)		(93)
Loss from discontinued operations, before income taxes		(7)		(93)
Income tax benefit		7		45
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		0		(48)
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		(979)		13,343
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(979)		13,295
Income from discontinued operations		(157)		(2,825)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Viad		$ (1,136)		$ 10,470

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014
Revenue:
Exhibition and event services	$ 152,664	$ 188,005	$ 603,530		$ 605,274
Exhibits and environments	36,199	38,657	128,830		125,797
Travel and recreation services	67,083	73,140	105,017		110,763
Total revenue	255,946	299,802	837,377		841,834
Costs and expenses:
Costs of services	205,227	228,285	667,356		658,502
Costs of products sold	36,148	38,503	120,289		122,821
Corporate activities	1,354	3,468	6,147		7,498
Interest income	(65)	(81)	(571)		(200)
Interest expense	1,198	462	3,452		1,069
Restructuring charges	257	238	1,542		1,814
Impairment charges	0	0	0		884
Total costs and expenses	244,119	270,875	798,215		792,388
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	11,827	28,927	39,162		49,446
Income tax expense (benefit)	3,746	(2,623)	10,851		870
Income from continuing operations	8,081	31,550	28,311		48,576
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(163)	(979)	(233)		13,023
Net income	7,918	30,571	28,078		61,599
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(688)	(951)	(515)		(3,355)
Net income attributable to Viad	$ 7,230	$ 29,620	$ 27,563		$ 58,244
Diluted income (loss) per common share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders (USD per share)	$ 0.37	$ 1.53	$ 1.38		$ 2.38
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders (USD per share)	(0.01)	(0.05)	(0.01)		0.50
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders (USD per share)	$ 0.36	$ 1.48	$ 1.37	[1]	$ 2.88	[1]
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive common shares (shares)	19,974	19,954	19,946		20,174
Basic income (loss) per common share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders (USD per share)	$ 0.37	$ 1.53	$ 1.38		$ 2.38
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders (USD per share)	(0.01)	(0.05)	(0.01)		0.50
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders (USD per share)	$ 0.36	$ 1.48	$ 1.37		$ 2.88
Weighted-average outstanding common shares (shares)	19,831	19,679	19,782		19,832
Dividends declared per common share (USD per share)	$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.3		$ 1.8
Amounts attributable to Viad common stockholders
Income from continuing operations	$ 7,393	$ 30,756	$ 27,796		$ 48,046
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(163)	(1,136)	(233)		10,198
Net income attributable to Viad	$ 7,230	$ 29,620	$ 27,563		$ 58,244

[1] Diluted income per share amount cannot exceed basic income per share.

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Property and Equipment, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Land and land interests	$	29,200		$	30,360
Buildings and leasehold improvements	131,572			138,104
Equipment and other	278,423			319,435
Gross property and equipment	439,195			487,899
Less: accumulated depreciation	(253,347		)	(288,328		)
Property and equipment, net	$	185,848		$	199,571

Depreciation expense was $7.5 million and $7.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $21.6 million and $21.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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Other Current Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Current Assets

Other Current Assets

Other current assets consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Income tax receivable	$	4,274	$	1,869
Prepaid software maintenance	3,077		1,934
Prepaid insurance	2,626		2,170
Prepaid vendor payments	2,503		2,689
Prepaid rent	1,493		186
Prepaid taxes	1,010		1,416
Prepaid other	2,982		4,427
Other	609		2,749
Other current assets	$	18,574	$	17,440

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Restructuring Charges

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring Charges

Restructuring Charges

The Company executed certain restructuring actions designed to reduce the Company’s cost structure primarily within the Marketing & Events U.S. Segment, and to a lesser extent in the Marketing & Events International Segment. As a result, the Company recorded restructuring charges related to the consolidation and downsizing of facilities. Additionally, the Company recorded restructuring charges in connection with certain reorganization activities. These charges consist of severance and related benefits due to headcount reductions.

Changes to the restructuring liability by major restructuring activity are as follows:

	Marketing & Events Group Consolidation						Other Restructurings
(in thousands)	Severance & Employee Benefits			Facilities			Severance & Employee Benefits			Total
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	543		$	1,161		$	240		$	1,944
Restructuring charges	882			98			562			1,542
Cash payments	(1,036		)	(291		)	(561		)	(1,888		)
Adjustment to liability	—			—			(144		)	(144		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	389		$	968		$	97		$	1,454

As of September 30, 2015, the liabilities related to severance and employee benefits are expected to be paid by the end of 2015. Additionally, the liability of $1.0 million related to future lease payments will be paid over the remaining lease terms for the Marketing & Events Group. Refer to Note 19 - Segment Information, for information regarding restructuring charges (recoveries) by segment.

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Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity

The following represents a reconciliation of the carrying amounts of stockholders’ equity attributable to Viad and the noncontrolling interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

(in thousands)	Total Viad Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	335,387		$	12,315		$	347,702
Net income	27,563			515			28,078
Dividends on common stock	(6,020		)	—			(6,020		)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(4,776		)	—			(4,776		)
Employee benefit plans	5,243			—			5,243
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment	(23,117		)	—			(23,117		)
Tax benefits from share-based compensation	13			—			13
Other changes to AOCI	209			—			209
Other	—			(1		)	(1		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	334,502		$	12,829		$	347,331

(in thousands)	Total Viad Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	347,441		$	9,102	$	356,543
Net income	58,244			3,355		61,599
Dividends on common stock	(36,374		)	—		(36,374		)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(11,631		)	—		(11,631		)
Employee benefit plans	5,519			—		5,519
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment	(9,950		)	—		(9,950		)
Unrealized gain on investments	(17		)	—		(17		)
Employee Stock Ownership Plan allocation adjustment	44			—		44
Other	(32		)	—		(32		)
Balance at September 30, 2014	$	353,244		$	12,457	$	365,701

Changes in AOCI by component are as follows:

(in thousands)	Unrealized Gains on Investments			Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Unrecognized Net Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Credit, Net			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	471		$	12,416		$	(13,280	)	$	(393	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	29			(23,117		)	—			(23,088		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax	(49		)	—			22			(27		)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	(20		)	(23,117		)	22			(23,115		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	451		$	(10,701	)	$	(13,258	)	$	(23,508	)

The following table presents information about reclassification adjustments out of AOCI:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,						Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented
(in thousands)	2015			2014
Unrealized gains on investments	$	79		$	52		Interest income
Tax effect	(30		)	(20		)	Income taxes
	$	49		$	32
Recognized net actuarial loss(1)	$	(569	)	$	(705	)
Amortization of prior service credit(1)	414			757
Tax effect	133			(20		)	Income taxes
	$	(22	)	$	32

⁽¹⁾ Amount included in pension expense. Refer to Note 16 - Pension and Postretirement Benefits.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

(in thousands)	Marketing & Events U.S. Segment		Marketing & Events International Segment			Travel & Recreation Group			Total
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	110,618	$	42,221		$	41,358		$	194,197
Purchase price allocation adjustments	230		397			—			627
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—		(2,905		)	(5,600		)	(8,505		)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	110,848	$	39,713		$	35,758		$	186,319

The original purchase price allocations were based on information available at the respective acquisition dates. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded measurement period adjustments to the original purchase price allocation for Blitz, onPeak LLC, Travel Planners, Inc., and N200, which increased goodwill by $0.6 million. The amount was not considered significant and, therefore, prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted. Refer to Note 3 - Acquisition of Businesses for additional information.

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer contracts and relationships	$	38,647	$	(6,534	)	$	41,624	$	(2,961	)
Other	4,495		(1,790		)	4,576		(732		)
Total amortized intangible assets	43,142		(8,324		)	46,200		(3,693		)
Unamortized intangible assets:
Business licenses	460		—			460		—
Other intangible assets	$	43,602	$	(8,324	)	$	46,660	$	(3,693	)

The original purchase price allocations were based on information available at the respective acquisition dates. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded measurement period adjustments to the original purchase price allocation for Blitz, onPeak LLC, Travel Planners, Inc., and N200, which reduced other intangible assets by $0.7 million. The amount was not considered significant and, therefore, prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted. Refer to Note 3 - Acquisition of Businesses for additional information.

Intangible asset amortization expense was $1.7 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $5.5 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The estimated future amortization expense related to amortized intangible assets held at September 30, 2015 is as follows:

(in thousands)
Year ending December 31:
Remainder of 2015	$	1,802
2016	6,370
2017	5,546
2018	4,573
2019	4,190
Thereafter	12,337
Total	$	34,818

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Amortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Value	$ 43,142	$ 46,200
Accumulated Amortization	(8,324)	(3,693)
Intangible Assets, Gross (Excluding Goodwill)	43,602	46,660
Customer contracts and relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Amortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Value	38,647	41,624
Accumulated Amortization	(6,534)	(2,961)
Other
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Amortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Value	4,495	4,576
Accumulated Amortization	(1,790)	(732)
Business licenses
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]
Accumulated Amortization	0	0
Unamortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Value	$ 460	$ 460

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Other Investments and Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Other Investments and Assets

Other Investments and Assets

Other investments and assets consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Cash surrender value of life insurance	$	20,994	$	20,866
Self-insured liability receivable	7,728		7,728
Workers’ compensation insurance security deposits	4,250		4,250
Other mutual funds	2,162		2,536
Other	4,656		5,294
Other investments and assets	$	39,790	$	40,674

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Other Current Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Other Current Liabilities

Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Continuing operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	$	6,728	$	6,297
Accrued employee benefit costs	3,824		3,215
Accrued foreign income taxes	3,767		2,370
Accrued sales and use taxes	3,039		3,624
Accrued dividends	2,102		2,107
Accrued rebates	1,813		1,600
Current portion of pension liability	1,729		1,641
Deferred rent	1,721		783
Accrued restructuring	1,020		1,154
Accrued professional fees	990		1,228
Other	6,725		2,837
Total continuing operations	33,458		26,856
Discontinued operations:
Environmental remediation liabilities	289		350
Self-insured liability accrual	214		173
Other	403		408
Total discontinued operations	906		931
Other current liabilities	$	34,364	$	27,787

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Other Deferred Items Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Deferred Items and Liabilities

Other Deferred Items and Liabilities

Other deferred items and liabilities consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Continuing operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	$	12,772	$	13,525
Self-insured excess liability	7,728		7,728
Accrued compensation	6,989		6,824
Deferred rent	3,010		2,787
Foreign deferred tax liability	2,406		2,135
Accrued restructuring	434		555
Other	3,248		5,117
Total continuing operations	36,587		38,671
Discontinued operations:
Environmental remediation liabilities	4,248		4,395
Self-insured liability accrual	4,040		4,327
Accrued income taxes	1,143		1,119
Other	1,121		1,250
Total discontinued operations	10,552		11,091
Other deferred items and liabilities	$	47,139	$	49,762

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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Schedule of Long Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Revolving credit facility and term loan, 2.3% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019	$ 115,625	$ 139,500
Capital lease obligations, 6.2% and 6.0% weighted-average interest at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2018	1,282	1,520
Total debt	116,907	141,020
Current portion	(18,489)	(27,856)
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$ 98,418	$ 113,164

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Fair Value Measurements - Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	$ 9,681	$ 11,054
Liabilities	(1,118)	(1,210)
Earnout contingent consideration liability
Fair value information related to assets
Liabilities	(1,118)	(1,210)
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	9,681	11,054
Liabilities	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Earnout contingent consideration liability
Fair value information related to assets
Liabilities	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	0	0
Liabilities	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Earnout contingent consideration liability
Fair value information related to assets
Liabilities	0	0
Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	0	0
Liabilities	(1,118)	(1,210)
Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) | Earnout contingent consideration liability
Fair value information related to assets
Liabilities	(1,118)	(1,210)
Money market funds
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	7,519	8,518
Money market funds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	7,519	8,518
Money market funds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	0	0
Money market funds | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	0	0
Other mutual funds
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	2,162	2,536
Other mutual funds | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	2,162	2,536
Other mutual funds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	0	0
Other mutual funds | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	$ 0	$ 0

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Other Deferred Items Liabilities - Schedule of Other Deferred Items and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Continuing operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	$ 12,772	$ 13,525
Self-insured excess liability	7,728	7,728
Accrued compensation	6,989	6,824
Deferred rent	3,010	2,787
Foreign deferred tax liability	2,406	2,135
Accrued restructuring	434	555
Other	3,248	5,117
Total continuing operations	36,587	38,671
Discontinued operations:
Environmental remediation liabilities	4,248	4,395
Self-insured liability accrual	4,040	4,327
Accrued income taxes	1,143	1,119
Other	1,121	1,250
Total discontinued operations	10,552	11,091
Other deferred items and liabilities	$ 47,139	$ 49,762

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Other Current Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Continuing operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	$	6,728	$	6,297
Accrued employee benefit costs	3,824		3,215
Accrued foreign income taxes	3,767		2,370
Accrued sales and use taxes	3,039		3,624
Accrued dividends	2,102		2,107
Accrued rebates	1,813		1,600
Current portion of pension liability	1,729		1,641
Deferred rent	1,721		783
Accrued restructuring	1,020		1,154
Accrued professional fees	990		1,228
Other	6,725		2,837
Total continuing operations	33,458		26,856
Discontinued operations:
Environmental remediation liabilities	289		350
Self-insured liability accrual	214		173
Other	403		408
Total discontinued operations	906		931
Other current liabilities	$	34,364	$	27,787

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Acquisition of Businesses - Unaudited Pro Forma (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 308,268	$ 884,867
Depreciation and amortization	10,204	29,228
Income from continuing operations	30,172	50,104
Net income attributable to Viad	$ 28,245	$ 59,793
Diluted net income (USD per share)	$ 1.42	$ 2.96
Basic net income (USD per share)	$ 1.44	$ 3.01

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was an expense of 31.7 percent as compared to a benefit of 9.1 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were 27.7 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively.

The income tax provisions were computed based on the Company’s estimated effective tax rate and forecasted income by jurisdiction expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year, including the impact of any unusual or infrequent items. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was less than the federal statutory rate of 35.0 percent primarily due to foreign income taxed at lower rates and the recording of a non-cash tax benefit relating to certain foreign intangible deferred tax assets that was recorded during the first quarter of 2015. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was lower than the federal statutory rate principally due to foreign income which is taxed at lower rates in addition to the projected utilization of foreign tax credit carryforwards and the release of the related valuation allowance and other deferred tax adjustments.

Viad is required to estimate and record provisions for income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Accordingly, the Company must estimate its actual current income tax liability and assess temporary differences arising from the treatment of items for tax purposes, as compared to the treatment for accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities which are included in Viad’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company must assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and, to the extent that recovery is not likely, a valuation allowance must be established. The Company uses significant judgment in forming a conclusion regarding the recoverability of its deferred tax assets and evaluates the available positive and negative evidence to determine whether it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will be realized in the future. These deferred tax assets reflect the expected future tax benefits to be realized upon reversal of deductible temporary differences and the utilization of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards.

The Company considered all available positive and negative evidence regarding the future recoverability of its deferred tax assets, including the Company’s recent operating history, taxpaying history, and future reversals of deferred tax liabilities. The Company also evaluated its ability to utilize its foreign tax credits, given its recent utilization history and projected future domestic income. The foreign tax credits are subject to a 10-year carryforward period and begin to expire in 2020. As of December 31, 2014, $12.7 million of the $21.8 million in tax credit carryforwards were related to foreign tax credits. Based on the Company’s evaluation of all positive and negative evidence, it was determined to be more likely than not that the foreign tax credit carryforwards would be utilized before their expiration. Therefore, a valuation allowance against the foreign tax credit was not required. The positive evidence relied upon in making this assessment included the Company’s positive cumulative income position, the projected future utilization of foreign tax credit carryforwards, the history of utilizing all deferred tax assets including net operating losses, and future forecasts of domestic income.

As noted above, Viad uses considerable judgment in forming a conclusion regarding the recoverability of its deferred tax assets. As a result, there are inherent uncertainties regarding the ultimate realization of these assets, which is primarily dependent upon Viad’s ability to generate sufficient taxable income in future periods. In future periods, it is reasonably possible that the relative weight of positive and negative evidence regarding the recoverability of Viad’s deferred tax assets may change, which could result in a material increase or decrease in the Company’s valuation allowance. If such a change in the valuation allowance were to occur, it would result in a change to income tax expense in the period the assessment was made.

Viad had liabilities, including interest and penalties, associated with uncertain tax positions for continuing operations of $0.9 million and $1.3 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The reduction in the liability was primarily due to statute expirations. In addition, Viad had liabilities, including interest and penalties, for uncertain tax positions relating to discontinued operations of $1.1 million and $1.1 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Future tax resolutions or settlements that may occur related to these uncertain tax positions would be recorded through either continuing or discontinued operations (net of applicable federal tax benefit). The total liability associated with uncertain tax positions was $2.0 million and $2.4 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, which was classified as both current and non-current liabilities. The Company expects approximately $0.5 million of uncertain tax positions to be resolved or settled within the next twelve months.

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Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, Viad recorded losses from discontinued operations of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, due to reserve adjustments and legal fees related to previously sold operations.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, Viad recorded a loss from discontinued operations of $1.0 million and a gain of $13.0 million, respectively, due to the expiration of the Glacier National Park concession contract and additional reserves related to certain liabilities associated with previously sold operations, respectively.

On December 31, 2013, Glacier Park’s concession contract with the Park Service to operate lodging, tour and transportation and other hospitality services within Glacier National Park expired. Upon completion of the contract, the Company received cash payments in January 2014 of $25.0 million resulting in a pre-tax gain of $21.5 million for the Company’s possessory interest. The gain after-tax on the possessory interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $12.6 million with $2.8 million attributable to the noncontrolling interest. These amounts are included in income (loss) from discontinued operations and net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following summarizes Glacier Park’s expired concession contract operating results, which are presented in income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations:

(in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total revenue	$	—		$	—
Costs and expenses	(7		)	(93		)
Loss from discontinued operations, before income taxes	(7		)	(93		)
Income tax benefit	7			45
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(48		)
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	(979		)	13,343
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(979		)	13,295
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	(157		)	(2,825		)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Viad	$	(1,136	)	$	10,470

The following is a reconciliation of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest:

	Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands)	2015		2014
Income from continuing operations	$	515	$	530
Income from discontinued operations	—		2,825
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	$	515	$	3,355

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Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 24, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit						$ 1,025,000	$ 59,000	$ 3,131,000	$ 1,562,000
Dividends declared per common share (USD per share)	$ 1.50					$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.3	$ 1.8
Dividends paid or unpaid	$ 30,500,000
Repurchase of Common Stock for Employee Tax Withholding Obligations amount, shares								34,364	45,711
Repurchase of Common Stock for Employee Tax Withholding Obligations amount								$ 900,000	$ 1,100,000
Shares Available for Grant						964,960		964,960
Performance unit incentive plan (“PUP”)
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit						$ 456,000	$ (600,000)	$ 1,444,000	(505,000)
Award vesting period								3 years
Payments To Employees		$ 2,400,000		$ 2,900,000
Restricted stock units
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit						46,000	$ 6,000	$ 64,000	$ 1,000
Unamortized cost						3,100,000		$ 3,100,000
Recognition Period of Unrecognized cost								1 year 7 months 12 days
Restricted Stock
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Payments To Employees			$ 200,000		$ 200,000
Liabilities related to restricted stock						300,000		$ 300,000		$ 500,000
Stock options
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Unamortized cost						0		0
Performance unit incentive plan (“PUP”)
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Liability awards recorded						1,900,000		1,900,000		$ 3,500,000
Restructuring Charges
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit						$ 0		$ 100,000

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income of Viad's postretirement benefit plans

The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement plans for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 included the following components:

	Domestic Plans
	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans						Foreign Pension Plans
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost	$	25		$	20		$	27		$	11		$	123		$	104
Interest cost	237			263			148			140			124			158
Expected return on plan assets	(93		)	(107		)	—			—			(143		)	(161		)
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(138		)	(149		)	—			—
Recognized net actuarial loss	100			101			123			16			2			3
Net periodic benefit cost	$	269		$	277		$	160		$	18		$	106		$	104

The net periodic benefit cost of Viad’s pension and postretirement plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 included the following components:

	Domestic Plans
	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans						Foreign Pension Plans
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost	$	76		$	65		$	114		$	105		$	382		$	313
Interest cost	763			809			464			517			384			478
Expected return on plan assets	(285		)	(327		)	—			—			(443		)	(484		)
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(414		)	(445		)	—			—
Recognized net actuarial loss	368			305			396			225			5			8
Net periodic benefit cost	$	922		$	852		$	560		$	402		$	328		$	315

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income		$ 7,918	$ 30,571	$ 28,078	$ 61,599
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized losses on investments, net of tax(1)	[1]	(153)	(67)	(20)	(17)
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax(1)	[1]	(11,491)	(9,799)	(23,117)	(9,950)
Amortization of net actuarial gain, net of tax(1)	[1]	139	183	475	438
Amortization of prior service credit, net of tax(1)	[1]	(86)	(252)	(257)	(470)
Comprehensive income (loss)		(3,673)	20,636	5,159	51,600
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(688)	(951)	(515)	(3,355)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Viad		$ (4,361)	$ 19,685	$ 4,644	$ 48,245

[1] The tax effect on other comprehensive income (loss) is not significant.

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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

The components of inventories consisted of the following as of the respective periods:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Raw materials	$	14,646	$	16,749
Work in process	24,013		15,652
Inventories	$	38,659	$	32,401

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Other Current Liabilities - Schedule of Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Continuing operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	$ 6,728	$ 6,297
Accrued employee benefit costs	3,824	3,215
Accrued foreign income taxes	3,767	2,370
Accrued sales and use taxes	3,039	3,624
Accrued dividends	2,102	2,107
Accrued rebates	1,813	1,600
Current portion of pension liability	1,729	1,641
Deferred rent	1,721	783
Accrued restructuring	1,020	1,154
Accrued professional fees	990	1,228
Other	6,725	2,837
Total continuing operations	33,458	26,856
Discontinued operations:
Environmental remediation liabilities	289	350
Self-insured liability accrual	214	173
Other	403	408
Total discontinued operations	906	931
Other current liabilities	$ 34,364	$ 27,787

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Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2014	$ (393)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(23,088)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax	(27)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	(23,115)
Balance at September 30, 2015	(23,508)
Unrealized Gains on Investments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2014	471
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	29
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax	(49)	$ (32)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	(20)
Balance at September 30, 2015	451
Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2014	12,416
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(23,117)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax	0
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	(23,117)
Balance at September 30, 2015	(10,701)
Unrecognized Net Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Credit, Net
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2014	(13,280)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	0
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax	22	$ (32)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	22
Balance at September 30, 2015	$ (13,258)

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Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Viad Corp (“Viad” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the information required by GAAP or Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules and regulations for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Viad’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2015.

Nature of Business

Nature of Business

Viad’s reportable segments consist of Marketing & Events U.S. Segment, Marketing & Events International Segment(collectively, the “Marketing & Events Group”) and the Travel & Recreation Group.

Marketing & Events Group

The Marketing & Events Group, comprised of Global Experience Specialists, Inc. and affiliates (“GES”), is a global full-service provider for live events that helps clients gain more awareness, more engagement and a greater return at their events. The Marketing & Events Group offers a complete range of services, from design and production of immersive environments and brand-based experiences, to material handling, rigging, electrical, and other on-site services for clients, including show organizers, corporate brand marketers, and retail shopping centers. In addition, the Marketing & Events Group offers clients a full suite of online tools and technologies to help them more easily manage the complexities of their events. Show organizers include for-profit and not-for-profit show owners as well as show management companies. Corporate brand marketers include exhibitors and domestic and international corporations that want to promote their brands, services and innovations, feature new products, and build business relationships. Viad’s retail shopping center customers include major developers, owners, and management companies of shopping malls and leisure centers.

The Company completed the following acquisitions in 2014:

• Blitz. In September 2014, the Company acquired Blitz Communications Group Limited and its affiliates (collectively, “Blitz”);

• onPeak. In October 2014, the Company acquired onPeak LLC and Travel Planners, Inc. with Travel Planners, Inc. merging into onPeak LLC (collectively, “onPeak”) in January 2015; and

• N200. In November 2014, the Company acquired N200 Limited and its affiliates (collectively, “N200”).

Refer to Note 3 - Acquisition of Businesses for additional information on the Company’s 2014 acquisitions.

Travel & Recreation Group

The Travel & Recreation Group consists of Brewster Inc. (“Brewster”), Glacier Park, Inc. (“Glacier Park”) and Alaskan Park Properties, Inc. (“Alaska Denali Travel”).

Brewster provides tourism products and experiential services in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and in other parts of Western Canada. Brewster’s operations include the Banff Gondola, Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure, Glacier Skywalk, Banff Lake Cruise, motorcoach services, charter and sightseeing services, inbound package tour operations, and hotel operations.

Glacier Park, an 80 percent owned subsidiary of Viad, owns and operates seven properties, with accommodation offerings varying from hikers’ cabins to hotel suites, including St. Mary Lodge, a full-service resort located outside the east entrance to Glacier National Park in St. Mary, Montana; Glacier Park Lodge, a historic lodge in East Glacier, Montana; Grouse Mountain Lodge, a full-season lodge offering golf, skiing, hiking, and other seasonal recreational activities, located near Glacier National Park in Whitefish, Montana; Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, which is situated on land for which the Company has a 42-year ground lease with the Canadian government running through January 31, 2052; West Glacier Motel & Cabins in West Glacier, Montana; Motel Lake McDonald located inside Glacier National Park; and Apgar Village Lodge located inside Glacier National Park. Glacier Park also operates the food and beverage services with respect to those properties and the retail shops located near Glacier National Park. Refer to Note 20 - Discontinued Operations for additional information on the expiration of Glacier Park’s concession operations within Glacier National Park.

In July 2014, the Company acquired the West Glacier Motel & Cabins, the Apgar Village Lodge and related land, food and beverage services and retail operations (collectively, the “West Glacier Properties”). Refer to Note 3 - Acquisition of Businesses for additional information.

Alaska Denali Travel operates the Denali Backcountry Lodge and Denali Cabins. In addition to lodging, Alaska Denali Travel also provides food and beverage operations and package tour and transportation services in and around Denali National Park and Preserve.

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits - Components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income of Viad's postretirement benefit plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Pension Plans
Net periodic benefit cost of pension and post retirement benefit plans
Service cost	$ 25	$ 20	$ 76	$ 65
Interest cost	237	263	763	809
Expected return on plan assets	(93)	(107)	(285)	(327)
Amortization of prior service credit	0	0	0	0
Recognized net actuarial loss	100	101	368	305
Net periodic benefit cost	269	277	922	852
US Postretirement Benefit Plans
Net periodic benefit cost of pension and post retirement benefit plans
Service cost	27	11	114	105
Interest cost	148	140	464	517
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service credit	(138)	(149)	(414)	(445)
Recognized net actuarial loss	123	16	396	225
Net periodic benefit cost	160	18	560	402
Foreign Pension Plans
Net periodic benefit cost of pension and post retirement benefit plans
Service cost	123	104	382	313
Interest cost	124	158	384	478
Expected return on plan assets	(143)	(161)	(443)	(484)
Amortization of prior service credit	0	0	0	0
Recognized net actuarial loss	2	3	5	8
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 106	$ 104	$ 328	$ 315

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis

The fair value information related to these assets is summarized in the following tables:

				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
(in thousands)	September 30, 2015			Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	7,519		$	7,519	$	—	$	—
Other mutual funds	2,162			2,162		—		—
Total assets at fair value	$	9,681		$	9,681	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Earnout contingent consideration liability	$	(1,118	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,118	)
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis	$	(1,118	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,118	)
				Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
(in thousands)	December 31, 2014			Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds	$	8,518		$	8,518	$	—	$	—
Other mutual funds	2,536			2,536		—		—
Total assets at fair value	$	11,054		$	11,054	$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Earnout contingent consideration liability	$	(1,210	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,210	)
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis	$	(1,210	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1,210	)

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Income (Loss) Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Income (Loss) Per Share

Income Per Share

The components of basic and diluted income per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended   September 30,						Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net income attributable to Viad (diluted)	$	7,230		$	29,620		$	27,563		$	58,244
Less: Allocation to non-vested shares	(100		)	(538		)	(402		)	(1,098		)
Net income allocated to Viad common stockholders (basic)	$	7,130		$	29,082		$	27,161		$	57,146
Basic weighted-average outstanding common shares	19,831			19,679			19,782			19,832
Additional dilutive shares related to share-based compensation	143			275			164			342
Diluted weighted-average outstanding shares	19,974			19,954			19,946			20,174
Income per share:
Basic income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.36		$	1.48		$	1.37		$	2.88
Diluted income attributable to Viad common stockholders(1)	$	0.36		$	1.48		$	1.37		$	2.88

⁽¹⁾Diluted income per share amount cannot exceed basic income per share.

The number of share-based compensation awards considered dilutive and included in the computation of diluted income per share were 143,000 and 164,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, and 275,000 and 342,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. Options to purchase 4,897 and 27,000 shares of common stock were outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, but were not included in the computation of dilutive shares outstanding because the effect would be anti-dilutive.