CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue:
Total revenue		$ 1,127,311	$ 507,340	$ 415,435
Costs and expenses:
Corporate activities		13,418	11,689	8,687
Gain on sale of ON Services		(19,637)	0	0
Interest expense		34,891	28,324	17,887
Other expense, net		2,077	2,070	1,594
Restructuring charges		3,059	6,066	13,440
Impairment charges		583	0	203,076
Total costs and expenses		1,092,691	602,421	776,294
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		34,620	(95,081)	(360,859)
Income tax expense (benefit)		9,973	(1,788)	14,246
Income (loss) from continuing operations		24,647	(93,293)	(375,105)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		148	558	(1,847)
Net income (loss)		24,795	(92,735)	(376,952)
Net (income) loss attributable to non-redeemable noncontrolling interest		(2,323)	(1,686)	1,376
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		748	1,766	1,482
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad		$ 23,220	$ (92,655)	$ (374,094)
Diluted income (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ 0.52	$ (5.04)	$ (18.55)
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		0.01	0.03	(0.09)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad common stockholders	[1]	$ 0.53	$ (5.01)	$ (18.64)
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive common shares		20,812	20,411	20,279
Basic income (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ 0.53	$ (5.04)	$ (18.55)
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		0.01	0.03	(0.09)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ 0.54	$ (5.01)	$ (18.64)
Weighted-average outstanding common shares		20,589	20,411	20,279
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0.10
Amounts attributable to Viad common stockholders
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad		$ 23,072	$ (93,213)	$ (372,247)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		148	558	(1,847)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad		23,220	(92,655)	(374,094)
Net income (loss)		23,220	(92,655)	(374,094)
Services
Revenue:
Total revenue		912,040	401,142	351,528
Costs and expenses:
Costs and expenses		857,760	440,383	457,827
Products
Revenue:
Total revenue		215,271	106,198	63,907
Costs and expenses:
Costs and expenses		$ 200,540	$ 113,889	$ 73,783

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