CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 52,704	$ 59,719
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,901 and $2,174, respectively	128,019	122,373
Inventories	10,153	10,785
Current contract costs	20,202	14,331
Prepaid insurance	2,925	13,370
Other current assets	21,774	18,977
Total current assets	235,777	239,555
Property and equipment, net	592,891	549,578
Other investments and assets	17,047	17,457
Operating lease right-of-use assets	109,774	102,777
Deferred income taxes	1,930	565
Goodwill	123,906	121,429
Other intangible assets, net	55,997	58,985
Total Assets	1,137,322	1,090,346
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	77,405	73,020
Contract liabilities	52,980	43,950
Accrued compensation	31,309	25,839
Operating lease obligations	17,334	13,463
Other current liabilities	42,397	41,653
Current portion of debt and finance obligations	8,371	13,192
Total current liabilities	229,796	211,117
Long-term debt and finance obligations	444,304	456,752
Pension and postretirement benefits	16,457	16,769
Long-term operating lease obligations	106,109	101,297
Other deferred items and liabilities	70,711	70,024
Total liabilities	867,377	855,959
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	4,733	4,956
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	568,230	570,271
Accumulated deficit	(326,084)	(334,301)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(40,394)	(47,185)
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 3,948,316 and 4,216,044 shares, respectively	(195,721)	(211,657)
Total Viad stockholders’ equity	43,433	14,530
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interest	89,188	82,310
Total stockholders’ equity	132,621	96,840
Total Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity, and Stockholders’ Equity	1,137,322	1,090,346
Convertible Series A Preferred Stock
Current liabilities
Convertible Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 180,000 shares authorized, 135,000 shares issued and outstanding	$ 132,591	$ 132,591