CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 61,600	$ 39,545
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,808 and $5,310, respectively	91,966	17,837
Inventories	8,581	8,727
Current contract costs	11,105	7,923
Prepaid insurance	10,284	4,297
Other current assets	14,080	12,928
Total current assets	197,616	91,257
Property and equipment, net	549,108	492,154
Other investments and assets	16,718	15,492
Operating lease right-of-use assets	95,915	82,739
Deferred income taxes	1,006	563
Goodwill	112,078	99,847
Other intangible assets, net	65,189	71,172
Total Assets	1,037,630	853,224
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	69,657	21,037
Contract liabilities	39,141	18,595
Accrued compensation	12,788	7,030
Operating lease obligations	12,451	15,697
Other current liabilities	28,289	27,039
Current portion of debt and finance obligations	12,800	8,335
Total current liabilities	175,126	97,733
Long-term debt and finance obligations	446,580	285,356
Pension and postretirement benefits	23,692	27,264
Long-term operating lease obligations	93,406	70,150
Other deferred items and liabilities	68,953	64,628
Total liabilities	807,757	545,131
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	5,444	5,225
Viad Corp stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $1.50 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 24,934,981 shares issued and outstanding	37,402	37,402
Additional capital	566,741	568,100
Accumulated deficit	(349,720)	(253,164)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(27,429)	(30,641)
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 4,381,606 and 4,475,489 shares, respectively	(220,712)	(225,742)
Total Viad stockholders’ equity	6,282	95,955
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interest	85,556	78,144
Total stockholders’ equity	91,838	174,099
Total Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity, and Stockholders’ Equity	1,037,630	853,224
Convertible Series A Preferred Stock
Current liabilities
Convertible Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 180,000 shares authorized, 141,827 and 138,006 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	$ 132,591	$ 128,769