10-K

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2013

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012

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)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(602) 207-1000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.50 par value	New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

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  x    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  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   ¨

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

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	x
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  x

The aggregate market value of the Common Stock (based on its closing price per share on such date) held by non-affiliates on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (June 30, 2012) was approximately $391 million.

Registrant had 20,249,721 shares of Common Stock ($1.50 par value) outstanding as of January 31, 2013.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

A portion of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Viad Corp to be held May 21, 2013 is incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report.

INDEX

	Page
Part I
Item 1. Business		1
Item 1A. Risk Factors		7
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments		10
Item 2. Properties		10
Item 3. Legal Proceedings		11
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures		11
Other. Executive Officers of Registrant		12
Part II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities		14
Item 6. Selected Financial and Other Data		17
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		18
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		31
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data		32
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure		32
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures		32
Item 9B. Other Information		33
Part III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance		34
Item 11. Executive Compensation		34
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters		34
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence		34
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services		34
Part IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules		34

PART I

Item 1. Business.

Viad Corp (together with its subsidiaries, “Viad” or the “Company”) derives its revenue from experiential services provided primarily within the exhibition and events industry and the travel and recreation industry. Viad occupies leading positions as a value-added service provider in many of the markets in which it competes. Viad serves clients predominantly in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United Arab Emirates.

Viad operates two business groups:

Marketing & Events Group. The Marketing & Events Group specializes in all aspects of the design, planning and production of face-to-face events, immersive environments and brand-based experiences for clients, including show organizers, corporate brand marketers and retail shopping centers. The mission of the Marketing & Events Group is to create the world’s most meaningful and memorable experiences for brand marketers, show organizers, event attendees and retail shopping centers. 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 which want to promote their brands, feature new products, services and innovations and build business relationships. Viad’s retail shopping center customers include major developers, owners and management companies of shopping malls and lifestyle centers.

Travel & Recreation Group. The Travel & Recreation Group generates its revenue from tourism products and experiential services, including world-class attractions, hotel and concession operations, transportation services and package tour operations in and around Western Canada, Glacier National Park in Montana, Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska and Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada.

Viad’s two business groups are supported by a centralized Corporate Services Group, which provides functional support in the areas of human resources, legal, finance and accounting, internal auditing, information technology, insurance, corporate development, real estate and tax.

Reportable Segments

Within the two business groups, Viad’s organizational structure, operational decision-making authority, allocation of resources and internal reporting are aligned into the following reportable business segments:

• Marketing & Events U.S. segment;

• Marketing & Events International segment; and

• Travel & Recreation Group segment.

No reportable segment has a client comprising more than 5.2 percent of that segment’s revenue, and no client comprises more than 3.1 percent of Viad’s revenue. Viad’s reportable business segments are described below.

Marketing & Events U.S. Segment

The Marketing & Events U.S. segment (the “U.S. segment”) is comprised of the domestic operations of Global Experience Specialists, Inc. and affiliates (“GES”). During 2012, the U.S. segment provided services to over 1,300 exhibitions and events and more than 167,000 exhibitors. The U.S. segment has full-service operations in every major exhibition market in the United States, including: Las Vegas, Nevada; Chicago, Illinois; Orlando, Florida; New York, New York and Los Angeles, California. In each of these locations, the U.S. segment is a leading service provider, servicing some of the most visible and influential events in its industry.

This segment generates revenue from the following services:

Show Organizer Services. Under agreements with show organizers, the U.S. segment serves as the official services contractor of an exhibition, which is also referred to as a “trade show,” “convention” or “show.” As the official services contractor, the U.S. segment provides the following services to the show organizer: general event management; planning and consultation; concept design; exhibition layout and design; graphics and design; show traffic analysis; carpeting and flooring; signage; decorating products and accessories; custom graphics; overhead rigging; booth rigging; cleaning and temporary electrical, lighting and plumbing.

Exclusive Services Provided to Exhibitors. As the official services contractor, the U.S. segment is designated by the show organizer as the exclusive provider of certain services offered to exhibitors participating in the exhibition. This designation provides exhibitors with a single point of contact to facilitate a timely, safe and efficient move-in and move-out of the exhibition and to facilitate an organized, professional during-show experience. The exclusive services offered by the U.S. segment to exhibitors include: material handling services; overhead rigging; temporary electrical and plumbing and cleaning.

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Discretionary Services Provided to Exhibitors. In addition to the exclusive services offered to exhibitors, the U.S. segment competes with other service providers to sell non-exclusive services to exhibitors, including: custom exhibit design and construction; portable and “modular” exhibits and design; integrated marketing, including pre- and post-event communications and customer relationship management; multimedia services; event surveys; return on investment analysis; attendee and exhibit booth traffic analysis; staff training; online management tools; logistics and freight-forwarding; storage and refurbishment of exhibits; booth furnishings, carpeting and signage; in-house installation and dismantling and various other show services. The U.S. segment aims to provide these services, combined with complete event program management and planning, to corporate brand marketers across all exhibitions and events in which they participate. The U.S. segment competes with other service providers to offer these discretionary services to exhibitors, regardless of whether or not the U.S. segment is the official services contractor of the exhibition.

Other Marketing Services. The U.S. segment also provides a variety of immersive, entertaining attractions and brand-based experiences, sponsored events, mobile marketing and other branded entertainment and face-to-face marketing solutions for clients and venues, including movie studios, leading consumer brand marketers, shopping malls and museums. In addition, the U.S. segment offers retail clients complete turnkey services, including design, engineering, graphic production, fabrication, warehousing, shipping and on-site installation of retail merchandising units, kiosks and holiday environments. The U.S. segment also provides construction and installation services for permanent installations, including museum exhibits, corporate lobbies, visitor centers, showrooms and retail interiors.

Competition. The U.S. segment generally competes in the exhibition and events industry on the basis of discernible differences, value, quality, price, convenience and service. Viad believes the primary competitor in the domestic official services contractor market is The Freeman Companies (a private company); however, the U.S. segment encounters substantial competition from a large number of providers. No competitor has significant market share in the other categories of offerings of the U.S. segment. Most of the competitors are privately held companies which provide limited public information concerning their operations.

Marketing & Events International Segment

The Marketing & Events International segment (the “International segment”) includes all foreign operations of the Marketing & Events Group and consists of two operating segments: Canada and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Asia). The International segment offers services that are similar to those provided by the U.S. segment. These services are delivered by Viad’s wholly-owned subsidiaries including: GES Exposition Services (Canada) Limited, Melville Exhibition and Event Services Limited and affiliates (collectively, “Melville GES”), SDD Exhibitions Limited and GES GmbH & Co. KG.

During 2012, the International segment provided services to over 660 exhibitions and events and more than 42,000 exhibitors. The International segment has full-service operations in many of the most active and popular exhibition and event destinations, including, 10 Canadian cities, six United Kingdom cities, one German city, two cities in the United Arab Emirates and one city in the Netherlands. In each of these locations, the International segment is a leading service provider, servicing some of the most visible and influential events in its industry.

Competition. The International segment generally competes on the basis of discernible differences, value, quality, price, convenience and service. The International segment is the largest exhibitions competitor in the countries in which it competes. The International segment encounters competition from a large number of providers of similar services. Most of the competitors are privately held companies which provide limited public information concerning their operations.

Travel & Recreation Group Segment

Travel and recreation services are provided by Brewster Inc. (“Brewster”), Glacier Park, Inc. (“Glacier Park”) and Alaskan Park Properties, Inc. (“Alaska Denali Travel”). Brewster and Alaska Denali Travel are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Viad and Glacier Park is an 80 percent owned subsidiary of Viad.

Brewster

Brewster is a major tourism service operator in Western Canada, delivering tourism products that include world-class hospitality services, attractions, inbound package tour operations and corporate and event management and transportation services.

Hospitality. Brewster operates three hotels in Alberta: the Mount Royal Hotel and the Banff International Hotel, both of which are located in the heart of Banff National Park in downtown Banff, Alberta, Canada, and the Glacier View Inn, which is located on the Columbia Icefield between Lake Louise and Jasper. The Banff International Hotel, which was acquired on March 7, 2012, is a 162-guest room hotel located close to shopping, dining and Canadian Rockies activities. The hotels cater principally to leisure travelers.

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Attractions. Brewster’s attractions include the Banff Gondola, tours of the Athabasca Glacier on the Columbia Icefield and the Banff Lake Cruise operations. The Banff Gondola transports visitors to an elevation of over 7,000 feet above sea level to the top of Sulphur Mountain in Banff, Alberta, Canada, offering an unobstructed view of the Canadian Rockies and overlooking the town of Banff and the Bow Valley. Tours of the Athabasca Glacier on the Columbia Icefield provide customers with an opportunity to experience one of the largest accumulations of ice and snow south of the Arctic Circle. Icefield customers ride in an “Ice Explorer,” a unique vehicle specially designed for glacier travel. Brewster also offers boat tours, small boat rentals and charter fishing on Lake Minnewanka, which is situated outside of the town of Banff in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. In July 2012, Viad began construction of the Glacier Skywalk, a 1,312-foot guided interpretive walkway with a 98-foot glass-floored observation area overlooking the Sunwapta Valley at the Tangle Ridge Viewpoint in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Viad anticipates that the Glacier Skywalk will open at the beginning of the 2014 operating season.

Package Tour Operations and Corporate and Event Management. Brewster’s inbound package tour operations feature year-round package tours throughout Canada. These packages include motorcoach, rail, self-drive automobile, ski and winter touring and consist of both group and individual tours which may be custom designed at the time of booking. Brewster also offers a full suite of corporate and event management services for meetings, conferences, incentive travel, sports and special events. Event-related service offerings include staffing, off-site events, tours/activities, team building, housing, event management, theme development, production and audio visual services.

Transportation Operations. Brewster’s transportation operations include charter motorcoach services, sightseeing, scheduled services and airport shuttle service. Brewster operates a modern fleet of luxury motorcoaches, available for groups of any size, for travel throughout the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. In addition, Brewster provides seasonal half- and full-day sightseeing tours from Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper, Canada.

Brewster draws its customers from major markets including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia/New Zealand and Asia. Brewster markets directly to consumers, as well as through distribution channels that include tour operators, tour wholesalers, destination management companies and retail travel agencies/organizations.

Brewster generated 73 percent of the Travel & Recreation Group’s 2012 segment operating income.

Glacier Park

Glacier Park is an independent hotel operator and concessionaire of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which encompasses Glacier National Park in Montana and Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada. Glacier Park is the largest concessionaire in Glacier National Park which is among the most visited National Parks in the United States. Glacier Park provides lodging accommodations, food and beverage services, retail operations, transportation services and tours throughout Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks.

The operations of Glacier Park are seasonal, typically running from mid-May until the end of September. During those months, Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks typically host over two million visitors, the vast majority of whom purchase services from Glacier Park. During the peak months of July and August, the occupancy level at Glacier Park’s lodges and motor inns typically exceeds 90 percent. During the “shoulder” months of June and September, occupancy typically exceeds 80 percent.

Individual travelers account for over 80 percent of Glacier Park’s customers, and the balance of its customers are tour groups. Demographically, Glacier Park draws over 90 percent of its customers from the United States, with approximately 60 percent of the U.S. customers coming from the Northwest and Midwest regions.

Historic Lodges and Hotel Accommodations. Glacier Park operates five lodges, three 1960s-era motor inns and one full-season resort hotel, with accommodation offerings varying from hikers’ cabins to hotel suites. In January 2011, Glacier Park acquired Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish, Montana, which is near Glacier National Park. In June 2011, Glacier Park acquired St. Mary Lodge & Resort, a 115-room hotel in St. Mary, Montana, which is located outside the east entrance to Glacier National Park.

Hospitality Services. Glacier Park has food and beverage operations providing services to lodging guests and park visitors. Glacier Park also has retail operations, including a camp store and gift shops catering to lodging guests and park visitors.

Tour and Transportation Services. Glacier Park utilizes a fleet of authentic 1930s red touring buses that have rollback canvas tops to conduct interpretive park tours throughout Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks, including tours of the scenic Going-to-the-Sun Road.

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Concession Business. Glacier Park operates the concession portion of its business under a concession contract with the U.S. National Park Service (the “Park Service”) for Glacier National Park. Glacier Park’s original 25-year concession contract with the Park Service that was to expire on December 31, 2005 has been extended for eight one-year periods and now expires on December 31, 2013. Glacier Park generated approximately 49 percent of its 2012 revenues through its concession contract for services provided within Glacier National Park.

On December 14, 2012, the Park Service issued a prospectus soliciting proposals from prospective bidders, including Glacier Park, for the award of a 16-year concession contract beginning on January 1, 2014. Glacier Park is currently preparing its bid for the contract, which is due on or before April 16, 2013. Although Viad believes that Glacier Park is well-positioned to win the new contract, if the Park Service selects a new concessionaire, Glacier Park would be entitled to $25 million for its “possessory interest,” which generally means the value of the structures acquired or constructed, fixtures installed and improvements made to the concession property at Glacier National Park during the term of the concession contract, plus an estimated $5 million for the personal property Glacier Park uses at the facilities covered by the concession contract.

If a new concessionaire is selected by the Park Service, Glacier Park would continue to generate revenue from the four properties it owns outside of Glacier National Park: Glacier Park Lodge in East Glacier, Montana; Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish, Montana; St. Mary Lodge & Resort in St. Mary, Montana and the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, which Glacier Park owns and operates under a 42-year ground lease with the Canadian government running through January 31, 2052. As shown by the charts below, these four properties contain approximately one-half of the rooms that Glacier Park operates:

	Number of Rooms
Owned Properties:
Glacier Park Lodge		161
Grouse Mountain Lodge		143
St. Mary Lodge & Resort		115
Prince of Wales Hotel		86
Total		505
Concession Contract Properties:
Many Glacier Hotel		214
Lake McDonald Lodge		100
Swift Current Motor Inn		88
Rising Sun Motor Inn		72
Village Inn Motel		36
Total		510

Glacier Park generated 24 percent of the Travel & Recreation Group’s 2012 segment operating income.

Alaska Denali Travel

In September 2011, Alaska Denali Travel acquired Denali Backcountry Lodge, with 42 guest rooms on six acres inside Denali National Park and Preserve, and Denali Cabins, with 46 guest cabins on six acres near the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve. The lodge operates day trips to its day trip lodge accessed by the scenic park road, a package tours sales and marketing program and daily motorcoach service between Anchorage and Denali National Park and Preserve. Alaska Denali Travel’s operations leverage Viad’s full-service hospitality operational expertise and expand Viad’s national park footprint into Alaska. Full-service operations of Alaska Denali Travel began in 2012 and its operating season runs from May until the end of September.

Competition. The Travel & Recreation Group generally competes on the basis of location, uniqueness of facilities, service, quality and price. Competition exists both locally and regionally in the package tour business, hotel and restaurant business and charter service business.

Recent Business Developments

Over the past several years, Viad has made acquisitions and strategic investments to grow its business. On March 7, 2012, the Travel & Recreation Group acquired the Banff International Hotel, located in Banff National Park in downtown Banff, Alberta, Canada, for $23.6 million in cash. The acquisition of the Banff International Hotel is the most recent acquisition by the Travel & Recreation Group, which also purchased two properties near Glacier National Park (the St. Mary Lodge & Resort and Grouse Mountain Lodge), one property inside Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali Backcountry Lodge) and one property near the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali Cabins) in 2011.

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On December 14, 2012, Viad announced that the Board of Directors authorized management to explore and evaluate opportunities to enhance shareholder value, including a potential separation of its Travel & Recreation and Marketing & Events business groups. Viad engaged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as its financial advisor to assist in this evaluation process. See “Item 1A—Risk Factors—There can be no assurances that management’s current strategic evaluation of opportunities to enhance shareholder value will result in a transaction” for a discussion of the risks related to management’s evaluation of these strategic alternatives, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Most recently, on February 19, 2013, Viad acquired the assets of Resource Creative Limited (“RCL”) for $647,000 (£420,000) in cash, subject to certain adjustments, plus a deferred payment of up to approximately $280,000 (£180,000). The deferred payment is subject to RCL’s achievement of certain net revenue targets between the acquisition date and December 31, 2014. RCL is a United Kingdom-based company specializing in providing creative graphic services to the exhibition, events and retail markets throughout the United Kingdom and continental Europe. RCL’s operations will be merged with Melville GES’ existing London-based operation and will relocate to a new unit on site at ExCeL London, where Melville GES was recently appointed to supply graphics to ExCeL London’s in-house advertising sales agency, InVision.

Intellectual Property

Viad and its subsidiaries own or have the right to use registered trademarks and trademarks pending registration, used in their businesses, including Global Experience Specialists & design^®, GES^®, GES Servicenter^®, GES National Servicenter^®, GES MarketWorks^®, HANG:RZ^®, Trade Show Rigging TSR^®, TSE Trade Show Electrical & design^®, ethnoMetrics^®, eXPRESSO & design^®, FIT^®, DEXZ^®, WAM! The Wireless Ambassador^®, LUMA2 & design^®, eco-sense and design^®, and the trademarks in the 2012 Alaska Denali Travel rebranding program, including Alaska Denali Travel, Alaska Denali Escapes, Denali Backcountry Adventure and Denali Backcountry Lodge. Viad and its subsidiaries also own or have the right to use many registered trademarks and trademarks pending registration outside of the United States, including the Melville lion image, GES, Maxim^®, Showtech, SDDRetail, Brewster Travel Canada & design^®, Brewster Attractions Explore & design^®, Brewster Hospitality Refresh & design^® and escape.connect.refresh.explore. United States trademark registrations are for a term of 10 years and are renewable every 10 years as long as the trademarks are used in the regular course of business.

The Company owns a number of patents for exhibit technology and exhibit processes that are cumulatively important to its business and that it believes provide competitive advantages in the marketplace for designing and building exhibits. These include patents relating to modular furniture used in exhibits and displays and a modular structure having a load-bearing surface. The Company also owns a number of design patents for its retail merchandising units. United States utility patents are currently granted for a term of 20 years from the date a patent application is filed and United States design patents are currently granted for a term of 14 years from the date granted. The Marketing & Events Group has extensive design libraries with copyright protections and owns copyright registrations for a number of the designs within its design libraries. Copyright protection for such work is 95 years from the date of publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter.

Although Viad believes that certain of its patents, trademarks and copyrights have substantial value, it does not believe that the loss of any one of these patents, trademarks or copyrights would have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

Government Regulation

Compliance with legal requirements and government regulations represents a normal cost of doing business. The principal regulations affecting the day-to-day businesses are rules and regulations relating to transportation (such as regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Transportation and its state counterparts), employees (such as regulations implemented by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, equal employment opportunity laws, guidelines implemented pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act and general federal and state employment laws), unionized labor (such as guidelines imposed by the National Labor Relations Act) and U.S. and Canadian regulations relating to national parks (such as regulations established by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Park Service).

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Employees

Viad’s businesses had approximately 3,930 employees as of December 31, 2012 as follows:

	Approximate Number of Employees		Regular Full-Time Employees Covered by Collective  Bargaining Agreements
Marketing & Events Group		3,320		1,260
Travel & Recreation Group		450		90

Viad believes that relations with its employees are satisfactory and that collective-bargaining agreements expiring in 2013 will be renegotiated in the ordinary course of business without a material adverse effect on Viad’s operations.

Viad’s Corporate Services Group had 161 employees as of December 31, 2012 providing management, financial and accounting, internal auditing, tax, administrative, information technology, human resources, corporate development, legal and other services to its operating units and handling residual matters pertaining to businesses previously discontinued or sold by the Company. Viad is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of eight non-employee directors and one employee director, and has an executive management team consisting of nine executive officers (including the CEO, who is also an employee and director of Viad, and the presidents of Viad’s two business groups).

Seasonality

Exhibition and event activity varies significantly depending on the frequency and timing of shows (some shows are not held each year and some may shift between quarters). The Marketing & Events U.S. segment generally reports its highest revenue during the first quarter of each year, while the Marketing & Events International segment generally reports its highest revenue during the second quarter of each year. The Travel & Recreation Group segment experiences peak activity during the summer months and during 2012, 87 percent of its revenue was earned in the second and third quarters. Viad’s average segment operating income during the past three years, as a percentage of the average full year’s segment operating income during the past three years, was approximately 28 percent (first quarter), 34 percent (second quarter), 61 percent (third quarter) and minus 23 percent (fourth quarter). See “Risk Factors – Viad’s businesses are seasonal, which causes results of operations to fluctuate and makes results of operations particularly sensitive to adverse events during peak periods” and “Risk Factors – Exhibition rotation impacts overall profitability and makes comparisons between periods difficult” in Item 1A, which are incorporated herein by reference; see also Notes 19 and 22 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Financial Information about Restructuring Charges

Information regarding restructuring charges is provided in Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Financial Information about Segments

Business segment financial information is provided in Note 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Financial Information about Geographic Areas

Geographic area financial information is provided in Note 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Available Information

Viad’s internet address is www.viad.com. Viad uses its web site as a routine channel for distribution of Company information, including press releases, financial information and corporate governance initiatives. Viad posts filings as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including Viad’s annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements, amendments to those reports or statements and other information, as well as transactions in Viad securities by Viad’s directors and executive officers. All such postings and filings are available on Viad’s web site free of charge. In addition, Viad’s web site allows interested persons to sign up to automatically receive e-mail alerts when the Company posts news releases and financial information. The SEC’s web site, www.sec.gov, contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Such information also can be read and copied at the SEC’s public reference section, located in Room 1580, 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 and on the SEC’s internet site at www.sec.gov. Information regarding the operation of the public reference section can be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The content on any web site referred to in this Form 10-K is not incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K unless expressly noted.

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Viad’s web site, at http://viad.investorroom.com/, includes key information about the Company’s corporate governance initiatives, including its Corporate Governance Guidelines, charters of the committees of the Board of Directors, Code of Ethics and information concerning Viad’s directors and a method to communicate with them. Viad will make available in print any of this information upon request to: Corporate Secretary, Viad Corp, 1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 1900, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4565.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Viad’s operating results are subject to known and unknown risks. As a result, past financial performance and historical trends may not be reliable indicators of future performance.

There can be no assurances that management’s current strategic evaluation of opportunities to enhance shareholder value will result in a transaction.

Viad’s Board of Directors authorized management to explore and evaluate opportunities to enhance shareholder value, including a potential separation of its Travel & Recreation and Marketing & Events business groups. The Company engaged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as its financial advisor to assist in this evaluation process. No decision has been made to separate the two business groups, and Viad cannot assure that it will identify and undertake a transaction that allows its shareholders to realize an increase in the value of Viad’s stock or provide any guidance on the timing of any such action. Viad also cannot assure that any potential transaction or other strategic alternative, if identified, evaluated and consummated, will provide greater value to its shareholders than that reflected in the current stock price. Any potential transaction would be dependent upon a number of factors that may be beyond Viad’s control, including, among other factors, the U.S. and global economic and market conditions, industry trends, the interest of third parties in Viad’s businesses and the availability of financing to potential buyers on reasonable terms.

Viad’s businesses and operating results are adversely affected by deterioration in general economic conditions.

Viad’s businesses are sensitive to fluctuations in general economic conditions and are impacted by increases and decreases in the cost of materials and operating supplies. Operating results for the Marketing & Events U.S. and International segments depend largely on the number of exhibitions held and on the size of exhibitors’ marketing expenditures, which in turn depend partly on the strength of particular industries in which exhibitors operate. The number and size of exhibitions generally decrease when the economy weakens.

Further, many exhibitors’ marketing budgets are partly discretionary, and are frequently among the first expenditures reduced by exhibitors when economic conditions deteriorate, resulting in reduced spending by exhibitors for the Company’s services. Marketing expenditures often are not increased until economic conditions improve. As a result, during periods of general economic weakness, the operating results for the Marketing & Events Group are adversely affected. Similarly, many of the retail shopping mall and lifestyle center clients of the Marketing & Events Group may reduce marketing expenditures when economic conditions deteriorate.

Revenues from the Travel & Recreation Group businesses depend largely on the amount of disposable income that consumers have available for travel and vacations. This amount decreases during periods of weak general economic conditions.

Viad’s results of operations are impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Viad conducts foreign operations primarily in Canada, the United Kingdom 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 consolidated balance sheets. 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 consolidated balance sheets. Viad has not hedged its equity risk arising from the translation of foreign denominated assets and liabilities.

In addition, for purposes of consolidation, the revenue, expenses and 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, even when the functional currency amounts have not changed. Accordingly, fluctuations in the exchange rates affect overall profitability and historical period-to-period comparisons. Viad has not hedged its net earnings exposure arising from the translation of its foreign operating results.

During 2012, $223.5 million of revenue and $11.7 million of segment operating income was derived through Canadian and United Kingdom operations of the International segment. In addition, $80.6 million of 2012 revenue and $18.3 million of 2012 segment operating income generated in the Travel & Recreation Group was derived through its Canadian operations. For this segment, Canadian operations are largely dependent on foreign customer visitation, and accordingly, increases in the value of the Canadian dollar as compared to other currencies could adversely affect customer volumes, and, therefore, revenue and segment operating income in the Travel & Recreation Group.

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Exhibition rotation impacts overall profitability and makes comparisons between periods difficult.

The business activities of the Marketing & Events Group are largely dependent upon the frequency, timing and location of exhibitions and events. Some large exhibitions are not held annually (they may be held once every two or three years or longer). Some large exhibitions may be held at a different time of year than when they have historically been held. In addition, the same exhibition may be held in different locations in different years, and may result in Viad generating lower margins in a given period if the exhibition shifts to a higher-cost city.

As a consequence of these factors, the operating results for these businesses may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter or from year to year, making periodic comparisons difficult.

Viad’s businesses are adversely affected by disruptions in the travel industry, particularly those adversely affecting the hotel and airline industries.

The success of Viad’s businesses depends largely on the ability and willingness of people, whether exhibitors, exhibition attendees or others, to travel. Factors adversely affecting the travel industry as a whole, and particularly the airline and hotel industries, generally also adversely affect Viad’s businesses and results of operations. Factors that could adversely affect the travel industry as a whole include high or rising fuel prices, increased security and passport requirements, weather conditions, airline accidents and international political instability and hostilities. Unexpected events of this nature, or other events that may have an impact on the availability and pricing of air travel and accommodations, could adversely affect Viad’s businesses and results of operations.

The failure of a large client to renew its services contract or the loss of business from convention facilities could adversely impact revenue.

Although no single client accounts for more than 5.2 percent of the revenue of any of Viad’s reporting segments, the Marketing & Events U.S. and International segments have a relatively small number of large exhibition show organizers and large customer accounts. The loss of any of these large clients would adversely affect Viad’s results of operations.

In addition, revenue of the Marketing & Events Group may be significantly impacted if certain exhibition facilities choose to in-source electrical, plumbing or other services. When the Marketing & Events Group is hired as the official services contractor for an exhibition, the show organizer contractually grants an exclusive right to perform these electrical and plumbing services, subject in each case to the exhibition facility’s option to in-source the services (either by performing the services themselves or by hiring a separate service provider). Many exhibition facilities are under financial pressure as a result of conditions generally affecting their industry, including an increased supply of exhibition space. As a result, some of these facilities have sought to in-source all or a large portion of these services. If a large number of facilities with which the Marketing & Events Group has these relationships moves these services in-house, Viad’s revenue and operating results could be adversely affected.

Viad’s key businesses are relationship driven.

The business activities of the Marketing & Events U.S. and International segments are heavily focused on client relationships, and, specifically, on the close collaboration and interaction with the client. These relationships require the account team to become attuned to the client’s desires and expectations in order to provide top-quality service. Viad has in the past lost, and may in the future lose, important clients (and corresponding revenue) if a key member of the account team were to cease employment with the Company and take those customers to a competitor.

Completed acquisitions may not perform as anticipated or be integrated as planned.

Viad has acquired businesses and intends to continue to pursue opportunities to acquire businesses that complement, enhance or expand Viad’s current businesses or offer growth opportunities to Viad. Any acquisition can involve a number of risks, including: the failure to achieve the financial and strategic goals and other benefits from the acquisition; the inability to successfully integrate the acquired business into Viad’s ongoing businesses; the inability to retain key personnel or customers of the acquired business; the inability to successfully integrate financial reporting and internal control systems; the disruption of Viad’s ongoing businesses and distraction of senior management and employees of Viad from other opportunities and challenges due to the integration of the acquired business; and the potential existence of liabilities or contingencies not disclosed to or known by Viad prior to closing the acquisition or not otherwise provided for through the purchase agreement.

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Viad’s businesses are seasonal, which causes results of operations to fluctuate and makes results of operations particularly sensitive to adverse events during peak periods.

The Marketing & Events U.S. segment generally reports its highest revenue during the first quarter of each year, while the Marketing & Events International segment generally reports its highest revenue during the second quarter of each year. The Travel & Recreation Group businesses are also seasonal, experiencing peak activity during the second and third quarters. These quarters accounted for 87 percent of the segment’s 2012 revenue. Because of the seasonal nature of Viad’s businesses, adverse events or conditions occurring during peak periods could adversely affect the operating results of Viad’s businesses.

New capital projects may not be commercially successful.

From time to time, in an effort to seize opportunities that complement, enhance and expand its businesses, Viad pursues new capital projects. Capital projects are subject to a number of risks, including unanticipated delays and cost overruns, failure to achieve established financial and strategic goals and the inability to successfully integrate into Viad’s ongoing businesses, as well as additional risks specific to a project. The occurrence of any of the events described above could prevent a new capital project from performing in accordance with Viad’s commercial expectations and could have a material adverse effect on its businesses and results of operations.

Transportation disruptions and increases in transportation costs could adversely affect Viad’s businesses and operating results.

The Marketing & Events U.S. and International segments rely on independent transportation carriers to send materials and exhibits to and from exhibitions, warehouse facilities and customer facilities. If they were unable to secure the services of these independent transportation carriers at favorable rates, it could have a material adverse effect on these businesses and their results of operations. In addition, disruption of transportation services because of weather-related problems, strikes, lockouts or other events could adversely affect their ability to supply services to customers and could cause the cancellation of exhibitions, which may have a material adverse effect on these businesses and operating results. Similarly, disruption of transportation services could adversely affect the ability of the Marketing & Events Group to supply time-sensitive holiday-themed exhibits and experiences to retail shopping mall and lifestyle center customers and could cause the cancellation of the exhibits and experiences.

Union-represented labor creates an increased risk of work stoppages and higher labor costs.

A significant portion of Viad’s employees are unionized and Viad’s businesses are party to approximately 100 collective-bargaining agreements, with approximately one-third requiring renegotiation each year. If the results of labor negotiations caused the Company to increase wages or benefits, which increases total labor costs, the increased costs could either be absorbed (which would adversely affect operating margins) or passed on to customers, which may lead customers to turn to other vendors in response to higher prices. In either event, Viad’s businesses and results of operations could be adversely affected.

Moreover, if the Company were unable to reach an agreement with a union during the collective-bargaining process, the union may strike or carry out other types of work stoppages. In such a circumstance, Viad might be unable to find substitute workers with the necessary skills to perform many of the services, or may incur additional costs to do so, which could adversely affect the Company’s businesses and results of operations.

Obligations to fund multi-employer pension plans to which Viad contributes may have an adverse impact on operating results.

Viad’s businesses contribute to various multi-employer pension plans based on obligations arising under collective-bargaining agreements covering its union-represented employees. Viad’s contributions to these multi-employer plans in 2012 and 2011 totaled $20.7 million and $19.6 million, respectively. Viad does not directly manage these multi-employer plans, which are generally managed by boards of trustees. 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. Viad cannot determine at this time the amount of additional funding, if any, it may be required to make to these plans. However, plan contribution increases, if any, could have an adverse impact on Viad’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Viad competes in competitive industries and increased competition could negatively impact operating results.

Viad is engaged in a number of highly competitive industries. Competition in the exhibition and events industry and the exhibits and experiential environments industries is driven by price and service quality, among other factors. To the extent competitors seek to gain or retain their market presence through aggressive underpricing strategies, Viad may be required to lower its prices and rates to avoid loss of related business, thereby adversely affecting operating results. In addition, if Viad is unable to anticipate and respond as effectively as competitors to changing business conditions, including new technologies and business models, Viad could lose market share to its competitors. If Viad were unable to meet the challenges presented by the competitive environment, results of operations could be adversely affected.

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Liabilities relating to prior and discontinued operations may adversely affect results of operations.

Viad and its predecessors have a corporate history spanning over seven decades and involving approximately 2,400 previous subsidiaries in diverse businesses, such as the manufacturing of locomotives, buses, industrial chemicals, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, leather, textiles, food and fresh meats. Some of these businesses used raw materials that have been, and may continue to be, the subject of litigation. Moreover, some of the raw materials used and the waste produced by these businesses have been and are the subject of U.S. federal and state environmental regulations, including laws enacted under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, or its state law counterparts. In addition, Viad may incur other liabilities, resulting from indemnification claims involving sold subsidiaries, as well as from past operations of predecessors or their subsidiaries. Although the Company believes it has adequate reserves and sufficient insurance coverage to cover these future liabilities, results of operations could be materially affected if future events or proceedings contradict current assumptions, and reserves or insurance become inadequate.

Terrorist attacks, natural disasters or other catastrophic events may have a negative effect on Viad’s business.

The occurrence of catastrophic events ranging from natural disasters (such as hurricanes), health epidemics or pandemics, acts of war or terrorism, or the prospect of these events could disrupt Viad’s businesses. Such catastrophic events could impact the Company’s production facilities preventing Viad from timely completing exhibit fabrication and other projects for customers, and also could cause a disruption in the services the Company provides to its customers at convention centers, exhibition halls, hotels and other public venues. Such catastrophic events also could cause a cancellation of exhibitions and other events held in public venues. If the conditions arising from such events persist or worsen, Viad could experience continuing or increased adverse effects on its results of operations and financial condition.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 2. Properties.

Viad’s businesses operate service or production facilities and maintain sales and service offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands. The principal properties of Viad’s businesses as of December 31, 2012 were:

Viad’s headquarters, which are leased and approximate 24,700 square feet, are located at 1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 1900 in Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4565.

The Marketing & Events U.S. segment operates 15 offices and 26 multi-use facilities (manufacturing, sales and design, office and/or warehouse and truck marshaling yards). The multi-use facilities vary in size up to approximately 592,100 square feet. Three of the multi-use facilities are owned; all other properties are leased.

The Marketing & Events International segment operates four offices and twenty multi-use facilities, with two offices and nine multi-use facilities in Canada, seven multi-use facilities in the United Kingdom, two multi-use facilities in Germany, one office and two multi-use facilities in the United Arab Emirates and one office in the Netherlands. The multi-use facilities vary in size up to approximately 134,000 square feet. One of the multi-use facilities is owned; all other properties are leased.

The Travel & Recreation Group segment operates four offices, 17 retail stores, one bus terminal, four garages, an icefield tour facility, a gondola lift operation, a boat tour facility, 13 hotels/lodges (including ancillary foodservice and recreational facilities) and 46 guest cabins. All of the facilities are in the United States or Canada. The bus terminal, three garages and the boat tour facility are owned and one garage is leased. The icefield tour facility and gondola lift operation are operated through lease agreements with Parks Canada and all other properties are leased.

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The Travel & Recreation Group owns eight of the 13 hotels/lodges it operates and all of the guest cabins, while the remaining five hotels/lodges are operated pursuant to the Glacier Park concession contract. As shown by the charts below, the eight hotels and lodges and the guest cabins account for 922 of the 1,432 rooms managed by the Travel & Recreation Group:

	Number of Rooms
Owned Properties:
Banff International Hotel		162
Glacier Park Lodge		161
Grouse Mountain Lodge		143
Mount Royal Hotel		135
St. Mary Lodge & Resort		115
Prince of Wales Hotel		86
Denali Cabins		46
Denali Backcountry Lodge		42
Glacier View Inn		32
Total		922
Concession Contract Properties:
Many Glacier Hotel		214
Lake McDonald Lodge		100
Swift Current Motor Inn		88
Rising Sun Motor Inn		72
Village Inn Motel		36
Total		510

Management believes that the Company’s facilities in the aggregate are adequate and suitable for their purposes and that capacity is sufficient for current needs.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

Viad and certain 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 December 31, 2012 with respect to certain of 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 condition 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 for 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 condition or results of operations.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

None.

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Other. Executive Officers of Registrant.

The names, ages and positions of Viad’s executive officers as of the filing of this Annual Report are listed below:

Name	Age	Business Experience During the Past Five Years and Other Information
Paul B. Dykstra	51	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viad since April of 2008; prior thereto, President and Chief Executive Officer since April 2006; prior thereto, Chief Operating Officer since January 2006; prior thereto, President and Chief Executive Officer of GES since January 2000; prior thereto, Executive Vice President-International and Corporate Development of GES since 1999; and prior thereto, Executive Vice President-General Manager or similar executive positions since 1994 with Travelers Express Company, Inc., a former subsidiary of Viad.
Deborah J. DePaoli	48	General Counsel and Secretary since May 2011; prior thereto, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary since 2009; prior thereto, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary since 2004; prior thereto, held other attorney positions since joining Viad in 2000; prior thereto, Vice President and General Counsel, Outings on the Links, Inc. since 1996; and prior thereto, Senior Associate and various legal positions with Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A. since 1991.
Michael M. Hannan	47	Group President of the Travel & Recreation Group since July 2009 and President of Brewster since December 2008; prior thereto, Executive Vice President of Gibralt Capital Corporation, a real estate investment firm focusing on Canada and the United States, from July 2008 to November 2008; prior thereto, independent consultant providing business strategy, corporate development and financial advice to companies in British Columbia, Canada since January 2007; prior thereto, Executive Vice President of Intrawest ULC, a leader in the development and management of experiential destination resorts, since May 2002; prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer of Versatel Internet Group N.V., an internet service provider, from February 2000 to December 2001; and prior thereto, Chief Financial Officer – Canada and Latin America of UUNET Canada Inc., an internet service provider, since May 1996.
George N. Hines	40	Chief Information Officer since December 2009; prior thereto, Senior Vice President and Transitioning Chief Information Officer of Stream Global Services, Inc., a business process outsource provider, since October 2009; prior thereto, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of eTelecare Global Solutions, Inc. (merged into Stream Global Services, Inc.) since August 2007; prior thereto, Chief Information Officer of PeopleSupport, Inc., a business process outsource provider, since December 2005; prior thereto, Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Technology Officer of ChaseCom Limited Partnership, a provider of customer contact center services, since August 2004; prior thereto, Senior Manager–Telecommunications Industry Practice of Deloitte Consulting LLP since April 2000; and prior thereto, Manager – Telecommunications Industry Practice of Ernst & Young LLP from July 1996 to March 2000.
Ellen M. Ingersoll	48	Chief Financial Officer since July 2002; prior thereto, Vice President-Controller or similar position since January 2002; prior thereto, Controller of CashX, Inc., a service provider of stored value internet cards, from June 2001 through October 2001; prior thereto, Operations Finance Director of LeapSource, Inc., a provider of business process outsourcing, since January 2000; and prior thereto, Vice President and Controller of Franchise Finance Corporation of America since May 1992.

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Name	Age	Business Experience During the Past Five Years and Other Information
Thomas M. Kuczynski	48	Chief Corporate Development & Strategy Officer since March 2008; prior thereto, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Planning of The Nielsen Company, a media and marketing information company, since August 2006; prior thereto, Managing Director of The Pareto Group, a provider of strategic and investment advisory services, since January 2004; and prior thereto, Vice President of Penton Media, Inc., a business media firm producing magazines, trade shows, conferences and electronic media, from January 1999 to October 2003.
G. Michael Latta	50	Chief Accounting Officer—Controller since November 2002; prior thereto, Corporate Controller or similar position for SpeedFam-IPEC, Inc., a semiconductor equipment manufacturer, since October 1999; and prior thereto, Controller for Cardiac Pathways Corporation, a medical device manufacturer, since September 1994.
Steven W. Moster	43	Group President of the Marketing & Events Group since May 2011 and President of GES since November 1, 2010; prior thereto, independent consultant providing marketing and sales consultation services to 3 Day Blinds Corporation, a manufacturer and retailer of custom window coverings, from April 2010 to August 2010; prior thereto, Executive Vice President—Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of GES from January 2008 to February 2010; prior thereto, Executive Vice President—Products and Services of GES from January 2005 to February 2010; prior thereto Vice President—Products & Services Business of GES from January 2004 to January 2005; and prior thereto, Engagement Manager, Management Strategy Consulting for McKinsey & Company from August 2000 to January 2004.
David C. Robertson	47	Chief Human Resources Officer since August 2010; prior thereto, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, North America & Asia Pacific, of Insight Enterprises, Inc., a global provider of technology solutions, from October 2006 to August 2010; prior thereto, Senior Director of Human Resources, Aerospace Global Repair Services, of Honeywell International Inc., a global diversified technology and manufacturing provider, from July 2005 to October 2006; prior thereto, Director of Human Resources of Honeywell International Inc. from September 2003 to June 2005; and prior thereto, Director of Human Resources of America Online, Inc., a global web services company, from February 1999 to August 2003.

The term of office of the executive officers is until the next annual organization meeting of the Board of Directors of Viad which is scheduled for May 21, 2013.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

The principal market on which Viad’s common stock is traded is the New York Stock Exchange. The common stock is also admitted for trading on the Chicago and National Exchanges. The following tables summarize the high and low market prices as reported on the NYSE Euronext Composite Tape and the cash dividends declared for the two years ended December 31:

SALES PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK

	2012				2011
	High		Low		High		Low
First Quarter	$	23.47	$	17.47	$	26.78	$	19.82
Second Quarter	$	20.07	$	16.69	$	26.00	$	19.35
Third Quarter	$	23.25	$	16.46	$	23.02	$	15.77
Fourth Quarter	$	27.48	$	18.95	$	22.21	$	15.87

DIVIDENDS DECLARED ON COMMON STOCK

	2012		2011
February	$	0.04	$	0.04
May		0.04		0.04
August		0.10		0.04
November		0.10		—
December		—		0.04
Total	$	0.28	$	0.16

Regular quarterly dividends were paid on Viad’s common stock on the first business day of January, April, July and October. The terms of Viad’s $130 million secured revolving credit facility, amended and restated as of May 18, 2011, (the “Credit Facility”) restrict Viad from paying more than $10 million in dividends in the aggregate in any calendar year. Effective December 12, 2012, the Credit Facility was amended to change the limitation on restricted payments. Unless the Company’s leverage ratio is greater than 1.50 to 1.00 or a default or an unmatured default exists, additional dividends over the $10 million limitation, repurchase of shares and distributions on capital stock are allowed. Viad expects that comparable cash dividends will continue to be paid in the future as approved by the Board of Directors.

As of January 31, 2013, there were 7,367 shareholders of record of Viad’s common stock following the one-for-four reverse stock split effective on July 1, 2004. There were also 799 shareholders of record as of January 31, 2013 that had not converted pre-split shares into the post-split common stock. Accordingly, there were a total of 8,166 shareholders of record as of January 31, 2013.

For information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and related shareholder matters, refer to Part III, Item 12, “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” in this Annual Report.

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SHAREHOLDER RETURN PERFORMANCE GRAPH

Set forth below is a line graph comparing, for the five-year period ended December 31, 2012, the yearly percentage change in the cumulative total shareholder return on Viad’s common stock to the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Media Index, Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Commercial Services & Supplies Index, Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index, Russell 2000 Index and Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

The graph below assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2007 in Viad’s common stock, Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Media Index, Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Commercial Services & Supplies Index, Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index, Russell 2000 Index and Standard & Poor’s 500 Index with reinvestment of all dividends.

Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return

	Year Ended December 31,
	2007		2008		2009		2010		2011		2012
Viad Corp	$	100.00	$	78.75	$	66.28	$	82.47	$	57.03	$	89.77
S&P 500	$	100.00	$	62.98	$	79.59	$	91.48	$	93.27	$	107.96
Russell 2000	$	100.00	$	66.20	$	84.16	$	106.73	$	102.20	$	118.85
S&P SmallCap 600	$	100.00	$	68.92	$	86.52	$	109.25	$	110.30	$	128.22
S&P 600 Comm. Services & Supplies	$	100.00	$	78.84	$	99.48	$	116.12	$	101.42	$	136.78
S&P 600 Media Index	$	100.00	$	28.99	$	49.46	$	72.80	$	56.23	$	63.93

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Set forth below is a table showing the total number of shares of Viad’s common stock that were repurchased during the fourth quarter of 2012 by Viad either on the open market as part of a repurchase program or 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 (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
November 2012		2,700		22.41		—		53,621
December 2012		24,349		22.91		23,183		1,030,438
Total		27,049		22.86		23,183		1,030,438

(1) In December 2012, Viad announced its intent to repurchase up to an additional one million shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time at prevailing market prices. At the time of the announcement, there were 30,438 shares available for repurchase pursuant to previously announced authorizations. During 2012, Viad repurchased 23,183 shares for $526,000. As of December 31, 2012, 1,030,438 shares remain available for repurchase. The authorization of the Board of Directors does not have an expiration date. Effective December 12, 2012, the Company’s $130 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2011 was amended to remove the limitation on share repurchases of $10 million in the aggregate per calendar year. This amendment allows share repurchases unless the Company’s leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Facility, is greater than 1.50 to 1.00 or a default or an unmatured default, as defined in the Credit Facility, exists.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

VIAD CORP

SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010			2009			2008
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Statement of Operations Data
Revenues:
Exhibition and event services	$	726,429		$	670,054		$	590,444		$	582,969		$	804,546
Exhibits and environments(1)		175,611			170,496			166,040			147,533			229,694
Travel and recreation services(2)(3)		123,191			101,814			88,277			75,302			86,621
Total revenues	$	1,025,231		$	942,364		$	844,761		$	805,804		$	1,120,861
Income (loss) from continuing operations(4)	$	5,959		$	9,292		$	817		$	(104,808	)	$	43,538
Income from discontinued operations(5)		624			451			262			679			385
Net income (loss)		6,583			9,743			1,079			(104,129	)		43,923
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(686	)		(533	)		(636	)		(582	)		(550	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	5,897		$	9,210		$	443		$	(104,711	)	$	43,373
Diluted Income (Loss) per Common Share
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders(4)	$	0.26		$	0.43		$	0.01		$	(5.28	)	$	2.08
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders(5)		0.03			0.02			0.01			0.03			0.02
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.29		$	0.45		$	0.02		$	(5.25	)	$	2.10
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive common shares		20,005			20,055			20,277			19,960			20,493
Basic Income (Loss) per Common Share
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders(4)	$	0.26		$	0.43		$	0.01		$	(5.28	)	$	2.08
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders(5)		0.03			0.02			0.01			0.03			0.02
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.29		$	0.45		$	0.02		$	(5.25	)	$	2.10
Weighted-average outstanding common shares		19,701			19,719			19,955			19,960			20,172
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.28		$	0.16		$	0.16		$	0.16		$	0.16
Balance Sheet Data at Year-End
Total assets	$	650,577		$	617,828		$	616,503		$	609,186		$	729,404
Total debt and capital lease obligations		2,226			3,239			9,077			12,788			12,643
Total stockholders’ equity		397,032			386,179			386,711			384,631			467,089
Noncontrolling interest		8,971			8,285			7,752			7,116			6,534
Other Data
Adjusted EBITDA(6)	$	58,150		$	43,284		$	32,312		$	12,793		$	104,702

⁽¹⁾  2008 amounts include $25.4 million in revenue from Becker Group which was acquired by Viad in January 2008.

⁽²⁾  2011 amounts include $9.7 million in revenue from Grouse Mountain Lodge, St. Mary Lodge & Resort and Denali Backcountry Lodge and Denali Cabins which were acquired by Viad in January 2011, June 2011 and September 2011, respectively.

⁽³⁾  2012 amounts include $5.2 million in revenue from the Banff International Hotel which was acquired by Viad in March 2012.

⁽⁴⁾  Income from continuing operations include the following items (see Notes 5, 7,14 and 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010		2009		2008
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Restructuring charges, net of tax	$	3,287	$	2,453	$	2,613	$	8,677	$	317
Restructuring charges per diluted share	$	0.16	$	0.12	$	0.13	$	0.43	$	0.02
Impairment losses, net of tax	$	—	$	—	$	268	$	98,197	$	9,405
Impairment losses per diluted share	$	—	$	—	$	0.01	$	4.92	$	0.46

2012 amounts also include a charge to income tax expense of $13.4 million ($0.67 per diluted share) representing a valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets associated with foreign tax credit carryforwards.

⁽⁵⁾  The amounts relate to certain obligations associated with previously sold operations.

⁽⁶⁾  See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for a discussion of “Non-GAAP Measure.”

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Viad Corp’s consolidated financial statements and related notes. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Viad Corp’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to various factors discussed under “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in this Annual Report.

Overview:

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

The Marketing & Events Group, comprised of Global Experience Specialists, Inc. and affiliates (“GES”), specializes in all aspects of the design, planning and production of face-to-face events, immersive environments and brand-based experiences for clients, including show organizers, corporate brand marketers and retail shopping centers. In addition, the Marketing & Events Group provides a variety of immersive, entertaining attractions and brand-based experiences, sponsored events, mobile marketing and other branded entertainment and face-to-face marketing solutions for clients and venues, including shopping malls, movie studios, museums and leading consumer brands.

The Travel & Recreation Group segment 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, motorcoach services, charter and sightseeing services, tour boat operations, inbound package tour operations and hotel operations. Glacier Park operates five lodges, three motor inns and one four-season resort hotel and provides food and beverage operations, retail operations and tour and transportation services in and around Glacier National Park in Montana and Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada. Glacier Park is an 80 percent owned subsidiary of Viad. Alaska Denali Travel operates the Denali Backcountry Lodge, which is the largest of three lodges located within Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, and the Denali Cabins, which are located near the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve. 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.

On December 14, 2012, Viad announced that the Board of Directors authorized management to explore and evaluate opportunities to enhance shareholder value, including a potential separation of its Travel & Recreation and Marketing & Events business groups. Viad engaged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as its financial advisor to assist in this evaluation process.

Financial Highlights

The following 2012 financial highlights are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”):

Viad Corp (Consolidated)

• Total revenues of $1.0 billion, an increase of 8.8 percent from 2011 revenues

• Net income attributable to Viad of $5.9 million, as compared to $9.2 million in 2011

• Diluted income per share of $0.29, as compared to $0.45 in 2011

• Acquisition of the Banff International Hotel for $23.6 million on March 7, 2012

• Restructuring charges totaling $4.9 million primarily related to reorganization activities in the Marketing & Events Group, comprised of the elimination of certain positions and facility consolidations

• Income tax expense charge of $13.4 million representing a valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets associated with foreign tax credit carryforwards

• Income from discontinued operations of $624,000 primarily related to the sale of land associated with previously sold operations

• Cash and cash equivalents were $114.2 million as of December 31, 2012

• Debt was $2.2 million as of December 31, 2012

Marketing & Events U.S.

• Revenues of $676.8 million, an increase of 7.2 percent from 2011 revenues

• Segment operating income of $5.6 million, as compared to a loss of $6.3 million in 2011

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Marketing & Events International

• Revenues of $240.1 million, an increase of 9.8 percent from 2011 revenues

• Segment operating income of $12.3 million, as compared to $11.4 million in 2011

Travel & Recreation Group

• Revenues of $123.2 million, an increase of 21.0 percent from 2011 revenues

• Segment operating income of $24.0 million, as compared to $20.2 million in 2011

Non-GAAP Measure:

The following discussion includes a presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, which is utilized by management to measure the profit and performance of Viad’s operations and to facilitate period-to-period comparisons. “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined by Viad as net income attributable to Viad before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, impairment losses and recoveries, changes in accounting principles and the effects of discontinued operations. The presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is supplemental to results presented under GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is considered a useful operating metric as potential variations arising from taxes, depreciation, debt service costs, impairment losses 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. This non-GAAP measure should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.

Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors regarding Viad’s results of operations for trending, analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of Viad’s business. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA primarily as a performance measure and believes that the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to this non-GAAP measure is net income attributable to Viad. Although Adjusted EBITDA is used as a financial measure to assess the performance of the business, the use of Adjusted EBITDA is limited because it does 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 losses or recoveries, and the effects of accounting changes and discontinued operations. Because Adjusted EBITDA does not consider the above items, a user of Viad’s financial information should consider net income attributable to Viad as an important measure of financial performance because it provides a more complete measure of the Company’s performance.

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

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Net income attributable to Viad	$	5,897		$	9,210		$	443
Impairment losses		—			—			302
Interest expense		1,303			1,511			1,835
Income taxes		20,843			3,888			1,742
Depreciation and amortization		30,731			29,126			28,252
Income from discontinued operations		(624	)		(451	)		(262	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	58,150		$	43,284		$	32,312

The increase in Adjusted EBITDA of $14.9 million from 2011 to 2012 was primarily due to higher segment operating results at all operating segments, partially offset by higher restructuring charges and corporate costs. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA of $11.0 million from 2010 to 2011 was primarily driven by higher segment operating results in the Marketing & Events Group. See “Results of Operations” below for a discussion of fluctuations.

Results of Operations:

2012 vs. 2011:

Revenues for 2012 increased 8.8 percent to $1.0 billion, as compared to $942.4 million in 2011. Viad’s income from continuing operations before income taxes was $26.8 million for 2012, as compared to $13.2 million in 2011. These increases were primarily due to same-show growth, new business wins, positive show rotation revenue of approximately $16 million from non-annual shows that took place during 2012 and continued focus on operating efficiencies at Viad’s Marketing & Events Group, as well as the first peak season contributions from Alaska Denali Travel and the Banff International Hotel, the newly renovated rooms at the Many Glacier Hotel and organic growth at the Company’s Travel & Recreation Group. Net restructuring charges in 2012 were $4.9 million, as compared to $3.8 million in 2011, both primarily related to reorganization activities in the Marketing & Events Group, comprised of facility consolidations, as well as the elimination of certain positions.

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Net income attributable to Viad for 2012 was $5.9 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, as compared to $9.2 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, in 2011. These results include a charge to income tax expense of $13.4 million representing a valuation allowance established for certain deferred tax assets associated with foreign tax credit carryforwards. These results also include income from discontinued operations of $624,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, in 2012 primarily related to the sale of land associated with previously sold operations and $451,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, in 2011 relating to obligations associated with previously sold operations.

During 2012, foreign exchange rate variances resulted in decreases in revenues and segment operating income of $6.6 million and $886,000, respectively, as compared to 2011. Viad conducts its foreign operations primarily in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and to a lesser extent in certain other countries.

The following table summarizes the effects of foreign exchange rate variances on revenues and segment operating results from Viad’s significant international operations:

	Revenues							Segment Operating Results
	Weighted-Average				Effect of Rate			Weighted-Average				Effect of Rate
	Exchange Rates				Variance			Exchange Rates				Variance
	2012		2011		(in thousands)			2012		2011		(in thousands)
Marketing & Events Group:
Canada	$	1.00	$	1.01	$	(954	)	$	1.04	$	1.00	$	19
United Kingdom	$	1.59	$	1.61	$	(1,938	)	$	1.60	$	1.61	$	(72	)
Germany	$	1.29	$	1.40	$	(1,733	)	$	1.27	$	1.43	$	(107	)
Travel & Recreation Group:
Canada	$	1.00	$	1.02	$	(1,952	)	$	1.00	$	1.03	$	(726	)

Accordingly, Viad’s results were impacted by the weakening of the Canadian dollar, British pound and Euro 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.

Marketing & Events Group. Revenues for the Marketing & Events U.S. segment were $676.8 million for 2012, up 7.2 percent, as compared to $631.4 million in 2011. The increase was primarily due to base same-show revenue increases of 6.5 percent and positive show rotation of approximately $21 million. Management defines base same-show revenues as revenues from exhibitions and events that occur in the same quarter and same city every year. Base same-shows represented 41.5 percent of Marketing & Events U.S. segment revenues in 2012. The 2012 segment operating income was $5.6 million, as compared to a loss of $6.3 million in 2011. The improved operating results were primarily due to an increase in revenues with a continued focus on margin improvements, as well as ongoing efforts to drive operating efficiencies and control discretionary expenses.

The Company is continuing to execute against a number of margin improvement initiatives designed to more effectively manage labor costs across the Marketing & Events Group and to reduce the physical footprint and the overhead associated with the U.S. warehousing operation. As it relates to labor costs, the focus is on driving productivity gains through rigorous and strategic pre-show planning on the highest opportunity events. The benefits of such measures are shown by a half point reduction in the variable labor-to-revenue ratio on a U.S. base same-show basis. The Company is also working to develop new tools to support and systematize show site labor planning, measurement and benchmarking. On the facility side, approximately 449,000 square feet of warehouse space has been eliminated during 2012, reducing the total U.S. warehouse footprint to approximately 2.4 million square feet as of December 31, 2012. Due to the cost savings efforts, the Company has recognized a U.S. facility cost savings of approximately $2.0 million for 2012, as compared to 2011.

Revenues for the Marketing & Events International segment were $240.1 million for 2012, up 9.8 percent, as compared to $218.6 million in 2011. Segment operating income was $12.3 million in 2012, as compared to $11.4 million in 2011. As discussed above, period-to-period comparisons for this segment were affected by exchange rate variances, which had an unfavorable impact on revenues of $4.6 million and segment operating income of $160,000, as compared to 2011. Excluding exchange rate variances, 2012 revenues increased by $26.1 million, or 11.9 percent, and operating income increased by $1.0 million, or 9.0 percent. These increases were primarily driven by services provided for the 2012 London Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games, as well as increased demand and new show wins, partially offset by net negative show rotation revenues of approximately $5 million.

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Although the Marketing & Events Group has a diversified revenue base and long-term contracts for future shows, its revenues are 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 improvement. Following quarterly declines from the third quarter of 2008 through the first quarter of 2010, Marketing & Events U.S. base same-show revenues were essentially flat in the second quarter of 2010 and have increased in each of the following nine quarters. Base same-show revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 were essentially flat, reflecting growth across the majority of base same-shows offset by a decline in a major show in the government sector.

For the 2013 full year, management expects U.S. base same-show revenues to increase at a low to mid-single digit rate and show rotation to have a net negative impact on full year revenue of approximately $55 million to $60 million. Although the Marketing & Events Group will not benefit from non-annual shows in 2013 as it did in 2012, management expects to reach a full year operating margin of approximately 2.5 percent in 2013 through improved operating efficiencies and new business wins. Additionally, management anticipates that foreign currency exchange rate variances versus 2012 will not have a meaningful impact on the Marketing & Events Group’s 2013 full year revenues and segment operating income. Management remains focused on improving the profitability of the Marketing & Events U.S. segment through continued integration and consolidation of operations to increase capacity utilization and reduce costs. Additional restructuring charges may be incurred as further cost structure improvements are made.

The Marketing & Events Group is subject to multiple collective-bargaining agreements that affect labor costs, about one-third of which expire each year. Although labor relations between the Company and labor are currently stable, disruptions during future contract negotiations could occur, with the possibility of an adverse impact on the operating results of the Marketing & Events Group.

Travel & Recreation Group. Revenues for the Travel & Recreation Group segment were $123.2 million, up 21.0 percent, as compared to 2011 revenues of $101.8 million. Segment operating income was $24.0 million, up 18.6 percent from 2011 segment operating income of $20.2 million. Segment operating margins were 19.5 percent in 2012, as compared to 19.8 percent in 2011. As discussed above, period-to-period comparisons for this segment were affected by exchange rate variances, which had an unfavorable impact on revenues of $2.0 million and segment operating income of $726,000, as compared to 2011. Excluding exchange rate variances, 2012 revenues increased by $23.3 million, or 22.9 percent, and segment operating income increased by $4.5 million, or 22.2 percent. In addition to increased revenues, as discussed below, operating results also reflect higher selling, general and administrative expenses, including costs related to additional resources to support the Company’s growth strategy of “Refresh-Build-Buy.”

The following table provides Travel & Recreation Group revenues by line of business, as well as key performance indicators:

	2012			2011			Change
	(in thousands, except key performance indicators)
Revenues:
Hospitality	$	51,969		$	38,003		$	13,966	36.7	%
Attractions		38,141			34,243			3,898	11.4	%
Package tours		18,805			17,409			1,396	8.0	%
Transportation		16,858			14,782			2,076	14.0	%
Intra-segment eliminations & other		(2,582	)		(2,623	)		41	1.6	%
Total	$	123,191		$	101,814		$	21,377	21.0	%
Key Performance Indicators:
Room nights available (Hospitality) 1		262,090			188,575			73,515	39.0	%
RevPAR (Hospitality) 2	$	134		$	131		$	3	2.3	%
Passengers (Attractions)		960,305			873,870			86,435	9.9	%
Revenue per passenger (Attractions) 3	$	43		$	42		$	1	2.4	%

¹  Excludes rooms closed for renovation at Many Glacier Hotel during 2011.

²  Calculated as revenues from room sales divided by the number of room nights available during the period. Amounts shown represent simple average of RevPAR for all Travel & Recreation Group hospitality properties.

³  Calculated as total attractions revenues divided by the number of passengers during the period. Amounts shown represent simple average of revenue per passenger at all Travel & Recreation Group attractions.

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Revenue growth from hospitality properties benefitted from the initial peak season contributions from the recently acquired Alaska Denali Travel business (acquired on September 16, 2011) and the Banff International Hotel (acquired on March 7, 2012), with approximately $11.9 million of incremental revenues. St. Mary Lodge & Resort and Grouse Mountain Lodge, both in their second year as part of the Travel & Recreation Group and renovated as part of the Company’s Refresh-Build-Buy strategy, also increased revenue over 2011. Additionally, rooms that were under renovation at the Many Glacier Hotel in 2011 provided a full revenue contribution in 2012.

Revenues were also favorably impacted by increased passenger volumes at Travel & Recreation Group’s attractions. As compared to 2011, passenger volumes increased by 9.9 percent.

During 2012, approximately 65 percent of revenues and 77 percent of segment operating income generated in the Travel & Recreation Group segment 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, could adversely affect customer volumes, revenues and segment operating income for the Travel & Recreation Group. Additionally, the Travel & Recreation Group is affected by consumer discretionary spending on tourism activities.

Management anticipates that foreign currency exchange rate variances versus 2012 will not have a meaningful effect on Travel & Recreation Group 2013 full year revenues and segment operating income. Management also anticipates the four acquisitions completed by Viad since the beginning of 2011 will generate approximately $25 million in revenues in 2013 with an average Adjusted EBITDA margin (defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues) of more than 30 percent. By leveraging economies of scale and scope and repositioning the acquired assets for higher returns, management expects to grow this revenue base at a mid single-digit compound annual growth rate from 2013 to 2015, with expanding Adjusted EBITDA margins over that time period.

Glacier Park operates the concession portion of its business under a concession contract with the U.S. National Park Service (the “Park Service”) for Glacier National Park. Glacier Park’s original 25-year concession contract with the Park Service that was to expire on December 31, 2005 has been extended for eight one-year periods and now expires on December 31, 2013. Glacier Park generated approximately 49 percent of its 2012 revenues through its concession contract for services provided within Glacier National Park.

On December 14, 2012, the Park Service issued a prospectus soliciting proposals from prospective bidders, including Glacier Park, for the award of a 16-year concession contract beginning on January 1, 2014. Glacier Park is currently preparing its bid for the contract, which is due on or before April 16, 2013. Although Viad believes that Glacier Park is well-positioned to win the new contract, if the Park Service selects a new concessionaire, Glacier Park would be entitled to $25 million for its “possessory interest,” which generally means the value of the structures acquired or constructed, fixtures installed and improvements made to the concession property at Glacier National Park during the term of the concession contract, plus an estimated $5 million for the personal property Glacier Park uses at the facilities covered by the concession contract.

If a new concessionaire is selected by the Park Service, Glacier Park would continue to generate revenue from the four properties it owns outside of Glacier National Park: Glacier Park Lodge in East Glacier, Montana; Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish, Montana; St. Mary Lodge & Resort in St. Mary, Montana and the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, which Glacier Park owns and operates under a 42-year ground lease with the Canadian government running through January 31, 2052. Glacier Park generated 24 percent of the Travel & Recreation Group’s 2012 segment operating income.

Corporate Activities. Corporate activities expense of $9.4 million in 2012 increased from $7.7 million in 2011. This increase was primarily due to costs related to the amendment and restatement of the Company’s shareholder rights plan as well as increased performance-based compensation expense.

Restructuring Charges. In 2012, Viad recorded net restructuring charges of $4.9 million, as compared to $3.8 million in 2011. These charges primarily related to reorganization activities in the Marketing & Events Group, comprised of facility consolidations as well as the elimination of certain positions.

Income Taxes. The effective tax rate for 2012 was 77.8 percent, as compared to 29.5 percent for 2011. The high rate for 2012, as compared to the statutory rate, was due to the charge to income tax expense of $13.4 million representing a valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets associated with foreign tax credit carryforwards.

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2011 vs. 2010:

Revenues for 2011 increased 11.6 percent to $942.4 million, as compared to $844.8 million in 2010. Viad’s income from continuing operations before income taxes was $13.2 million for 2011, as compared to $2.6 million in 2010. These increases were primarily due to higher revenues from the Marketing & Events Group. Net restructuring charges in 2011 were $3.8 million, as compared to $4.2 million in 2010, both primarily related to the Marketing & Events Group. Impairment losses for 2010 were $268,000 (after-tax), or $0.01 per diluted share. The Company did not record any impairment losses in 2011.

Net income attributable to Viad for 2011 was $9.2 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, as compared to $443,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, in 2010. These results include income from discontinued operations of $451,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, in 2011 and $262,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, in 2010 relating to obligations associated with previously sold operations.

During 2011, foreign exchange rate variances resulted in increases in revenues and segment operating income of $14.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively, as compared to 2010. Viad conducts its foreign operations primarily in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and to a lesser extent in certain other countries.

The following table summarizes the effects of foreign exchange rate variances on revenues and segment operating results from Viad’s significant international operations:

	Revenues						Segment Operating Results
	Weighted-Average				Effect of Rate		Weighted-Average				Effect of Rate
	Exchange Rates				Variance		Exchange Rates				Variance
	2011		2010		(in thousands)		2011		2010		(in thousands)
Marketing & Events Group:
Canada	$	1.01	$	0.97	$	3,141	$	1.00	$	0.98	$	(27	)
United Kingdom	$	1.61	$	1.54	$	5,684	$	1.61	$	1.52	$	445
Germany	$	1.40	$	1.32	$	969	$	1.43	$	1.36	$	(38	)
Travel & Recreation Group:
Canada	$	1.02	$	0.96	$	4,300	$	1.03	$	0.94	$	1,344

Accordingly, Viad’s results were impacted by the strengthening of the Canadian dollar, British pound and Euro 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.

Marketing & Events Group. Revenues for the Marketing & Events U.S. segment were $631.4 million for 2011, up 10.6 percent, as compared to $571.0 million in 2010. The increase was primarily due to base same-show revenue increases of 11.2 percent, increased exhibitor spending, new business wins and positive show rotation of approximately $11 million. Management defines base same-show revenue as revenue from exhibitions and events that occur in the same quarter and same city every year. Base same-shows represented 36.6 percent of Marketing & Events U.S. segment revenues in 2011. The 2011 segment operating loss was $6.3 million, as compared to a loss of $15.2 million in 2010. The improved operating results were primarily the result of higher revenues, partially offset by higher accruals for performance-based incentives.

Revenues for the Marketing & Events International segment were $218.6 million for 2011, up 10.5 percent, as compared to $197.8 million in 2010. Segment operating income was $11.4 million in 2011, as compared to $10.1 million in 2010. As discussed above, results in this segment were impacted by exchange rates during 2011, resulting in increases of $9.8 million in revenue and $379,000 in segment operating income, as compared to 2010. Excluding exchange rate variances, 2011 revenues increased by $11.1 million, or 5.6 percent, and operating income increased by $982,000, or 9.7 percent. The increase in revenues was primarily due to new show wins, positive show rotation of approximately $4 million and same-show growth, which more than offset 2010 first quarter revenues from a major project for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Canada. Operating results for 2011 reflect higher compensation expenses, including merit increases and the elimination of temporary wage reductions, as compared to 2010.

Travel & Recreation Group. Revenues for the Travel & Recreation Group segment were $101.8 million, up 15.3 percent, as compared to 2010 revenues of $88.3 million. Segment operating income was $20.2 million, up 1.6 percent from 2010 segment operating income of $19.9 million. Segment operating margins were 19.8 percent in 2011, as compared to 22.5 percent in 2010. As discussed above, results in this segment were impacted by exchange rate variances during 2011, resulting in increases of $4.3 million and $1.3 million in revenues and segment operating income, respectively, as compared to 2010.

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The following table provides Travel & Recreation Group revenues by line of business, as well as key performance indicators:

	2011			2010			Change
	(in thousands, except key performance indicators)
Revenues:
Hospitality	$	38,003		$	31,261		$	6,742		21.6	%
Attractions		34,243			30,119			4,124		13.7	%
Package tours		17,409			12,720			4,689		36.9	%
Transportation		14,782			15,814			(1,032	)	-6.5	%
Intra-segment eliminations & other		(2,623	)		(1,637	)		(986	)	-60.2	%
Total	$	101,814		$	88,277		$	13,537		15.3	%
Key Performance Indicators:
Room nights available (Hospitality) 1		188,575			137,119			51,456		37.5	%
RevPAR (Hospitality) 2	$	131		$	131		$	—		0.0	%
Passengers (Attractions)		873,870			830,323			43,547		5.2	%
Revenue per passenger (Attractions) 3	$	42		$	41		$	1		2.4	%

¹  Excludes rooms closed for renovation at Many Glacier Hotel during 2011.

²  Calculated as revenues from room sales divided by the number of room nights available during the period. Amounts shown represent simple average of RevPAR for all Travel & Recreation Group hospitality properties.

³  Calculated as total attractions revenues divided by the number of passengers during the period. Amounts shown represent simple average of revenue per passenger at all Travel & Recreation Group attractions.

Excluding exchange rate variances, 2011 revenues increased by $9.2 million, or 10.5 percent, primarily due to the acquisitions of Grouse Mountain Lodge and St. Mary Lodge & Resort, which are located near Glacier National Park, as well as organic revenue growth at Brewster. The Company acquired Grouse Mountain Lodge on January 5, 2011 for $10.5 million in cash and the 115-room St. Mary Lodge & Resort on June 29, 2011 for $15.3 million in cash. Brewster realized growth across all of its lines of business with the exception of its transportation business, which had higher 2010 revenues resulting from charter contracts related to the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. These improvements were partially offset by lower revenues from Many Glacier Hotel, a property operated by Glacier Park, resulting from planned construction that reduced the number of rooms available during 2011, as compared to 2010, as well as lower visitation to Glacier National Park during July and August.

Excluding exchange rate variances, 2011 segment operating income decreased by $1.0 million primarily due to the lower revenues at Many Glacier Hotel (which have a high flow through to operating income) and the seasonal fourth quarter operating loss at Alaska Denali Travel. The Company acquired the 42-room Denali Backcountry Lodge and 46 Denali Cabins on September 16, 2011 for $15.3 million in cash.

During 2011, approximately 70 percent of revenue and 86 percent of segment operating income generated in the Travel & Recreation Group segment 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, could adversely affect customer volumes, revenue and segment operating income for the Travel & Recreation Group.

Glacier Park operates the concession portion of its business under a concession contract with the U.S. National Park Service for Glacier National Park as previously noted. Glacier Park generated approximately 45 percent of its 2011 revenues through its concession contract for services provided within Glacier National Park. Glacier Park generated 19 percent of the Travel & Recreation Group’s 2011 segment operating income.

Corporate Activities. Corporate activities expense of $7.7 million in 2011 increased from $6.4 million in 2010. This increase was primarily due to higher legal fees related to employee benefits associated with previously divested operations and other matters.

Restructuring Charges. In 2011, Viad recorded net restructuring charges of $3.8 million, as compared to $4.2 million in 2010 (the 2010 amount includes a reversal of restructuring reserves of $814,000 primarily related to revisions in estimated sublease income associated with certain leased facilities). These charges primarily related to reorganization activities in the Marketing & Events Group, comprised of the elimination of certain positions as well as facility consolidations.

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Income Taxes. The effective tax rate for 2011 was 29.5 percent, as compared to 68.1 percent for 2010. The relatively low rate for 2011, as compared to the statutory rate, was due to favorable tax resolutions of $103,000, state tax benefits of $100,000 and other tax benefits. The relatively high rate for 2010, as compared to the statutory rate, was due to the write-off of deferred taxes of $1.3 million as a result of health care legislation, partially offset by favorable tax resolutions of $514,000. Excluding the effects of these items, the 2010 effective rate was 38.2 percent.

Liquidity and Capital Resources:

Cash and cash equivalents were $114.2 million as of December 31, 2012, as compared to $100.4 million as of December 31, 2011, with the increase primarily due to cash flow from operations, partially offset by the acquisition of the Banff International Hotel and capital expenditures. During 2012, the Company generated net cash flows from operating activities of $69.2 million primarily driven by operating results. 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 December 31, 2012, the Company had $46.8 million of its cash and cash equivalents held outside of the United States. Of the total amount, $37.3 million was held in Canada, $6.4 million in the United Kingdom, $1.8 million in Germany and $1.3 million in the United Arab Emirates. There were certain historical earnings related to its Canadian operations which, if repatriated to the United States, would result in incremental income tax expense. The incremental tax liability as of December 31, 2012 that would result assuming all foreign cash balances were repatriated to the United States would be approximately $1.1 million.

Cash Flows

A summary of cash flow information is provided below:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	$	100,376		$	145,841		$	116,342
Net cash provided by operating activities		69,186			34,736			43,283
Net cash used in investing activities		(49,474	)		(62,203	)		(2,287	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(8,254	)		(16,497	)		(14,461	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		2,337			(1,501	)		2,964
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	114,171		$	100,376		$	145,841

Operating Activities

Cash flows from operations in 2012 totaled $69.2 million, as compared to $34.7 million in 2011. This increase was primarily due to favorable working capital changes. Cash flows from operations in 2011 totaled $34.7 million, as compared to $43.3 million in 2010. This decrease was primarily due to unfavorable working capital changes.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities in 2012 totaled $49.5 million, as compared to $62.2 million in 2011. This decrease was primarily due to less cash used for acquisitions during 2012. Cash used in investing activities in 2011 totaled $62.2 million, as compared to $2.3 million in 2010. This increase was primarily due to $41.1 million used for acquisitions during 2011 and $14.8 million in proceeds from dispositions of property and other assets in 2010.

Capital expenditures for 2012 totaled $27.7 million and primarily related to the purchase of rental inventory, equipment and computer hardware and leasehold improvements at the Marketing & Events U.S. segment as well as Glacier Skywalk construction costs and building and other improvements at the Travel & Recreation Group. Capital expenditures for 2011 totaled $21.5 million and primarily related to the purchase of rental inventory, equipment and computer hardware primarily at the Marketing & Events U.S. segment as well as building and other improvements at the Travel & Recreation Group. Capital expenditures for 2010 totaled $17.0 million and primarily related to the purchase of rental inventory, equipment and computer hardware primarily at the Marketing & Events U.S. segment and building improvements and equipment at the Travel & Recreation Group.

During 2012, the Company began construction on the Glacier Skywalk, a 1,312-foot guided interpretive walkway with a 98-foot glass-floored observation area overlooking the Sunwapta Valley at the Tangle Ridge Viewpoint in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. In 2012, the Travel & Recreation Group incurred $8.9 million in capital expenditures relating to the Glacier Skywalk, with an accrued capital expenditure amount of $2.6 million as of December 31, 2012. In 2013, management anticipates spending approximately $12 million to $14 million (including the $2.6 million accrued as of December 31, 2012) to complete the project for which funding will be provided by cash from operations.

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On March 7, 2012, Viad completed the acquisition of the Banff International Hotel and related assets for $23.6 million in cash. On January 5, 2011, Viad completed the acquisition of Grouse Mountain Lodge for $10.5 million in cash. On June 29, 2011, Viad completed the acquisition of St. Mary Lodge & Resort for $15.3 million in cash. On September 16, 2011, Viad completed the acquisition of Denali Backcountry Lodge and Denali Cabins for $15.3 million in cash. In March 2010, Viad completed the sale of a non-strategic real estate asset for $14.3 million (net of selling costs) within the Travel & Recreation Group.

Financing Activities

Cash used in financing activities in 2012 totaled $8.3 million, as compared to $16.5 million in 2011. This decrease was primarily due to higher debt repayments, debt issuance costs and common stock repurchases in 2011. Cash used in financing activities in 2011 was $16.5 million as compared to $14.5 million in 2010, with the increase primarily driven by higher debt repayments.

Viad’s total debt as of December 31, 2012 was $2.2 million, as compared to $3.2 million as of December 31, 2011. The debt-to-capital ratio was 0.006 to 1 as of December 31, 2012, as compared with 0.008 to 1 as of December 31, 2011. Capital is defined as total debt and capital lease obligations plus total stockholders’ equity.

In May 2011, Viad amended and restated its secured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility provides for a $130 million revolving line of credit, which may be increased up to an additional $50 million under certain circumstances. The term of the Credit Facility is five years (expiring on May 18, 2016) and borrowings are to be used for general corporate purposes (including permitted acquisitions) and to support up to $50 million of letters of credit. The lenders have a first perfected security interest in all of the personal property of Viad and GES, including 65 percent of the capital stock of top-tier foreign subsidiaries. In April 2011, Viad paid off its outstanding borrowing under the previous credit facility of $4.2 million and as of December 31, 2012, Viad’s total debt of $2.2 million consisted entirely of capital lease obligations. As of December 31, 2012, Viad had $128.2 million of capacity remaining under its Credit Facility reflecting outstanding letters of credit of $1.8 million.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility (of which GES is a guarantor) are indexed to 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 part of the amendment and restatement, Viad’s financial covenants were revised to include a fixed-charge coverage ratio of not less than 2.25 to 1 (and a ratio of not less than 2.50 to 1 after the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012) and a leverage ratio (defined as total debt to Adjusted EBITDA) of not greater than 2.50 to 1. Additionally, Viad must maintain a consolidated minimum cash and cash equivalents balance of $50 million. As of December 31, 2012, the fixed-charge coverage and leverage ratios were 3.93 to 1 and 0.16 to 1, respectively. The terms of the Credit Facility allow Viad to pay up to $10 million in dividends in the aggregate in any calendar year.

Effective December 12, 2012, the Credit Facility was amended to remove the limitation on share repurchases of $10 million in the aggregate per calendar year pursuant to certain conditions. The amendment allows share repurchases unless the Company’s leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Facility, is greater than 1.50 to 1.00 or a default or an unmatured default, as defined in the Credit Facility, exists. The amendment also allows dividends to be declared and paid in excess of $10 million in the aggregate per calendar year, as well as distributions on its capital stock, as defined in the Credit Facility, unless the Company’s leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Facility, is greater than 1.50 to 1.00 or a default or an unmatured default, as defined in the Credit Facility, exists. Significant other covenants include limitations on: investments, additional indebtedness, sales/leases of assets, acquisitions, consolidations or mergers and liens on property. As of December 31, 2012, Viad was in compliance with all covenants.

As of December 31, 2012, Viad had certain obligations under guarantees to third parties on behalf of its subsidiaries. These guarantees are not subject to liability recognition in the 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 December 31, 2012 would be $21.2 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.

In December 2012, the Company announced its intent to repurchase up to an additional one million shares of its common stock from time to time at prevailing market prices. During 2012 and 2011, Viad repurchased 23,183 shares and 250,760 shares for $526,000 and $4.6 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2012, 1,030,438 shares remain available for repurchase from the announced authorization. Additionally, during 2012 and 2011, the Company repurchased 56,885 shares for $1.1 million and 28,627 shares for $679,000, respectively, related to tax withholding requirements on share-based awards.

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In August 2012, Viad’s Board of Directors approved a 150 percent increase in the quarterly dividend from $0.04 per share to $0.10 per share. The dividend declared in the fourth quarter of 2012 was paid on January 2, 2013 to stockholders of record on December 14, 2012. Viad has accrued dividends of $2.0 million as of December 31, 2012. During 2012, the Company paid dividends on common stock of $4.5 million.

The following table presents Viad’s contractual obligations as of December 31, 2012:

	Payments due by period
			Less than						More than
	Total		1 year		1-3 years		3-5 years		5 years
	(in thousands)
Operating leases	$	65,390	$	17,793	$	26,144	$	12,130	$	9,323
Pension and postretirement benefits (1)		38,265		3,720		7,658		7,566		19,321
Purchase obligations (2)		32,761		24,171		7,215		1,335		40
Capital lease obligations		2,226		1,347		831		48		—
Estimated interest payments		123		74		46		3		—
Total contractual cash obligations (3)	$	138,765	$	47,105	$	41,894	$	21,082	$	28,684

⁽¹⁾  Estimated contributions related to multi-employer benefit plans are excluded from the table above. See Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosures regarding those obligations.

⁽²⁾  Purchase obligations primarily represent payments due under various licensing agreements and commitments related to consulting and other contracted services that are enforceable and legally binding and that specify all significant terms, including open purchase orders.

⁽³⁾  Aggregate self-insurance liabilities of $29.8 million are excluded from the table above as the timing and amounts of future cash outflows are uncertain. See Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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 December 31, 2012 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, results of operations or liquidity. As of December 31, 2012, there was a remaining environmental remediation liability of $5.3 million related to previously sold operations of which $571,000 is included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Other current liabilities” and $4.7 million under the caption “Other deferred items and liabilities.”

Viad’s businesses contribute to various multi-employer pension plans based on obligations arising under collective-bargaining agreements covering its union-represented employees. Viad’s contributions to these plans in 2012, 2011 and 2010 totaled $20.7 million, $19.6 million and $15.3 million, respectively. 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 December 31, 2012, the amount of additional funding, if any, that Viad would be required to make related to multi-employer pension plans is not ascertainable.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements:

Viad does not have any “off-balance sheet” arrangements with unconsolidated special-purpose or other entities that would materially affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources. Furthermore, Viad does not have any relationships with special-purpose or other entities that provide off-balance sheet financing; liquidity, market risk or credit risk support; or engage in leasing or other services that may expose the Company to liability or risks of loss that are not reflected in Viad’s consolidated financial statements and related notes. See Notes 10, 17 and 18 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements. The SEC has defined a company’s most critical accounting policies as those that are most important to the portrayal of a company’s financial position and results of operations, and that require a company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based on these criteria, Viad has identified and discussed with its audit committee the following critical accounting policies and estimates pertaining to Viad, and the methodology and disclosures related to those estimates:

Goodwill — Goodwill is not amortized, but tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis on October 31 of each year. Goodwill is also tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more-likely-than-not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. Viad’s reporting units are defined, and goodwill is tested, at either an operating segment level or at the component level of an operating segment, depending on various factors including: the internal reporting structure of the operating segment, the level of integration among components, the sharing of assets and other resources among components and the benefits and likely recoverability of goodwill by the component’s operations.

For impairment testing purposes, the goodwill related to the Marketing & Events U.S. segment is assigned to and tested at the operating segment level, which represents all domestic operations of GES. Furthermore, the goodwill related to the Marketing & Events International segment is assigned to and tested based on the segment’s geographical operations. For the Marketing & Events International segment the reporting units are United Kingdom (Melville GES) and Canada. Brewster, Glacier Park and Alaska Denali Travel are considered reporting units for goodwill impairment testing purposes.

As of December 31, 2012, Viad had total goodwill of $137.8 million consisting of $85.7 million related to the Marketing & Events Group and $52.1 million related to the Travel & Recreation Group. The following table summarizes goodwill balances by reporting unit and segment as of December 31:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Marketing & Events Group:
Marketing & Events U.S.	$	62,686	$	62,686
Marketing & Events International:
United Kingdom (Melville GES)		13,894		13,291
GES Canada		9,160		8,907
Total Marketing & Events Group		85,740		84,884
Travel & Recreation Group:
Brewster		44,435		41,165
Glacier Park		4,461		4,461
Alaska Denali Travel		3,184		3,184
Total Travel & Recreation Group		52,080		48,810
Total Goodwill	$	137,820	$	133,694

Viad uses a discounted expected future cash flow methodology (income approach) in order to estimate the fair value of its reporting units for purposes of goodwill impairment testing. The estimates and assumptions regarding expected future cash flows, discount rates and terminal values require considerable judgment and are based on market conditions, financial forecasts, industry trends and historical experience.

The most critical assumptions and estimates in determining the estimated fair value of its reporting units relate to the amounts and timing of expected future cash flows for each reporting unit and the reporting unit cost of capital (discount rate) applied to those cash flows. Furthermore, the assumed reporting unit cost of capital rates (discount rates) are estimated using a build-up method based on the perceived risk associated with the cash flows pertaining to the specific reporting unit. In order to assess the reasonableness of its fair value estimates, the Company performs a reconciliation of the aggregate fair values of its reporting units to Viad’s market capitalization.

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As noted above, the estimates and assumptions regarding expected future cash flows, discount rates and terminal values require considerable judgment and are based on market conditions, financial forecasts, industry trends and historical experience. These estimates, however, have inherent uncertainties and different assumptions could lead to materially different results. As of December 31, 2012, Viad had aggregate goodwill of $137.8 million recorded in the consolidated balance sheets. Furthermore, as a result of the Company’s most recent impairment analysis performed in October 2012, the excess of the estimated fair value over the carrying value (expressed as a percentage of the carrying amounts) under step one of the impairment test was 126 percent, 67 percent and 34 percent for each of the Marketing & Events Group reporting units in the United States, the United Kingdom (Melville GES) and Canada, respectively. For the Brewster, Glacier Park and Alaska Denali Travel reporting units, the excess of the estimated fair value over the carrying value was 58 percent, 37 percent and 14 percent, respectively, as of the most recent impairment test. Significant reductions in the Company’s expected future revenues, operating income or cash flow forecasts and projections, or an increase in reporting unit cost of capital, could trigger additional goodwill impairment testing, which may result in impairment losses.

Income taxes — 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. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had gross deferred tax assets of $77.2 million and $70.7 million, respectively. 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. These tax credits are subject to a 10-year carryforward period and begin to expire in 2019. Based on the Company’s assessment, it was determined during the fourth quarter of 2012 that the weight of the evidence indicated that certain deferred tax assets associated with foreign tax credit carryforwards no longer met the more-likely-than-not test regarding the realization of those assets. Accordingly, the Company recorded a valuation allowance related to all of its foreign tax credit carryforwards as of December 31, 2012, which resulted in a charge to income tax expense of $13.4 million. During 2012, the Company increased its valuation allowance related to state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards by $805,000. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had a valuation allowance of $1.2 million and $356,000, respectively, related to those state and foreign deferred tax assets. With respect to all other deferred tax assets, management believes that recovery from future taxable income is more-likely-than-not.

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 on 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 in the Company’s valuation allowance. If such an increase in the valuation allowance were to occur, it would result in increased income tax expense in the period the assessment was made.

Insurance liabilities — Viad is self-insured up to certain limits for workers’ compensation, 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 $21.1 million as of December 31, 2012. Of this total, $13.3 million related to workers’ compensation liabilities and the remaining $7.8 million related to general/auto liability claims. Viad has also retained and provided for certain insurance liabilities in conjunction with previously sold businesses totaling $5.7 million as of December 31, 2012, primarily 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 $200,000 to $500,000 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 $5.6 million, $7.6 million and $6.8 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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In addition, as of December 31, 2012, Viad has recorded insurance liabilities of $3.0 million related to continuing operations in excess of the self-insured levels for which Viad remains the primary obligor. Of this total, $1.8 million related to worker’s compensation liabilities and the remaining $1.2 million related to general liability claims. The Company has presented these amounts as other deferred items and liabilities with a corresponding receivable in other investments and assets.

Pension and postretirement benefits — Viad’s pension plans use traditional defined benefit formulas based on years of service and final average compensation. Funding policies provide that payments to defined benefit pension trusts shall be at least equal to the minimum funding required by applicable regulations. The Company presently anticipates contributing $1.7 million to its funded pension plans and $1.1 million to its unfunded pension plans in 2013.

Viad and certain of its subsidiaries have defined benefit postretirement plans that provide medical and life insurance for certain eligible employees, retirees and dependents. The related postretirement benefit liabilities are recognized over the period that services are provided by employees. In addition, Viad retained the obligations for these benefits for retirees of certain sold businesses. While the plans have no funding requirements, Viad expects to contribute $400,000 to the plans in 2013.

The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the December 31, 2012 accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was 8.5 percent, declining one-half percent each year to the ultimate rate of five percent by the year 2019 and remaining at that level thereafter. The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the December 31, 2011 accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was nine percent, declining one-half percent each year to the ultimate rate of five percent by the year 2019 and remaining at that level thereafter.

A one-percentage-point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate for each year would increase the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2012 by approximately $1.8 million and the total of service and interest cost components by approximately $120,000. A one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate for each year would decrease the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2012 by approximately $1.5 million and the total of service and interest cost components by approximately $97,000.

The weighted-average assumptions used to determine the pension and postretirement benefit obligations as of December 31 were as follows:

	Domestic Plans
	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans						Postretirement Benefit  Plans						Foreign Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Discount rate		4.11	%		4.92	%		3.80	%		4.75	%		3.85	%		4.70	%		4.06	%		4.60	%

The weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost were as follows:

	Domestic Plans
	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans						Foreign Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Discount rate		4.93	%		5.45	%		4.75	%		5.10	%		4.70	%		5.10	%		4.65	%		5.10	%
Expected return on plan assets		4.20	%		6.35	%		N/A			N/A			4.65	%		6.10	%		5.45	%		5.50	%

The discount rates used in determining future pension and postretirement benefit obligations are based on rates determined by actuarial analysis and management review, and reflect the estimated rates of return on a high-quality, hypothetical bond portfolio whose cash flows match the timing and amounts of expected benefit payments. See Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Share-based compensation — Viad grants share-based compensation awards to officers, directors and certain key employees pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan which has a 10-year life and provides for the following types of awards: (a) incentive and non-qualified stock options; (b) restricted stock and restricted stock units; (c) performance units or performance shares; (d) stock appreciation rights; (e) cash-based awards and (f) certain other stock-based awards.

Share-based compensation expense recognized in the consolidated financial statements in 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $7.2 million, $4.4 million and $3.5 million, respectively. Furthermore, the total tax benefits related to such costs were $2.6 million, $1.6 million and $1.2 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. No share-based compensation costs were capitalized during 2012, 2011 or 2010.

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The fair value of restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock awards are based on Viad’s stock price on the date of grant. Liability-based awards are recorded at estimated fair value, based on the number of units expected to vest and the level of achievement of predefined performance goals (where applicable) and are remeasured on each balance sheet date based on Viad’s stock price until the time of settlement. Viad uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model for purposes of determining the fair value of each stock option grant for which key assumptions are necessary. These assumptions include Viad’s expected stock price volatility; the expected period of time the stock option will remain outstanding; the expected dividend yield on Viad’s common stock, and the risk-free interest rate. While the Company has not granted stock options since 2010, changes in the assumptions could result in different estimates of the fair value of stock option grants, and consequently impact Viad’s future results of operations. See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements:

For a description of recently issued accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects, if any, on Viad’s consolidated financial statements, see Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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 Annual 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 competes, acquisitions, capital allocations, adverse developments in liabilities associated with discontinued operations and any deterioration in the economy and other risks discussed in Item 1A., “Risk Factors,” included in this Annual Report, 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 Annual Report.

Item 7A. 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 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 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 gains recorded in stockholders’ equity of $42.2 million and $34.6 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. During 2012 and 2011, an unrealized foreign currency translation gain of $7.5 million and a loss of $4.3 million, respectively, were recorded in other comprehensive income.

In addition, for purposes of consolidation, the revenues, 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.

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The following table summarizes the effect of foreign exchange rate variances on segment operating results from Viad’s significant international operations:

	Weighted-Average				Effect of Rate			Weighted-Average				Effect of Rate
	Exchange Rates				Variance			Exchange Rates				Variance
	2012		2011		(thousands)			2011		2010		(thousands)
Canadian Operations:
Marketing & Events Group	$	1.04	$	1.00	$	19		$	1.00	$	0.98	$	(27	)
Travel & Recreation Group	$	1.00	$	1.03	$	(726	)	$	1.03	$	0.94	$	1,344
United Kingdom Operations:
Marketing & Events Group	$	1.60	$	1.61	$	(72	)	$	1.61	$	1.52	$	445
German Operations:
Marketing & Events Group	$	1.27	$	1.43	$	(107	)	$	1.43	$	1.36	$	(38	)

As the Canadian operations generated aggregate operating income in 2012, Viad’s segment operating income has been unfavorably impacted by $707,000 from the strengthening of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar. A hypothetical change of 10 percent in the Canadian exchange rate would have resulted in a change to operating income of approximately $1.9 million. As the United Kingdom operations generated aggregate operating income in 2012, Viad’s segment operating income has been unfavorably impacted by $72,000 from the strengthening of the British pound relative to the U.S. dollar. A hypothetical change of 10 percent in the British pound exchange rate would have resulted in a change to operating income of approximately $1.0 million. As the German operations generated aggregate operating income in 2012, Viad’s segment operating income has been unfavorably impacted by $107,000 from the strengthening of the Euro relative to the U.S. dollar. A hypothetical change of 10 percent in the Euro would have resulted in a change to operating income of approximately $62,000.

Viad is exposed to foreign exchange transaction risk as its foreign subsidiaries have certain revenue transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the respective subsidiary. From time to time, Viad utilizes forward contracts to mitigate the impact on earnings related to these transactions due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad did not have any significant foreign currency forward contracts outstanding.

Viad is exposed to short-term interest rate risk on certain of its debt obligations. Viad currently does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge cash flows for such obligations.

Viad’s subsidiaries have exposure to changing fuel prices. Periodically, Brewster enters into futures contracts with an oil company to purchase two types of fuel and specifies the monthly total volume, by fuel product, to be purchased over the agreed upon term of the contract, which is generally no longer than one year. The main objective of Viad’s risk policy related to changing fuel prices is to reduce transaction exposure in order to mitigate the cash flow risk and protect profit margins. There were no fuel contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2012 or 2011.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Refer to Index to Financial Statements for required information.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

Item 9A. 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 December 31, 2012, and, based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of December 31, 2012. 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 fourth quarter of 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.

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Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting and the report of Viad’s independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, are provided in this Annual Report immediately prior to the Index to Financial Statements.

Item 9B. Other Information.

None.

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Information regarding directors of Viad, director nomination procedures, the Audit Committee of Viad’s Board of Directors and compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are included in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Viad to be held on May 21, 2013, under the captions “Election of Directors,” “The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance” and “Information on Stock Ownership,” and are incorporated herein by reference. Information regarding executive officers of Viad is located in Part I, “Executive Officers of Registrant” of this Annual Report.

Viad has adopted a Code of Ethics for all directors, officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. A copy of the Company’s Code of Ethics is available at Viad’s website at www.viad.com/pdf/corpgovernance/CodeofEthics.pdf and is also available without charge to any shareholder upon request by writing to: Viad Corp, 1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 1900, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4565, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

Information regarding executive compensation is contained in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Viad to be held on May 21, 2013, under the caption “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and information regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans are contained in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Viad to be held on May  21, 2013, under the caption “Information on Stock Ownership,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

Information regarding director independence, and certain relationships and related transactions, is contained in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Viad to be held on May 21, 2013, under the caption “The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

Information regarding principal accounting fees and services and the pre-approval policies and procedures for such fees and services, as adopted by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, is contained in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Viad to be held on May 21, 2013, under the captions “Fees and Services of Independent Registered Public Accountants” and “Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) 1. The financial statements listed in the accompanying Index to Financial Statements are filed as part of this Annual Report.

2. The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Annual Report.

(b) Exhibits

See Exhibit Index.

(c) Financial Statement Schedules

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Phoenix, Arizona, on the 11^th day of March, 2013.

VIAD CORP
By:	/s/ Paul B. Dykstra
	Paul B. Dykstra
	Chairman of the Board, President and
	Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Viad Corp and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

	Principal Executive Officer
Date: March 11, 2013	By:	/s/ Paul B. Dykstra
		Paul B. Dykstra
		Chairman of the Board, President and
		Chief Executive Officer
	Principal Financial Officer
Date: March 11, 2013	By:	/s/ Ellen M. Ingersoll
		Ellen M. Ingersoll
		Chief Financial Officer
	Principal Accounting Officer
Date: March 11, 2013	By:	/s/ G. Michael Latta
		G. Michael Latta
		Chief Accounting Officer—Controller
	Directors
	Daniel Boggan Jr.
	Isabella Cunningham
	Richard H. Dozer
	Jess Hay
	Edward E. Mace
	Robert E. Munzenrider
	Margaret E. Pederson
	Albert M. Teplin
Date: March 11, 2013	By:	/s/ Ellen M. Ingersoll
		Ellen M. Ingersoll
		Attorney-in-Fact

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The management of Viad Corp is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the company’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and includes those policies and procedures that:

• Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;

• Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and

• Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

Management assessed the effectiveness of Viad’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.

Based on its assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2012, Viad’s internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

Viad’s independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, has issued a report relating to its audit of the effectiveness of Viad’s internal control over financial reporting, which appears on the following page of this Annual Report.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Viad Corp

Phoenix, Arizona

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Viad Corp and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company’s board of directors, management, and other personnel 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. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012, of the Company and our report dated March 11, 2013 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Phoenix, Arizona

March 11, 2013

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

	Page
Consolidated Balance Sheets — December 31, 2012 and 2011	F-1
Consolidated Statements of Operations — Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010	F-2
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Years Ended December  31, 2012, 2011 and 2010	F-3
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010	F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity — Years Ended December  31, 2012, 2011 and 2010	F-5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-6
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-39
Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts	F-40

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VIAD CORP

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	December 31,
	2012			2011
	(in thousands, except share data)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	114,171		$	100,376
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,150 and $1,072, respectively		62,756			63,583
Inventories		35,656			35,825
Deferred income taxes		26,301			24,200
Other current assets		15,534			14,647
Total current assets		254,418			238,631
Property and equipment, net		197,298			173,813
Other investments and assets		32,416			31,051
Deferred income taxes		26,104			38,755
Goodwill		137,820			133,694
Other intangible assets, net		2,521			1,884
Total Assets	$	650,577		$	617,828
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	57,995		$	51,448
Other current liabilities		107,684			97,331
Current portion of long-term capital lease obligations		1,347			2,018
Total current liabilities		167,026			150,797
Long-term capital lease obligations		879			1,221
Pension and postretirement benefits		37,812			35,419
Other deferred items and liabilities		47,828			44,212
Total liabilities		253,545			231,649
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 17 and 18)
Stockholders’ equity:
Viad Corp stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $1.50 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 24,934,981 shares issued		37,402			37,402
Additional capital		593,862			599,188
Retained deficit		(13,034	)		(13,256	)
Unearned employee benefits and other		(1,301	)		(2,951	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain on investments, net		275			222
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments		42,158			34,648
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and prior service credit, net		(14,968	)		(12,977	)
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 4,694,468 and 4,790,920 shares, respectively		(256,333	)		(264,382	)
Total Viad Corp stockholders’ equity		388,061			377,894
Noncontrolling interest		8,971			8,285
Total stockholders’ equity		397,032			386,179
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	650,577		$	617,828

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-1

VIAD CORP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Revenues:
Exhibition and event services	$	726,429		$	670,054		$	590,444
Exhibits and environments		175,611			170,496			166,040
Travel and recreation services		123,191			101,814			88,277
Total revenues		1,025,231			942,364			844,761
Costs and expenses:
Costs of services		818,837			752,679			656,315
Costs of products sold		164,532			164,309			173,690
Corporate activities		9,408			7,682			6,422
Interest income		(593	)		(779	)		(584	)
Interest expense		1,303			1,511			1,835
Restructuring charges		4,942			3,782			4,222
Intangible asset impairment losses		—			—			185
Other impairment losses		—			—			117
Total costs and expenses		998,429			929,184			842,202
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		26,802			13,180			2,559
Income tax expense		20,843			3,888			1,742
Income from continuing operations		5,959			9,292			817
Income from discontinued operations		624			451			262
Net income		6,583			9,743			1,079
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(686	)		(533	)		(636	)
Net income attributable to Viad	$	5,897		$	9,210		$	443
Diluted income per common share
Income from continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.26		$	0.43		$	0.01
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		0.03			0.02			0.01
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.29		$	0.45		$	0.02
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive common shares		20,005			20,055			20,277
Basic income per common share
Income from continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.26		$	0.43		$	0.01
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		0.03			0.02			0.01
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.29		$	0.45		$	0.02
Weighted-average outstanding common shares		19,701			19,719			19,955
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.28		$	0.16		$	0.16
Amounts attributable to Viad common stockholders
Income from continuing operations	$	5,273		$	8,759		$	181
Income from discontinued operations		624			451			262
Net income	$	5,897		$	9,210		$	443

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-2

VIAD CORP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
				(in thousands)
Net income	$	6,583		$	9,743		$	1,079
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized investment gains (losses) arising during the period, net of tax expense (benefit) of $33, $(36) and $82		53			(60	)		128
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax		7,510			(4,331	)		7,696
Amortization of net actuarial loss, net of tax expense (benefit) of $(574), $(709) and $1,433		(1,311	)		(1,777	)		(2,109	)
Amortization of prior service credit, net of tax expense (benefit) of $(433), $(487) and $17		(680	)		(790	)		84
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		5,572			(6,958	)		5,799
Comprehensive income		12,155			2,785			6,878
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(686	)		(533	)		(636	)
Comprehensive income attributable to Viad	$	11,469		$	2,252		$	6,242

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-3

VIAD CORP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
				(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	6,583		$	9,743		$	1,079
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		30,731			29,126			28,252
Deferred income taxes		11,274			(924	)		744
Income from discontinued operations		(624	)		(451	)		(262	)
Restructuring charges		4,942			3,782			4,222
Impairment charges		—			—			302
Losses (gains) on dispositions of property and other assets		(206	)		(42	)		45
Share-based compensation expense		7,232			4,413			3,518
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation arrangements		(293	)		(54	)		(27	)
Other non-cash items, net		10,157			4,659			4,580
Change in operating assets and liabilities (excluding the impact of acquisitions):
Receivables		142			(18,092	)		(3,042	)
Inventories		195			3,729			6,148
Accounts payable		4,310			4,372			4,637
Restructuring liabilities		(4,694	)		(3,888	)		(6,718	)
Accrued compensation		1,631			4,563			6,966
Customer deposits		926			4,950			2,000
Income taxes payable		467			(2,694	)		(1,264	)
Other assets and liabilities, net		(3,587	)		(8,456	)		(7,897	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		69,186			34,736			43,283
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures		(27,675	)		(21,538	)		(17,040	)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired		(23,546	)		(41,105	)		—
Proceeds from sale of land—discontinued operations		1,041			—			—
Proceeds from dispositions of property and other assets		322			440			14,753
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments		384			—			—
Net cash used in investing activities		(49,474	)		(62,203	)		(2,287	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Payments on debt and capital lease obligations		(2,685	)		(7,375	)		(4,900	)
Dividends paid on common stock		(4,454	)		(3,241	)		(3,275	)
Common stock purchased for treasury		(1,656	)		(5,230	)		(6,906	)
Debt issuance costs		—			(1,001	)		—
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements		293			54			27
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		248			296			593
Net cash used in financing activities		(8,254	)		(16,497	)		(14,461	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		2,337			(1,501	)		2,964
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		13,795			(45,465	)		29,499
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		100,376			145,841			116,342
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	114,171		$	100,376		$	145,841
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for income taxes	$	8,386		$	10,213		$	7,931
Cash paid for interest	$	1,103		$	1,088		$	1,131
Equipment acquired under capital leases	$	1,011		$	1,327		$	963

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

F-4

VIAD CORP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

	Common Stock		Additional Capital			Retained Earnings (Deficit)			Unearned Employee Benefits and Other			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Common Stock in Treasury			Total Viad Equity			Non- Controlling Interest		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	(in thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2010	$	37,402	$	606,038		$	(16,405	)	$	(5,954	)	$	23,052		$	(266,618	)	$	377,515		$	7,116	$	384,631
Net income		—		—			443			—			—			—			443			636		1,079
Dividends on common stock		—		—			(3,275	)		—			—			—			(3,275	)		—		(3,275	)
Common stock purchased for treasury		—		—			—			—			—			(6,905	)		(6,905	)		—		(6,905	)
Employee benefit plans		—		(2,397	)		—			—			—			2,989			592			—		592
ESOP allocation adjustment		—		—			—			1,518			—			—			1,518			—		1,518
Share-based compensation—equity awards		—		3,785			—			—			—			—			3,785			—		3,785
Tax deficiencies from share-based compensation		—		(524	)		—			—			—			—			(524	)		—		(524	)
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment		—		—			—			—			7,696			—			7,696			—		7,696
Unrealized gain on investments		—		—			—			—			128			—			128			—		128
Amortization of prior service credit		—		—			—			—			84			—			84			—		84
Amortization of net actuarial loss		—		—			—			—			(2,109	)		—			(2,109	)		—		(2,109	)
Other, net		—		—			8			3			—			—			11			—		11
Balance, December 31, 2010		37,402		606,902			(19,229	)		(4,433	)		28,851			(270,534	)		378,959			7,752		386,711
Net income		—		—			9,210			—			—			—			9,210			533		9,743
Dividends on common stock		—		—			(3,241	)		—			—			—			(3,241	)		—		(3,241	)
Common stock purchased for treasury		—		—			—			—			—			(5,230	)		(5,230	)		—		(5,230	)
Employee benefit plans		—		(11,086	)		—			—			—			11,381			295			—		295
ESOP allocation adjustment		—		—			—			1,490			—			—			1,490			—		1,490
Share-based compensation—equity awards		—		3,688			—			—			—			—			3,688			—		3,688
Tax deficiencies from share-based compensation		—		(325	)		—			—			—			—			(325	)		—		(325	)
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment		—		—			—			—			(4,331	)		—			(4,331	)		—		(4,331	)
Unrealized loss on investments		—		—			—			—			(60	)		—			(60	)		—		(60	)
Amortization of prior service credit		—		—			—			—			(790	)		—			(790	)		—		(790	)
Amortization of net actuarial loss		—		—			—			—			(1,777	)		—			(1,777	)		—		(1,777	)
Other, net		—		9			4			(8	)		—			1			6			—		6
Balance, December 31, 2011		37,402		599,188			(13,256	)		(2,951	)		21,893			(264,382	)		377,894			8,285		386,179
Net income		—		—			5,897			—			—			—			5,897			686		6,583
Dividends on common stock		—		—			(5,674	)		—			—			—			(5,674	)		—		(5,674	)
Common stock purchased for treasury		—		—			—			—			—			(1,656	)		(1,656	)		—		(1,656	)
Employee benefit plans		—		(9,456	)		—			—			—			9,704			248			—		248
ESOP allocation adjustment		—		—			—			1,647			—			—			1,647			—		1,647
Share-based compensation—equity awards		—		4,036			—			—			—			—			4,036			—		4,036
Tax benefits from share-based compensation		—		96			—			—			—			—			96			—		96
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment		—		—			—			—			7,510			—			7,510			—		7,510
Unrealized gain on investments		—		—			—			—			53			—			53			—		53
Amortization of net actuarial loss		—		—			—			—			(1,311	)		—			(1,311	)		—		(1,311	)
Amortization of prior service credit		—		—			—			—			(680	)		—			(680	)		—		(680	)
Other, net		—		(2	)		(1	)		3			—			1			1			—		1
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	37,402	$	593,862		$	(13,034	)	$	(1,301	)	$	27,465		$	(256,333	)	$	388,061		$	8,971	$	397,032

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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VIAD CORP

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of Viad Corp (“Viad” or the “Company”) are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of Viad and all of its subsidiaries. All intercompany account balances and transactions between Viad and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation.

Nature of Business

Viad’s reportable segments consist of Marketing & Events U.S., Marketing & Events International and Travel & Recreation Group.

Marketing & Events Group

The Marketing & Events Group, comprised of Global Experience Specialists, Inc. and affiliates (“GES”), specializes in all aspects of the design, planning and production of face-to-face events, immersive environments and brand-based experiences for clients, including show organizers, corporate brand marketers and retail shopping centers. In addition, the Marketing & Events Group provides a variety of immersive, entertaining attractions and brand-based experiences, sponsored events, mobile marketing and other branded entertainment and face-to-face marketing solutions for clients and venues, including shopping malls, movie studios, museums and leading consumer brands.

Travel & Recreation Group

Travel and recreation services are provided by Brewster Inc. (“Brewster”), Glacier Park, Inc. (“Glacier Park”) and Alaskan Park Properties, Inc. (“Alaska Denali Travel”).

Brewster provides tourism 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, motorcoach services, charter and sightseeing services, tour boat operations, inbound package tour operations and hotel operations, including the Banff International Hotel acquired on March 7, 2012. The Banff International Hotel is a 162-guest room hotel located in downtown Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Glacier Park operates five lodges, three motor inns and one four-season resort hotel and provides food and beverage operations, retail operations and tour and transportation services in and around Glacier National Park in Montana and Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada. Glacier Park is an 80 percent owned subsidiary of Viad.

Alaska Denali Travel operates Denali Backcountry Lodge and Denali Cabins. Denali Backcountry Lodge is a 42-guest room lodge located within Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska and the Denali Cabins are 46 guest cabins located near the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve. 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.

Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to:

• Estimated fair value of Viad’s reporting units used to perform annual impairment testing of recorded goodwill;

• Estimated allowances for uncollectible accounts receivable;

• Estimated provisions for income taxes, including uncertain tax positions;

• Estimated valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets;

• Estimated liabilities for losses related to self-insured liability claims;

• Estimated liabilities for losses related to environmental remediation obligations;

• Estimated sublease income associated with restructuring liabilities;

• Assumptions used to measure pension and postretirement benefit costs and obligations;

• Assumptions used to determine 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.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents. Viad considers all highly-liquid investments with remaining maturities when purchased of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Viad’s cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and bank demand deposits, bank time deposits and money market mutual funds. The Company’s investments in money market mutual funds are classified as available-for-sale and carried at fair value.

Inventories. Inventories, which consist primarily of exhibit design and construction materials and supplies used in providing convention show services, are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out and specific identification methods) or market.

Property and Equipment. Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Property and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets: buildings, 15 to 40 years; equipment, 3 to 12 years; and leasehold improvements, over the shorter of the lease term or useful life. Property and equipment are tested for potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the long-lived asset may not be recoverable through undiscounted cash flows.

Capitalized Software. Viad capitalizes certain internal and external costs incurred in developing or obtaining internal use software. Capitalized costs principally relate to costs incurred to purchase software from third parties, external direct costs of materials and services, and certain payroll-related costs for employees directly associated with software projects once application development begins. Costs associated with preliminary project activities, training and other post-implementation activities are expensed as incurred. Capitalized software costs are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the software, ranging from three to ten years. These costs are included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Property and equipment, net.”

Goodwill. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis on October 31 of each year. Goodwill is also tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more-likely-than-not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. Viad uses a discounted expected future cash flow methodology (income approach) in order to estimate the fair value of its reporting units for purposes of goodwill impairment testing. The estimates and assumptions regarding expected future cash flows, discount rates and terminal values require considerable judgment and are based on market conditions, financial forecasts, industry trends and historical experience. These estimates, however, have inherent uncertainties and different assumptions could lead to materially different results.

Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance. Viad has Company-owned life insurance contracts which are intended to fund the cost of certain employee compensation and benefit programs. These contracts are carried at cash surrender value, net of outstanding policy loans. The cash surrender value represents the amount of cash the Company could receive if the policies were discontinued before maturity. The changes in the cash surrender value of the policies, net of insurance premiums, are included as a component of “Costs of Services” in the consolidated statements of operations.

Self-Insurance Liabilities. Viad is self-insured up to certain limits for workers’ compensation, automobile, product and general liability, property loss and medical claims. Viad has also retained certain liabilities related to workers’ compensation and general liability insurance claims in conjunction with previously sold operations. Provisions for losses for claims incurred, including estimated claims incurred but not yet reported, are made based on Viad’s prior historical experience, claims frequency and other factors. Viad has purchased insurance for amounts in excess of the self-insured levels.

Environmental Remediation Liabilities. Viad has retained certain liabilities representing the estimated cost of environmental remediation obligations primarily associated with previously sold operations. The amounts accrued primarily consist of the estimated direct incremental costs, on an undiscounted basis, for contractor and other services related to remedial actions and post-remediation site monitoring. Environmental remediation liabilities are recorded when the specific obligation is considered probable and the costs are reasonably estimable. Subsequent recoveries from third parties, if any, are recorded through discontinued operations when realized.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments. 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 9.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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 consolidated balance sheets. In addition, for purposes of consolidation, the revenues, expenses and gains and losses related to Viad’s foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the average foreign exchange rates for the period.

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Revenue Recognition. Viad recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. GES derives revenues primarily by providing show services to exhibitors participating in exhibitions and events and from the design, construction and refurbishment of exhibit booths and holiday themed environments. Service revenue is recognized at the time services are performed. Exhibits and environments revenue is accounted for using the completed-contract method as contracts are typically completed within three months of contract signing. The Travel & Recreation Group generates revenues through its attractions, hotels and transportation and sightseeing services. Revenues are recognized at the time services are performed.

Share-Based Compensation. Viad recognizes and measures compensation costs related to all share-based payment awards using the fair value method of accounting. These awards generally include restricted stock, performance-based restricted stock (“PBRS”), stock options and liability-based awards (including performance units, restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units).

The fair value of restricted stock and PBRS awards are based on Viad’s stock price on the date of grant. Viad issues restricted stock and PBRS awards from shares held in treasury. Future vesting of restricted stock and PBRS is generally subject to continued employment with Viad or its subsidiaries. Holders of restricted stock and PBRS have the right to receive dividends and vote the shares, but may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber the stock, except to the extent restrictions have lapsed.

Restricted stock awards vest between three and five years from the date of grant. Share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock is recognized using the straight-line method over the requisite service period of approximately three years except for certain awards with a five-year vesting period whereby expense is recognized based on an accelerated multiple-award approach over a five-year period. For these awards, 40 percent of the shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant and the remaining shares vest in 30 percent increments over the subsequent two anniversary dates.

Share-based compensation expense related to PBRS awards is recognized based on an accelerated multiple-award approach over the requisite service period of approximately three years. PBRS vests when certain incentive performance targets established in the year of grant are achieved at target levels. PBRS is subject to a graded vesting schedule whereby one third of the earned shares vest after the first year and the remaining earned shares vest in one-third increments each year over the next two years on the first business day in January. The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Share-based compensation expense related to stock option awards is recognized using the straight-line method over the requisite service period of approximately five years. The exercise price of stock options is based on the market value of Viad’s common stock at the date of grant. Stock options granted also contain certain forfeiture and non-compete provisions.

Liability-based awards (including grants of restricted stock units and PBRS units awarded to key employees at certain of the Company’s Canadian operations) are recorded at estimated fair value, based on the number of units expected to vest and the level of achievement of predefined performance goals (where applicable) and are remeasured on each balance sheet date based on Viad’s stock price until the time of settlement. To the extent earned, liability-based awards are settled in cash based on Viad’s stock price. Compensation expense related to liability-based awards is recognized ratably over the requisite service period of approximately three years.

Common Stock in Treasury. Common stock purchased for treasury is recorded at historical cost. Subsequent share reissuances are primarily related to share-based compensation programs and recorded at weighted-average cost.

Income Per Common Share. Viad applies the two-class method in calculating income per common share as unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends are considered participating securities. Accordingly, such securities are included in the earnings allocation in calculating income per share. Furthermore, Viad funds its matching contributions to employees’ 401(k) accounts through the Company’s leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) feature of the Company’s 401(k) defined contribution plan. ESOP shares are treated as outstanding for income per share calculations.

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance related to goodwill impairment testing, which is codified in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350. The new guidance simplifies how entities test goodwill for impairment and permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after performing the assessment, an entity determines that it is not more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. The guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on Viad’s financial condition or results of operations. The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment test as of October 31 of each year.

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In February 2013, the FASB issued new guidance related to the reporting of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income, which is codified in ASC Topic 220. The new guidance requires entities to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, entities are required to present significant amounts reclassified out of other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income in certain circumstances, or otherwise cross-reference amounts to other disclosures. The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012, and will not have an impact on Viad’s financial condition or results of operations.

Note 2. Share-Based Compensation

Viad grants share-based compensation awards to officers, directors and certain key employees pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”). The 2007 Plan has a 10-year life and provides for the following types of awards: (a) incentive and non-qualified stock options; (b) restricted stock and restricted stock units; (c) performance units or performance shares; (d) stock appreciation rights; (e) cash-based awards and (f) certain other stock-based awards. The number of shares of common stock available for grant under the 2007 Plan is limited to 1,700,000 shares plus shares awarded under the 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan (which terminated in May 2007) that subsequently cease for any reason to be subject to such awards (other than by reason of exercise or settlement of the awards to the extent the shares are exercised for, or settled in, vested and non-forfeited shares) up to an aggregate maximum of 1,500,000 shares. As of December 31, 2012, there were 1,071,632 total shares available for future grant.

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Restricted stock/PBRS	$	3,267		$	3,042		$	2,821
Performance unit incentive plan (“PUP”)		2,922			714			(3	)
Stock options		593			537			447
Restricted stock units/PBRS units		450			120			253
Total share-based compensation before income tax benefit		7,232			4,413			3,518
Income tax benefit		(2,574	)		(1,594	)		(1,225	)
Total share-based compensation, net of income tax benefit	$	4,658		$	2,819		$	2,293

In addition, $253,000, $124,000 and $519,000 of costs associated with share-based compensation were included in restructuring expense in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Of the 2012 amount, $94,000 related to the PUP awards presented below. No share-based compensation costs were capitalized during 2012, 2011 or 2010.

Restricted Stock and PBRS. The following table summarizes restricted stock and PBRS activity:

	Restricted Stock					PBRS
				Weighted-Average					Weighted-Average
				Grant Date					Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value		Shares			Fair Value
Balance at January 1, 2010		390,810		$	24.59		174,927		$	20.77
Granted		157,900			19.30		—			—
Vested		(65,961	)		34.42		(29,547	)		35.31
Cancelled		—			—		(126,550	)		15.36
Forfeited		(4,250	)		22.55		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2010		478,499			21.51		18,830			33.02
Granted		191,850			22.70		—			—
Vested		(91,212	)		31.31		(18,414	)		33.42
Forfeited		(7,115	)		20.81		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2011		572,022			20.36		416			15.36
Granted		168,050			20.46		—			—
Vested		(219,571	)		18.26		(416	)		15.36
Forfeited		(4,150	)		24.80		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2012		516,351			21.25		—			—

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The grant date fair value of restricted stock which vested during 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $4.0 million, $2.9 million and $2.3 million, respectively. The grant date fair value of PBRS which vested during 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $6,000, $615,000 and $1.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2012, the unamortized cost of all outstanding stock awards was $4.0 million, which Viad expects to recognize in the consolidated financial statements over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.0 years. During 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company repurchased 56,885 shares for $1.1 million, 28,627 shares for $679,000 and 28,407 shares for $573,000, respectively, related to tax withholding requirements on vested share-based awards.

Liability-Based Awards. The following table summarizes the liability-based award activity:

	Restricted Stock Units					PBRS Units					PUP Awards
				Weighted-Average					Weighted-Average					Weighted-Average
				Grant Date					Grant Date					Grant Date
	Units			Fair Value		Units			Fair Value		Units			Fair Value
Balance at January 1, 2010		13,700		$	15.36		13,900		$	15.36		102,960		$	33.81
Granted		12,350			19.20		—			—		—			—
Vested		—			—		(1,958	)		15.36		—			—
Cancelled		—			—		(8,028	)		15.36		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2010		26,050			17.18		3,914			15.36		102,960			33.81
Granted		12,550			23.01		—			—		95,500			23.02
Vested		—			—		(1,958	)		15.36		—			—
Cancelled		—			—		—			—		(102,960	)		33.81
Balance at December 31, 2011		38,600			19.07		1,956			15.36		95,500			23.02
Granted		15,850			20.57		—			—		115,100			20.60
Vested		(13,100	)		15.36		(1,956	)		15.36		—			—
Cancelled		(850	)		20.89		—			—		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2012		40,500			20.82		—			—		210,600			21.70

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had aggregate liabilities recorded of $633,000 and $475,000, respectively, related to restricted stock unit and PBRS unit liability awards. A portion of the 2009 PBRS unit awards vested effective December 31, 2009 and cash payouts of $35,000 and $52,000 were distributed in January 2012 and January 2011, respectively. Similarly, a portion of the 2009 restricted stock unit awards vested in February 2012 and cash payouts of $257,000 were distributed in February 2012.

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had liabilities recorded of $3.7 million and $714,000, respectively, related to PUP awards. There were no PUP awards which vested or cancelled during 2012 or 2011. Furthermore, there were no cash settlements of PUP awards during 2012 or 2011. No PUP awards were granted in 2010 and no other PUP awards vested during 2012, 2011 or 2010.

Stock Options. The following table summarizes stock option activity:

				Weighted-
				Average		Options
	Shares			Exercise Price		Exercisable
Options outstanding at January 1, 2010		541,718		$	25.74		462,683
Granted		280,900			19.20
Exercised		(22,311	)		23.21
Forfeited or expired		(36,513	)		26.34
Options outstanding at December 31, 2010		763,794			23.38		451,194
Exercised		(14,616	)		20.14
Forfeited or expired		(164,977	)		23.88
Options outstanding at December 31, 2011		584,201			23.32		396,688
Exercised		(12,099	)		19.41
Forfeited or expired		(208,206	)		25.81
Options outstanding at December 31, 2012		363,896			22.03		276,009

As of December 31, 2012, the total unrecognized cost related to non-vested stock option awards was $104,000. Viad expects to recognize such costs in the consolidated financial statements over a weighted-average period of less than one year. No stock options were granted in 2012 or 2011.

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The following table summarizes information concerning stock options outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2012:

	Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Weighted-Average		Weighted-				Weighted-
			Remaining		Average				Average
Range of Exercise Prices	Shares		Contractual Life		Exercise Price		Shares		Exercise Price
$19.20		247,867		7.0 years	$	19.20		166,740	$	19.20
$19.57		43,796		0.3 years		19.57		43,796		19.57
$23.28 to $31.92		29,433		1.1 years		29.43		27,433		29.76
$33.81 to $38.44		42,800		1.7 years		35.86		38,040		36.12
$19.20 to $38.44		363,896		5.1 years		22.03		276,009		22.64

In addition to the above, Viad had stock options outstanding which were granted to employees of MoneyGram International, Inc. prior to the spin-off of that company. As of December 31, 2012, there were 2,267 of such options outstanding and exercisable, both with an exercise price of $19.57. The weighted-average remaining contractual life of these options outstanding was less than one year. During 2012, 135 options were exercised by employees of MoneyGram International, Inc. at an exercise price of $19.57.

Stock options granted in 2010 were for a term of 10 years and became exercisable one third after one year, another third after two years and the balance after three years from the date of grant. Stock options granted between 2004 and 2008 were for contractual terms of seven years and become exercisable, based on a graded vesting schedule, in annual increments of 20 percent beginning one year after the grant date and become fully exercisable after five years from the date of grant. Stock options granted in 2003 were for a term of 10 years and became exercisable one third after one year, another third after two years and the balance after three years from the date of grant. Stock options granted in calendar years 2002 and prior were for a contractual term of 10 years and became exercisable 50 percent after one year from the date of grant with the balance exercisable after two years from the date of grant.

The fair value of the 2010 stock option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model assuming Viad’s expected stock price volatility of 33.2 percent, a five year expected period of time the stock options will remain outstanding, an expected dividend yield on Viad common stock of 0.8 percent and a risk-free interest rate estimate of 2.44 percent. The expected dividend yield was based on Viad’s expectation of future dividend payouts. The volatility assumption was based on Viad’s daily historical stock price volatility during the time period that corresponds to the expected weighted-average life of the option. The expected life (estimated period of time outstanding) of stock options granted was estimated based on historical exercise activity. The risk-free interest rate assumption was based on the interest rate of a U.S. Treasury strip for a five-year term from the date the option was granted.

Additional information pertaining to stock options is provided in the table below:

	2012		2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Total intrinsic value of stock options outstanding	$	2,329	$	—		$	2,341
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$	296	$	325		$	544
Fair value of stock options vested	$	539	$	682		$	404
Cash received from the exercise of stock options	$	248	$	296		$	593
Tax benefits (deficiencies) realized for tax deductions related to stock option exercises and performance-based awards	$	96	$	(325	)	$	(524	)

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding in the table above represents the difference between Viad’s closing stock price on December 31 of each year and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options. The intrinsic value of stock options outstanding therefore changes based on changes in the fair market value of Viad’s common stock.

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Note 3. Acquisition of Businesses

On March 7, 2012, Viad acquired the Banff International Hotel and related assets for $23.6 million in cash. The Banff International Hotel is a 162-guest room hotel located in downtown Banff, Alberta, Canada and is operated by Brewster within the Travel & Recreation Group. The following information represents the final amounts assigned to the assets and liabilities of the Banff International Hotel as of the date of acquisition:

	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10
Accounts receivable		23
Other current assets		33
Property and equipment		20,408
Goodwill		1,890
Other intangible assets		1,323
Total assets acquired		23,687
Customer deposits		(64	)
Other current liabilities		(67	)
Total liabilities acquired		(131	)
Purchase price	$	23,556

The Company recorded $1.9 million of goodwill in connection with the transaction, which is included in the Travel & Recreation Group. The primary factor that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill relates to future growth opportunities. The goodwill is partially deductible for tax purposes pursuant to regulations in Canada. The amount assigned to other intangible assets of $1.3 million relates to an operating contract and customer relationships. The weighted-average amortization period related to the other intangible assets was 7.7 years. Included in the “Property and equipment” caption above are certain leasehold interests of $7.9 million for which the Company is considered to have perpetual use rights of the land related to the Banff International Hotel. These land interests are not subject to amortization. The transaction costs related to the acquisition were insignificant. The results of operations of the Banff International Hotel have been included in Viad’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

On September 16, 2011, Viad acquired the Denali Backcountry Lodge and Denali Cabins for $15.3 million in cash. Denali Backcountry Lodge is a 42-guest room lodge located within Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska and Denali Cabins consist of 46 guest cabins near the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve. These properties are operated by Alaska Denali Travel within the Travel & Recreation Group. The Company recorded $3.2 million of goodwill in connection with the transaction. The amount assigned to other intangible assets of $626,000 relates to customer relationships.

On June 29, 2011, Viad acquired St. Mary Lodge & Resort (“St. Mary”) for $15.3 million in cash. St. Mary is a 115-guest room hotel located outside of Glacier National Park’s east entrance and is operated by Glacier Park within the Travel & Recreation Group. The Company recorded $3.1 million of goodwill in connection with the transaction. The amount assigned to other intangible assets of $60,000 relates to a non-amortized business license.

On January 5, 2011, Viad acquired Grouse Mountain Lodge for $10.5 million in cash. Grouse Mountain Lodge is located in Whitefish, Montana and is operated by Glacier Park within the Travel & Recreation Group. The Company recorded $1.3 million of goodwill in connection with the transaction. The amount assigned to other intangible assets of $400,000 relates to a non-amortized business license.

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The following information represents the aggregate amounts assigned to the assets and liabilities of the acquisitions that occurred during 2011:

	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	30
Other current assets		870
Property and equipment		32,905
Goodwill		7,645
Other intangible assets		1,086
Total assets acquired		42,536
Customer deposits		(821	)
Other current liabilities		(198	)
Other long-term liabilities		(382	)
Total liabilities acquired		(1,401	)
Purchase price	$	41,135

The primary factor that contributed to the recognition of goodwill for the 2011 acquisitions relates to future growth opportunities. The acquired goodwill is included in the Travel & Recreation Group and is deductible for tax purposes over a period of 15 years. The transaction costs related to the acquisitions were insignificant. The results of operations of the acquisitions have been included in Viad’s consolidated financial statements from the date of each acquisition.

The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma results of operations attributable to Viad, assuming that the acquisitions had each been completed at the beginning of each year:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Revenue	$	1,025,681	$	954,766
Depreciation and amortization		30,935		30,619
Segment operating income		41,831		28,186
Income from continuing operations		5,251		10,379
Net income attributable to Viad		5,875		10,830
Diluted net income per share		0.29		0.53
Basic net income per share		0.29		0.53

Note 4. Inventories

The components of inventories as of December 31 were as follows:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Raw materials	$	16,422	$	18,297
Work in process		19,234		17,528
Inventories	$	35,656	$	35,825

Note 5. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment as of December 31 consisted of the following:

	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Land and land interests	$	26,124		$	18,134
Buildings and leasehold improvements		137,293			109,077
Equipment and other		310,448			310,186
		473,865			437,397
Accumulated depreciation		(276,567	)		(263,584	)
Property and equipment, net	$	197,298		$	173,813

Included in the “Equipment and other” caption above are capitalized costs incurred in developing or obtaining internal use software. The net carrying amount of capitalized software was $14.2 million and $14.9 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Included in the “Land and land interests” caption above are certain leasehold interests in land within the Travel & Recreation Group for which the Company is considered to have perpetual use rights. The carrying amount of these leasehold interests was $10.6 million and $2.6 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These land interests are not subject to amortization.

Depreciation expense was $30.0 million, $28.4 million and $27.3 million for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. During 2010, Viad recorded impairment losses of $117,000 at the Travel & Recreation Group related to a tour boat at the Travel & Recreation Group. No impairment losses were recorded during 2012 or 2011.

Note 6. Other Investments and Assets

As of December 31 other investments and assets consisted of the following:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Cash surrender value of life insurance	$	19,142	$	18,812
Workers’ compensation insurance security deposits		3,350		4,658
Other		9,924		7,581
Total other investments and assets	$	32,416	$	31,051

Note 7. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

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

			Marketing &			Travel &
	Marketing &		Events			Recreation
	Events U.S.		International			Group			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2011	$	62,686	$	22,455		$	42,300		$	127,441
Business acquisitions		—		—			7,645			7,645
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		(257	)		(1,135	)		(1,392	)
Balance at December 31, 2011		62,686		22,198			48,810			133,694
Business acquisition		—		—			1,890			1,890
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		856			1,380			2,236
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	62,686	$	23,054		$	52,080		$	137,820

The following table summarizes goodwill by reporting unit and segment as of December 31:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Marketing & Events Group:
Marketing & Events U.S.	$	62,686	$	62,686
Marketing & Events International:
United Kingdom (Melville GES)		13,894		13,291
GES Canada		9,160		8,907
Total Marketing & Events Group		85,740		84,884
Travel & Recreation Group:
Brewster		44,435		41,165
Glacier Park		4,461		4,461
Alaska Denali Travel		3,184		3,184
Total Travel & Recreation Group		52,080		48,810
Total Goodwill	$	137,820	$	133,694

For impairment testing purposes, the goodwill related to the Marketing & Events U.S. segment is assigned to and tested at the operating segment level. Furthermore, the goodwill related to the Marketing & Events International segment is assigned to and tested based on the segment’s geographical operations. For the Marketing & Events International segment the reporting units are United Kingdom (Melville GES) and Canada. Brewster, Glacier Park and Alaska Denali Travel are considered reporting units for goodwill impairment testing purposes within the Travel & Recreation Group.

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As a result of the Company’s most recent analysis performed in October 2012, the excess of the estimated fair values over the carrying values (expressed as a percentage of the carrying amounts) under step one of the impairment test was 126 percent, 67 percent and 34 percent for each of the Marketing & Events Group reporting units in the United States, the United Kingdom (Melville GES) and Canada, respectively. For the Brewster, Glacier Park and Alaska Denali Travel reporting units, the excess of the estimated fair value over the carrying value was 58 percent, 37 percent and 14 percent, respectively, as of the most recent impairment test. Significant reductions in the Company’s expected future revenues, operating income or cash flow forecasts and projections, or an increase in reporting unit cost of capital, could trigger additional impairment testing, which may result in impairment losses.

During 2010, Viad recorded impairment losses of $185,000 related to other intangible assets at the Travel & Recreation Group. As of December 31, 2012, Viad had cumulative goodwill impairment losses of $225.2 million since the adoption of the goodwill impairment testing provisions of ASC Topic 350.

A summary of other intangible assets as of December 31, 2012 is presented below:

	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
	Value		Amortization			Value
	(in thousands)
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer contracts and relationships	$	3,594	$	(2,384	)	$	1,210
Other		959		(108	)		851
		4,553		(2,492	)		2,061
Unamortized intangible assets:
Business licenses		460		—			460
Total	$	5,013	$	(2,492	)	$	2,521

A summary of other intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 is presented below:

	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
	Value		Amortization			Value
	(in thousands)
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer contracts and relationships	$	3,122	$	(1,736	)	$	1,386
Other		68		(30	)		38
		3,190		(1,766	)		1,424
Unamortized intangible assets:
Business licenses		460		—			460
Total	$	3,650	$	(1,766	)	$	1,884

Intangible asset amortization expense for 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $693,000, $772,000 and $954,000, respectively. The weighted-average amortization period of customer contracts and relationships and other amortizable intangible assets is approximately 3.7 years and 4.8 years, respectively. Estimated amortization expense related to amortized intangible assets for future years is expected to be as follows:

	(in thousands)
2013	$	712
2014	$	426
2015	$	255
2016	$	199
2017	$	445
Thereafter	$	24

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Note 8. Accrued Liabilities and Other

As of December 31 other current liabilities consisted of the following:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Continuing operations:
Customer deposits	$	50,172	$	49,182
Accrued compensation		25,067		22,587
Self-insured liability accrual		8,501		6,697
Accrued restructuring		4,084		2,303
Accrued sales and use taxes		3,179		1,668
Accrued employee benefit costs		3,132		3,730
Accrued dividends		2,053		827
Accrued foreign income taxes		28		234
Other		9,998		8,185
		106,214		95,413
Discontinued operations:
Environmental remediation liabilities		571		755
Self-insured liability accrual		527		639
Other		372		524
		1,470		1,918
Total other current liabilities	$	107,684	$	97,331

As of December 31 other deferred items and liabilities consisted of the following:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Continuing operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	$	15,579	$	14,403
Accrued compensation		8,061		5,538
Accrued restructuring		3,140		4,647
Foreign deferred tax liability		2,024		1,219
Other		6,734		5,900
		35,538		31,707
Discontinued operations:
Self-insured liability accrual		5,188		5,351
Environmental remediation liabilities		4,745		4,999
Accrued income taxes		1,053		1,022
Other		1,304		1,133
		12,290		12,505
Total other deferred items and liabilities	$	47,828	$	44,212

Note 9. Debt

Long-term capital lease obligations as of December 31 were as follows:

	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Capital lease obligations, 6.4% (2012) and 6.2% (2011) weighted-average interest rate at December 31, due to 2017	$	2,226		$	3,239
Current portion		(1,347	)		(2,018	)
Long-term capital leases	$	879		$	1,221

Effective May 18, 2011, Viad entered into an amended and restated revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility provides for a $130 million revolving line of credit, which may be increased up to an additional $50 million under certain circumstances. The term of the Credit Facility is five years (expiring on May 18, 2016) and borrowings are to be used for general corporate purposes (including permitted acquisitions) and to support up to $50 million of letters of credit. The lenders have a first perfected security interest in all of the personal property of Viad and GES, including 65 percent of the capital stock of top-tier foreign subsidiaries. In April 2011, Viad paid off its outstanding borrowing under the previous credit facility of $4.2 million and as of December 31, 2012, Viad’s total debt of $2.2 million consisted entirely of capital lease obligations. As of December 31, 2012, Viad had $128.2 million of capacity remaining under its Credit Facility reflecting outstanding letters of credit of $1.8 million.

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Borrowings under the Credit Facility (of which GES is a guarantor) 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.

The Credit Facility contains various affirmative and negative covenants that are customary for facilities of this type, including a fixed-charge coverage ratio, leverage ratio, minimum cash balance, and dividend limits. Significant other covenants include limitations on: investments, additional indebtedness, sales/leases of assets, acquisitions, consolidations or mergers and liens on property. As of December 31, 2012, Viad was in compliance with all covenants.

Effective December 12, 2012, the Credit Facility was amended to remove the limitation on share repurchases of $10 million in the aggregate per calendar year pursuant to certain conditions. The amendment allows share repurchases unless the Company’s leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Facility, is greater than 1.50 to 1.00 or a default or an unmatured default, as defined in the Credit Facility, exists. The amendment also allows dividends to be declared and paid in excess of $10 million in the aggregate per calendar year, as well as distributions on its capital stock, as defined in the Credit Facility, unless the Company’s leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Facility, is greater than 1.50 to 1.00 or a default or an unmatured default, as defined in the Credit Facility, exists.

As of December 31, 2012, Viad had certain obligations under guarantees to third parties on behalf of its subsidiaries. These guarantees are not subject to liability recognition in the 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 December 31, 2012 would be $21.2 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.

Aggregate annual maturities of capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	(in thousands)
2013	$	1,421
2014		594
2015		283
2016		34
2017		17
Total		2,349
Less: Amount representing interest		(123	)
Present value of minimum lease payments	$	2,226

The gross amount of assets recorded under capital leases as of December 31, 2012 was $5.9 million and accumulated amortization was $2.9 million. As of December 31, 2011, the gross amount of assets recorded under capital leases and accumulated amortization was $6.6 million and $3.0 million, respectively. The amortization charges related to assets recorded under capital leases are included in depreciation expense. See Note 5.

The weighted-average interest rate on total debt was 8.5 percent, 7.8 percent and 12.0 percent, for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The weighted average interest rates include the effects of commitment fees and other costs of long-term bank credit.

The estimated fair value of total debt was $2.1 million and $3.0 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, 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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Note 10. 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 December 31, 2012 Using
Description	December 31, 2012		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Money market funds	$	10,177	$	10,177	$	—	$	—
Other mutual funds		1,239		1,239		—		—
Total	$	11,416	$	11,416	$	—	$	—
			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011 Using
Description	December 31, 2011		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Money market funds	$	20,862	$	20,862	$	—	$	—
Other mutual funds		1,373		1,373		—		—
Total	$	22,235	$	22,235	$	—	$	—

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had investments in money market mutual funds of $10.2 million and $20.9 million, respectively, which are included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Cash and cash equivalents.” 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 December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had investments in other mutual funds of $1.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively, which are classified in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Other investments and assets.” These investments were classified as available-for-sale and were recorded at fair value. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, there were unrealized gains of $450,000 ($275,000 after-tax) and $366,000 ($222,000 after-tax), respectively, which were included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).”

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 9.

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Note 11. Income Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of diluted and basic per share computations for net income attributable to Viad:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Basic net income per share
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Viad	$	5,897		$	9,210		$	443
Less: Allocation to non-vested shares		(157	)		(248	)		(11	)
Net income allocated to Viad common stockholders	$	5,740		$	8,962		$	432
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding common shares		19,701			19,719			19,955
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.29		$	0.45		$	0.02
Diluted net income per share
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Viad	$	5,897		$	9,210		$	443
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding shares		19,701			19,719			19,955
Additional dilutive shares related to share-based compensation		304			336			322
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive shares		20,005			20,055			20,277
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders(1)	$	0.29		$	0.45		$	0.02

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

Options to purchase 110,000, 304,000 and 474,000 shares of common stock were outstanding during 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, but were not included in the computation of dilutive shares outstanding because the effect would be anti-dilutive. Additionally, 304,000, 336,000 and 322,000 share-based compensation awards were considered dilutive and included in the computation of diluted income per share in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Note 12. Employee Stock Ownership Feature of 401(k) Plan

Viad funds its matching contributions to employees’ 401(k) accounts through the Company’s ESOP portion of the Viad Corp Capital Accumulation Plan (the “401(k) Plan”). All eligible employees of Viad and its participating affiliates, other than certain employees covered by collective-bargaining agreements that do not expressly provide for participation of such employees in an employee stock ownership plan, may participate in the employee stock ownership feature within the 401(k) Plan.

In 1989, the ESOP borrowed $40.0 million (guaranteed by Viad) to purchase treasury shares from the Company. In 2004, Viad borrowed $12.4 million under its revolving credit agreement to pay in full the outstanding ESOP loan and obtain release of Viad from its guarantee of the loan. In connection with the loan payoff, the ESOP entered into a $12.4 million loan with Viad maturing in June 2009 calling for minimum quarterly principal payments of $250,000 plus interest. The same amount, representing unearned employee benefits, was recorded as a reduction of stockholders’ equity. In 2007, the loan agreement between the ESOP and Viad was extended to December 31, 2016. As of December 31, 2012, the balance of the ESOP loan was $1.3 million and is included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Unearned employee benefits and other.” The liability is reduced as the ESOP makes principal payments on the borrowing, and the amount offsetting stockholders’ equity is reduced as stock is allocated to employees and benefits are charged to expense. The 401(k) Plan repays the loan using Viad contributions and dividends received on the unallocated Viad shares held by the 401(k) Plan.

Information regarding ESOP transactions is as follows:

	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Amounts paid by ESOP for:
Debt repayment	$	1,647	$	1,490	$	1,518
Interest		5		8		12
Amounts received from Viad as:
Contributions		1,604		1,435		1,444
Dividends		48		63		86

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Shares were released for allocation to participants based upon the ratio of the current year’s principal and interest payments to the sum of the total principal and interest payments expected over the remaining life of the loan. Viad recorded expense of $1.7 million, $1.6 million and $1.5 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Unallocated shares held by the 401(k) Plan totaled 130,577 and 293,280 as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Shares allocated during 2012 and 2011 totaled 162,703 and 147,089, respectively.

Note 13. Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

Viad had one Preferred Stock Purchase Right (“Right”) outstanding on each outstanding share of common stock pursuant to a shareholder rights plan (the “Rights Agreement”) adopted by the Board of Directors on February 28, 2002, as adjusted in connection with Viad’s one-for-four reverse stock split on July 1, 2004, and as amended on February 28, 2012. The Rights expired and the Rights Agreement terminated on February 28, 2013 on its own terms.

Viad has authorized five million and two million shares of Preferred Stock and Junior Participating Preferred Stock, respectively, none of which is outstanding.

Note 14. Income Taxes

The following represents a reconciliation of income tax expense and the amount that would be computed using the statutory federal income tax rates:

	2012					2011					2010
	(in thousands)
Computed income tax expense at statutory federal income tax rate of 35%	$	9,381		35.0	%	$	4,613		35.0	%	$	896		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal provision		470		1.8	%		(100	)	(0.8	%)		(172	)	(6.7	%)
Foreign tax rate differentials		(2,031	)	(7.6	%)		(1,679	)	(12.7	%)		(1,560	)	(61.0	%)
U.S. tax on foreign earnings (net of foreign tax credits)		(595	)	(2.2	%)		1,105		8.4	%		629		24.6	%
Tax resolutions, net		—		0.0	%		(103	)	(0.8	%)		(514	)	(20.1	%)
Change in enacted tax law		—		0.0	%		—		0.0	%		1,279		50.0	%
Change in valuation allowance		14,220		53.1	%		(55	)	(0.4	%)		249		9.7	%
Proceeds from life insurance		(472	)	(1.8	%)		—		0.0	%		(460	)	(18.0	%)
Other, net		(130	)	(0.5	%)		107		0.8	%		1,395		54.6	%
Income tax expense	$	20,843		77.8	%	$	3,888		29.5	%	$	1,742		68.1	%

In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and a related measure, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, were both enacted into law. As a result of this legislation, the tax deductions for the portion of the prescription drug costs for which Viad receives a Medicare Part D subsidy have been eliminated for tax years beginning after December 31, 2012. Accordingly, during 2010, Viad reduced its deferred tax asset related to its postretirement benefit plan liability to reflect the change in the tax law. The reduction in the deferred tax asset resulted in an increase to income tax expense of $1.3 million in 2010.

Viad is subject to regular and recurring audits by the taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which the Company conducts or had previously conducted operations. These include U.S. federal and most state jurisdictions, and certain foreign jurisdictions including Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany.

Viad exercises judgment in determining its income tax provision due to transactions, credits and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad did not have any accrued gross liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions for continuing operations. As of December 31, 2010, Viad had accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions for continuing operations of $146,000. Viad classifies interest and penalties related to income tax liabilities as a component of income tax expense. During 2011, Viad recorded tax-related interest expense credits of $146,000.

During 2011 and 2010, Viad recorded tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of tax matters in continuing operations of $103,000 and $514,000, respectively. These tax resolutions primarily represent the reversal of amounts accrued for tax and related interest and penalties in connection with uncertain tax positions which were effectively settled or for which there was a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations.

In addition to the above, Viad had accrued gross liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions for discontinued operations of $636,000 as of both December 31, 2012 and 2011. In addition, as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions for discontinued operations of $418,000 and $386,000, respectively. Future tax resolutions or settlements that may occur related to these uncertain tax positions would be recorded through discontinued operations (net of federal tax effects, if applicable). Viad does not expect any of the unrecognized tax benefits to be recognized during the next 12 months.

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The following represents a reconciliation of the total amounts of liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions (excluding interest and penalties):

	Continuing		Discontinued
	Operations		Operations		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2010	$	—	$	636	$	636
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior years		—		—		—
Reductions for tax settlements		—		—		—
Reductions for lapse of applicable statutes		—		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2010		—		636		636
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior years		—		—		—
Reductions for tax settlements		—		—		—
Reductions for lapse of applicable statutes		—		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2011		—		636		636
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior years		—		—		—
Reductions for tax settlements		—		—		—
Reductions for lapse of applicable statutes		—		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	—	$	636	$	636

Viad’s 2009 through 2012 U.S. federal tax years and various state tax years from 2008 through 2012 remain subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities. Additionally, 2005 through 2008 remain subject to examination due to net operating loss carryback claims. In addition, tax years from 2008 through 2012 related to Viad’s foreign taxing jurisdictions also remain subject to examination.

Viad classifies liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions as non-current liabilities in its consolidated balance sheets unless they are expected to be paid within the next year. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions (including interest and penalties) of $1.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively, were classified as non-current liabilities.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31 related to the following:

	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Pension, compensation and other employee benefits	$	26,790		$	22,103
Tax credit carryforwards		25,290			25,219
Provisions for losses		15,229			16,038
State income taxes		2,813			2,400
Net operating loss carryforward		1,755			3,086
Deferred income		—			125
Other deferred income tax assets		5,331			1,745
Total deferred tax assets		77,208			70,716
Foreign deferred tax assets included above		(990	)		—
Valuation allowance		(14,576	)		(356	)
Net deferred tax assets		61,642			70,360
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment		(8,801	)		(7,729	)
Goodwill and other intangible assets		(1,306	)		(1,006	)
Unremitted foreign earnings		(978	)		—
Other deferred income tax liabilities		(176	)		(287	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(11,261	)		(9,022	)
Foreign deferred tax liabilities included above		2,024			1,617
United States deferred tax assets	$	52,405		$	62,955

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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. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had gross deferred tax assets of $77.2 million and $70.7 million, respectively. 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. These tax credits are subject to a 10-year carryforward period and begin to expire in 2019. Based on the Company’s assessment, it was determined during the fourth quarter of 2012 that the weight of the evidence indicated that certain deferred tax assets associated with foreign tax credit carryforwards no longer met the more-likely-than-not test regarding the realization of those assets. Accordingly, the Company recorded a valuation allowance related to all of its foreign tax credit carryforwards as of December 31, 2012, which resulted in a charge to income tax expense of $13.4 million. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $82.0 million and $91.9 million, respectively, for which the Company had deferred tax assets of $1.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively. The state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards expire on various dates from 2016 through 2032. During 2012, the Company increased its valuation allowance related to state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards by $805,000. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had a valuation allowance of $1.2 million and $356,000, respectively, related to those state and foreign deferred tax assets. With respect to all other deferred tax assets, management believes that recovery from future taxable income is more-likely-than-not.

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 on 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 in the Company’s valuation allowance. If such an increase in the valuation allowance were to occur, it would result in increased income tax expense in the period the assessment was made.

As of December 31, 2012, Viad had tax credit carryforwards related to alternative minimum tax of $11.4 million that may be carried forward indefinitely. Additionally, as of December 31, 2012, Viad had foreign tax credit carryforwards of $13.4 million, of which $268,000 expire in 2019, $8.3 million expire in 2020, $4.5 million expire in 2021 and $320,000 expire in 2022. As noted above, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $13.4 million related to the foreign tax credit carryforwards. Viad also had general business credits of $519,000 as of December 31, 2012, which expire at various dates from 2028 to 2032.

Viad has not recorded deferred taxes on certain historical unremitted earnings of its Canadian subsidiaries as management intends to reinvest those earnings in its Canadian operations. As of December 31, 2012, the incremental unrecognized tax liability (net of estimated foreign tax credits) related to those undistributed earnings was approximately $711,000. To the extent that circumstances change and it becomes apparent that some or all of those undistributed earnings will be remitted to the U.S., Viad would accrue income taxes attributable to such remittance.

Income tax expense consisted of the following:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Current:
United States:
Federal	$	(272	)	$	(4,643	)	$	(9,286	)
State		2,189			1,292			677
Foreign		7,652			8,163			9,607
		9,569			4,812			998
Deferred:
United States:
Federal		11,127			992			3,212
State		40			(1,560	)		(939	)
Foreign		107			(356	)		(1,529	)
		11,274			(924	)		744
Income tax expense	$	20,843		$	3,888		$	1,742

F-22

The aggregate tax benefit realized in connection with the vesting of restricted stock and PBRS and the exercise of stock options was $96,000 for 2012, which was recorded as a credit to stockholders’ equity. During 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded tax deficiencies of $325,000 and $524,000, respectively, related to the vesting of restricted stock and PBRS and the exercise of stock options, which were recorded as charges to stockholders’ equity.

Eligible subsidiaries (including sold and discontinued businesses up to their respective disposition dates) are included in the consolidated federal and other applicable income tax returns of Viad.

United States and foreign income from continuing operations before income taxes was as follows:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
United States	$	(2,843	)	$	(16,227	)	$	(22,592	)
Foreign		29,645			29,407			25,151
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	26,802		$	13,180		$	2,559

Note 15. Pension and Postretirement Benefits

Domestic Plans. Viad has trusteed, frozen defined benefit pension plans that cover certain employees which are funded by the Company. Viad also maintains certain unfunded defined benefit pension plans which provide supplemental benefits to select management employees. These plans use traditional defined benefit formulas based on years of service and final average compensation. Funding policies provide that payments to defined benefit pension trusts shall be at least equal to the minimum funding required by applicable regulations.

Viad also has certain defined benefit postretirement plans that provide medical and life insurance for certain eligible employees, retirees and dependents. The related postretirement benefit liabilities are recognized over the period that services are provided by employees. In addition, Viad retained the obligations for these benefits for retirees of certain sold businesses. While the plans have no funding requirements, Viad may fund the plans.

The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income of Viad’s pension plans included the following:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	104		$	121		$	145
Interest cost		1,150			1,189			1,242
Expected return on plan assets		(406	)		(563	)		(588	)
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			41
Recognized net actuarial loss		491			457			572
Net periodic benefit cost		1,339			1,204			1,412
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net actuarial loss		1,942			1,589			1,190
Reversal of amortization item:
Net actuarial loss		(491	)		(457	)		(572	)
Prior service cost		—			—			(41	)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income		1,451			1,132			577
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	2,790		$	2,336		$	1,989

F-23

The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income of Viad’s postretirement benefit plans included the following:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	146		$	128		$	130
Interest cost		814			868			1,039
Expected return on plan assets		(74	)		(135	)		(160	)
Amortization of prior service credit		(1,113	)		(1,277	)		(1,171	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		547			533			608
Net periodic benefit cost		320			117			446
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net actuarial loss		224			24			421
Prior service credit		—			—			(1,197	)
Reversal of amortization item:
Net actuarial loss		(547	)		(533	)		(608	)
Prior service credit		1,113			1,277			1,171
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)		790			768			(213	)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	1,110		$	885		$	233

The following table indicates the funded status of the plans as of December 31:

													Postretirement
	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans						Benefit Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	13,938		$	12,853		$	10,883		$	10,352		$	18,667		$	18,987
Service cost		—			—			104			121			146			128
Interest cost		659			678			491			511			814			868
Actuarial adjustments		1,419			1,157			799			609			250			106
Plan amendments		—			—			—			—			—			—
Benefits paid		(668	)		(750	)		(707	)		(710	)		(1,176	)		(1,422	)
Benefit obligation at end of year		15,348			13,938			11,570			10,883			18,701			18,667
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		9,846			8,858			—			—			2,118			2,678
Actual return on plan assets		683			741			—			—			100			217
Company contributions		763			997			707			710			355			645
Benefits paid		(668	)		(750	)		(707	)		(710	)		(1,176	)		(1,422	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		10,624			9,846			—			—			1,397			2,118
Funded status at end of year	$	(4,724	)	$	(4,092	)	$	(11,570	)	$	(10,883	)	$	(17,304	)	$	(16,549	)

The net amounts recognized in Viad’s consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Pension and postretirement benefits” as of December 31 were as follows:

									Postretirement
	Funded Plans				Unfunded Plans				Benefit Plans
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Other current liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	816	$	717	$	392	$	440
Non-current liabilities		4,724		4,092		10,754		10,166		16,912		16,109
Net amount recognized	$	4,724	$	4,092	$	11,570	$	10,883	$	17,304	$	16,549

F-24

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2012 consisted of:

	Funded			Unfunded			Postretirement
	Plans			Plans			Benefit Plans			Total
	(in thousands)
Net actuarial loss	$	9,052		$	4,548		$	6,706		$	20,306
Prior service credit		—			—			(2,900	)		(2,900	)
Subtotal		9,052			4,548			3,806			17,406
Less tax effect		(3,433	)		(1,725	)		(1,443	)		(6,601	)
Total	$	5,619		$	2,823		$	2,363		$	10,805

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2011 consisted of:

	Funded			Unfunded			Postretirement
	Plans			Plans			Benefit Plans			Total
	(in thousands)
Net actuarial loss	$	8,238		$	3,911		$	7,029		$	19,178
Prior service credit		—			—			(4,013	)		(4,013	)
Subtotal		8,238			3,911			3,016			15,165
Less tax effect		(3,146	)		(1,493	)		(1,153	)		(5,792	)
Total	$	5,092		$	2,418		$	1,863		$	9,373

The estimated net actuarial loss for the pension plans that is expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic pension cost in 2013 is approximately $597,000. The estimated net actuarial loss for the postretirement benefit plans that is expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost in 2013 is approximately $566,000. The estimated prior service credit for the postretirement benefit plans that is expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit credit in 2013 is approximately $901,000.

F-25

The fair value of the domestic plans’ assets by asset class was as follows:

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012
					Significant
			Quoted Prices		Other		Significant
			in Active		Observable		Unobserved
			Markets		Inputs		Inputs
Description	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Domestic Pension Plans:
Cash	$	10,401	$	10,401	$	—	$	—
Other		223		—		223		—
	$	10,624	$	10,401	$	223	$	—
Postretirement Benefit Plans:
Cash	$	1,397	$	1,397	$	—	$	—

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
					Significant
			Quoted Prices		Other		Significant
			in Active		Observable		Unobserved
			Markets		Inputs		Inputs
Description	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Domestic Pension Plans:
U.S. equity securities	$	2,849	$	—	$	2,849	$	—
International equity securities		914		—		914		—
Aggregate fixed income securities		2,373		—		2,373		—
Long-term fixed income securities		3,412		—		3,412		—
Cash		72		72		—		—
Other		226		—		226		—
	$	9,846	$	72	$	9,774	$	—
Postretirement Benefit Plans:
U.S. equity securities	$	283	$	—	$	283	$	—
International equity securities		89		—		89		—
Aggregate fixed income securities		1,034		—		1,034		—
Long-term fixed income securities		490		—		490		—
Cash		222		222		—		—
	$	2,118	$	222	$	1,896	$	—

The significant amount of investments held in cash in the domestic pension and postretirement plans as of December 31, 2012 was due to a change in the investment custodian during December 2012. All securities held by the previous custodian were liquidated to cash and transferred to the new custodian on December 26, 2012. During January and February 2013, the new custodian invested the plans’ assets in a mix of equities and fixed income securities approximating the same mixes as on December 31, 2011.

Viad employs a total return investment approach whereby a mix of equities and fixed income securities is used to maximize the long-term return of plan assets for a prudent level of risk. Risk tolerance is established through careful consideration of plan liabilities, plan funded status, and corporate financial condition. The investment portfolio contains a diversified blend of equity and fixed income securities. Furthermore, equity securities are diversified across U.S. and non-U.S. stocks, as well as growth and value. Investment risk is measured and monitored on an ongoing basis through quarterly investment portfolio reviews and annual liability measurements.

Viad utilizes a building-block approach in determining the long-term expected rate of return on plan assets. Historical markets are studied and long-term historical relationships between equity securities and fixed income securities are preserved consistent with the widely accepted capital market principle that assets with higher volatility generate a greater return over the long run. Current market factors such as inflation and interest rates are evaluated before long-term capital market assumptions are determined. The long-term portfolio return also considers diversification and rebalancing. Peer data and historical returns are reviewed relative to Viad’s assumed rates for reasonableness and appropriateness.

F-26

The following pension and postretirement benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid, as well as the Medicare Part D subsidy expected to be received:

					Postretirement		Medicare
	Funded		Unfunded		Benefit		Part D Subsidy
	Plans		Plans		Plans		Receipts
	(in thousands)
2013	$	784	$	832	$	1,768	$	268
2014		762		810		1,760		272
2015		791		795		1,744		273
2016		737		771		1,719		273
2017		774		794		1,647		271
2018-2022		4,200		4,181		7,434		1,267

Foreign Pension Plans. Certain of Viad’s foreign operations also maintain trusteed defined benefit pension plans covering certain employees which are funded by the companies, and unfunded defined benefit pension plans providing supplemental benefits to select management employees. These plans use traditional defined benefit formulas based on years of service and final average compensation. Funding policies provide that payments to defined benefit pension trusts shall be at least equal to the minimum funding required by applicable regulations. The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income included the following:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	491		$	366		$	304
Interest cost		737			729			780
Expected return on plan assets		(622	)		(665	)		(597	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		201			73			54
Net periodic benefit cost		807			503			541
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net actuarial loss		958			1,936			299
Reversal of amortization of net actuarial loss		(201	)		(73	)		(54	)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income		757			1,863			245
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	1,564		$	2,366		$	786

F-27

The following table represents the funded status of the plans as of December 31:

	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	13,141		$	11,453		$	2,939		$	2,929
Service cost		491			366			—			—
Interest cost		607			583			130			146
Actuarial adjustments		1,086			1,421			113			173
Benefits paid		(328	)		(351	)		(220	)		(231	)
Translation adjustment		390			(331	)		70			(78	)
Benefit obligation at end of year		15,387			13,141			3,032			2,939
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		11,028			10,834			—			—
Actual return on plan assets		860			100			—			—
Company contributions		1,111			709			220			231
Benefits paid		(328	)		(351	)		(220	)		(231	)
Translation adjustment		326			(264	)		—			—
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		12,997			11,028			—			—
Funded status at end of year	$	(2,390	)	$	(2,113	)	$	(3,032	)	$	(2,939	)

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the foreign funded plans had liabilities of $2.4 million and $2.1 million, respectively. The unfunded plans had liabilities of $3.0 million and $2.9 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These amounts are each included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Pension and postretirement benefits.”

The net actuarial losses for the foreign funded plans as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $5.3 million ($3.9 million after-tax) and $4.6 million ($3.4 million after-tax), respectively. The net actuarial losses as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 for the foreign unfunded plans were $366,000 ($271,000 after-tax) and $269,000 ($199,000 after-tax), respectively.

The fair value of the foreign pension plans’ assets by asset category were as follows:

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012
Description	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
U.S. equity securities	$	1,185	$	1,185	$	—	$	—
International equity securities		4,871		4,494		377		—
Canadian fixed income securities		6,744		6,744		—		—
Other		197		197		—		—
	$	12,997	$	12,620	$	377	$	—

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
Description	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
U.S. equity securities	$	977	$	977	$	—	$	—
International equity securities		3,995		3,639		356		—
Canadian fixed income securities		5,975		5,975		—		—
Other		81		81		—		—
	$	11,028	$	10,672	$	356	$	—

F-28

The following payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid:

	Funded		Unfunded
	Plans		Plans
	(in thousands)
2013	$	385	$	219
2014		492		218
2015		612		218
2016		616		217
2017		619		216
2018-2022		3,707		1,066

Information for Pension Plans with an Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets. The accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of December 31 were as follows:

	Domestic Plans
	Funded Plans				Unfunded Plans
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Projected benefit obligation	$	15,348	$	13,938	$	11,570	$	10,883
Accumulated benefit obligation		15,348		13,938		11,322		10,589
Fair value of plan assets		10,624		9,846		—		—

	Foreign Plans
	Funded Plans				Unfunded Plans
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Projected benefit obligation	$	15,387	$	13,141	$	3,032	$	2,939
Accumulated benefit obligation		14,307		12,049		3,032		2,939
Fair value of plan assets		12,997		11,028		—		—

Contributions. In aggregate for both the domestic and foreign plans, the Company anticipates contributing $1.7 million to the funded pension plans, $1.1 million to the unfunded pension plans and $400,000 to the postretirement benefit plans in 2013.

Weighted-Average Assumptions. Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of December 31 were as follows:

	Domestic Plans
	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans						Foreign Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Discount rate		4.11	%		4.92	%		3.80	%		4.75	%		3.85	%		4.70	%		4.06	%		4.60	%
Rate of compensation increase		N/A			N/A			4.50	%		4.50	%		N/A			N/A			3.00	%		3.00	%

F-29

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost were as follows:

	Domestic Plans
													Postretirement
	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans						Benefit Plans						Foreign Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Discount rate		4.93	%		5.45	%		4.75	%		5.10	%		4.70	%		5.10	%		4.65	%		5.10	%
Expected return on plan assets		4.20	%		6.35	%		N/A			N/A			4.65	%		6.10	%		5.45	%		5.50	%
Rate of compensation increase		N/A			N/A			4.50	%		4.50	%		N/A			N/A			3.00	%		3.00	%

The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the December 31, 2012 accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was 8.5 percent, declining one-half percent each year to the ultimate rate of five percent by the year 2019 and remaining at that level thereafter. The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the December 31, 2011 accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was nine percent, declining one-half percent each year to the ultimate rate of five percent by the year 2019 and remaining at that level thereafter.

A one-percentage-point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate for each year would increase the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2012 by approximately $1.8 million and the total of service and interest cost components by approximately $120,000. A one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate for each year would decrease the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2012 by approximately $1.5 million and the total of service and interest cost components by approximately $97,000.

Multi-employer Plans. Viad contributes to defined benefit pension plans under the terms of collective-bargaining agreements that cover its union-represented employees. The financial risks of participating in these multi-employer pension plans generally include the fact that assets contributed to the plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. Furthermore, if a participating employer ceases to contribute to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers. In addition, if Viad were to discontinue its participation in some of its multi-employer pension plans, the Company may be required to pay those plans a withdrawal liability amount based on the underfunded status of the plan. Viad also contributes to defined contribution plans pursuant to its collective-bargaining agreements, which are generally not subject to the funding risks inherent in defined benefit pension plans. The overall level of Viad’s contributions to its multi-employer plans may significantly vary from year to year based on the demand for union-represented labor to support the Company’s operations. Viad does not have any minimum contribution requirements for future periods pursuant to its collective-bargaining agreements for individually significant multi-employer plans.

F-30

Viad’s participation in multi-employer pension plans for the year ended December 31, 2012, is outlined in the following table. Unless otherwise noted, the most recent Pension Protection Act zone status available in 2012 and 2011 relates to the plan’s year end as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and is based on information received from the plan. Among other factors, plans in the red zone are generally less than 65 percent funded, plans in the yellow zone are less than 80 percent funded, and plans in the green zone are at least 80 percent funded. The “FIP/RP Status Pending/Implemented” column indicates plans for which a financial improvement plan or a rehabilitation plan is either pending or has been implemented.

			Plan		Pension Protection Act Zone Status		FIP/RP Status Pending/		Viad Contributions						Surcharge		Expiration Date of Collective- Bargaining
Pension Fund	EIN		No.		2012	2011	Implemented		2012		2011		2010		Paid		Agreement(s)
											(in thousands)
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan		91-6145047		001	Green	Green		No	$	5,694	$	5,720	$	4,551		No		11/30/13 to 3/31/15
Southern California Local 831—Employer Pension Fund (1)		95-6376874		001	Green	Green		No		2,358		2,232		1,870		No		8/31/2014
National Electrical Benefit Fund		53-0181657		001	Green	Green		No		1,814		1,691		1,313		No		5/31/14 to 6/16/14
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund (2)		36-6130207		001	Yellow	Yellow		Yes		1,749		1,411		1,018		No		5/31/13 to 5/31/14
Southwest Carpenters Pension Trust		95-6042875		001	Green	Green		No		944		1,031		867		No		6/30/2015
Machinery Movers Riggers & Mach Erect Local 136 Supplemental Retirement Plan (1) (2)		36-1416355		001	Red	Red		Yes		930		386		710		No		6/30/2014
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Plan		36-6044243		001	Red	Red		Yes		874		725		717		No		3/31/13 to 7/31/15
New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension (3)		04-6372430		001	Red	Red		Yes		334		339		290		No		3/31/2017
Steelworkers Pension Trust		23-6648508		499	Green	Green		No		326		422		425		No		3/31/13 to 2/28/15
All other funds (4)										3,645		3,752		2,119
Total contributions to defined benefit plans										18,668		17,709		13,880
Total contributions to other plans										2,001		1,892		1,469
Total contributions to multi-employer plans									$	20,669	$	19,601	$	15,349

(1) The Company contributed more than 5 percent of total plan contributions for the 2011 and 2010 plan years based on the plans’ Forms 5500.

(2) Zone status as of 6/30/11 and 6/30/10.

(3) Zone status as of 9/30/11 and 9/30/10.

(4) Represents participation in 39 pension funds during 2012.

Other Employee Benefits. Costs of the 401(k) Plan and other benefit plans totaled $1.7 million, $1.3 million and $1.6 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Note 16. Restructuring Charges

Marketing & Events Group Consolidation

Beginning in 2009, Viad commenced 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. The Company implemented a strategic reorganization plan in order to consolidate the separate business units within the Marketing & Events U.S. segment. The Company also consolidated facilities and streamlined its operations in the United Kingdom and Germany. As a result, the Company recorded restructuring charges in 2011 and 2010, primarily consisting of severance and related benefits as a result of workforce reductions and charges related to the consolidation and downsizing of facilities representing the remaining operating lease obligations (net of estimated sublease income) and related costs. During 2012, the Company recorded restructuring charges related to leased facility consolidations and optimization of the Marketing & Events U.S. segment’s service delivery network. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring charges during 2013 primarily related to facility consolidations.

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Other Restructurings

The Company has recorded restructuring charges in connection with the consolidation of certain support functions at its corporate headquarters, and certain reorganization activities within the Travel & Recreation Group. These charges primarily consist of severance and related benefits due to headcount reductions. In addition, the Company had recorded significant restructuring charges in past years, primarily within the Marketing & Events U.S. segment. These legacy restructuring liabilities represent the remaining contractual lease obligations on certain facilities, and are subject to periodic adjustments as a result of changes in estimated sublease activity and other factors. These adjustments can result in reversals of previously recorded amounts, or additional charges in some cases.

The table below represents a reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity:

	Marketing & Events Group Consolidation						Other Restructurings
	Severance &						Severance &
	Employee						Employee
	Benefits			Facilities			Benefits			Facilities			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2010	$	2,333		$	6,295		$	—		$	3,027		$	11,655
Restructuring charges (recoveries)		2,637			1,180			542			(137	)		4,222
Cash payments		(3,387	)		(2,164	)		(292	)		(875	)		(6,718	)
Adjustment to liability		(466	)		(258	)		(53	)		(373	)		(1,150	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(11	)		(2	)		—			—			(13	)
Balance at December 31, 2010		1,106			5,051			197			1,642			7,996
Restructuring charges		1,182			2,519			26			55			3,782
Cash payments		(1,175	)		(2,356	)		(199	)		(158	)		(3,888	)
Adjustment to liability		(294	)		(397	)		—			(263	)		(954	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		12			2			—			—			14
Balance at December 31, 2011		831			4,819			24			1,276			6,950
Restructuring charges		2,506			2,346			90			—			4,942
Cash payments		(2,670	)		(1,567	)		(114	)		(343	)		(4,694	)
Adjustment to liability		51			(27	)		—			—			24
Foreign currency translation adjustment		2			—			—			—			2
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	720		$	5,571		$	—		$	933		$	7,224

As of December 31, 2012, the liability of $720,000 related to severance and employee benefits in the Marketing & Events Group consolidation is expected to be paid by the end of 2013. Additionally, as of December 31, 2012, the liability of $5.6 million and $933,000 related to facilities in the Marketing & Events Group consolidation and other restructurings, respectively, relates to future lease payment obligations to be made over the remaining lease terms. See Note 19 for information regarding restructuring charges by segment.

Note 17. Leases and Other

Viad has entered into operating leases for the use of certain of its offices, equipment and other facilities. These leases expire over periods up to 40 years. Leases which expire are generally renewed or replaced by similar leases. Some leases contain scheduled rental increases accounted for on a straight-line basis.

As of December 31, 2012, Viad’s future minimum rental payments and related sublease rentals receivable with respect to non-cancelable operating leases with terms in excess of one year were as follows:

	Rental		Receivable
	Payments		Under Subleases
	(in thousands)
2013	$	17,793	$	1,592
2014		16,320		990
2015		9,824		746
2016		6,842		494
2017		5,288		480
Thereafter		9,323		951
Total	$	65,390	$	5,253

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Net rent expense under operating leases consisted of the following:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Minimum rentals	$	36,309		$	30,860		$	29,072
Sublease rentals		(6,501	)		(6,497	)		(5,704	)
Total rentals, net	$	29,808		$	24,363		$	23,368

The aggregate annual maturities and the related amounts representing interest on capital lease obligations are included in Note 9.

In addition, as of December 31, 2012, the Company had aggregate purchase obligations of $32.8 million related to various licensing agreements, consulting and other contracted services.

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 December 31, 2012 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 December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had recorded environmental remediation liabilities of $5.3 million and $5.8 million, respectively, related to previously sold operations.

As of December 31, 2012, Viad had certain obligations under guarantees to third parties on behalf of its subsidiaries. These guarantees are not subject to liability recognition in the 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 December 31, 2012 would be $21.2 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. As of December 31, 2012, approximately 34 percent of Viad’s regular full-time employees are covered by collective-bargaining agreements. If the Company were 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 2013 will be renegotiated in the ordinary course of business without having a material adverse effect on Viad’s operations.

Viad’s businesses contribute to various multi-employer pension plans based on obligations arising under collective bargaining agreements covering its union-represented employees. Viad’s contributions to these plans in 2012, 2011 and 2010 totaled $20.7 million, $19.6 million and $15.3 million, respectively. 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 December 31, 2012, the amount of additional funding, if any, that Viad would be required to make related to multi-employer pension plans is not ascertainable.

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Glacier Park operates the concession portion of its business under a concession contract with the U.S. National Park Service (the “Park Service”) for Glacier National Park. Glacier Park’s original 25-year concession contract with the Park Service that was to expire on December 31, 2005 has been extended for eight one-year periods and now expires on December 31, 2013. Glacier Park generated approximately 49 percent of its 2012 revenues through its concession contract for services provided within Glacier National Park.

On December 14, 2012, the Park Service issued a prospectus soliciting proposals from prospective bidders, including Glacier Park, for the award of a 16-year concession contract beginning on January 1, 2014. Glacier Park is currently preparing its bid for the contract, which is due on or before April 16, 2013. Although Viad believes that Glacier Park is well-positioned to win the new contract, if the Park Service selects a new concessionaire, Glacier Park would be entitled to $25 million for its “possessory interest,” which generally means the value of the structures acquired or constructed, fixtures installed and improvements made to the concession property at Glacier National Park during the term of the concession contract, plus an estimated $5 million for the personal property Glacier Park uses at the facilities covered by the concession contract.

If a new concessionaire is selected by the Park Service, Glacier Park would continue to generate revenue from the four properties it owns outside of Glacier National Park: Glacier Park Lodge in East Glacier, Montana; Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish, Montana; St. Mary Lodge & Resort in St. Mary, Montana and the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, which Glacier Park owns and operates under a 42-year ground lease with the Canadian government running through January 31, 2052.

Note 19. Segment Information

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. No reportable segment has a client comprising more than 5.2 percent of that segment’s revenues, and no client comprises more than 3.1 percent of Viad’s revenues. Disclosures regarding Viad’s reportable segments with reconciliations to consolidated totals are as follows:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	676,772		$	631,360		$	570,978
International		240,137			218,639			197,787
Intersegment eliminations		(14,869	)		(9,449	)		(12,281	)
		902,040			840,550			756,484
Travel & Recreation Group		123,191			101,814			88,277
	$	1,025,231		$	942,364		$	844,761
Segment operating income (loss):
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	5,579		$	(6,269	)	$	(15,217	)
International		12,321			11,449			10,088
		17,900			5,180			(5,129	)
Travel & Recreation Group		23,962			20,196			19,885
		41,862			25,376			14,756
Corporate activities		(9,408	)		(7,682	)		(6,422	)
		32,454			17,694			8,334
Interest income		593			779			584
Interest expense		(1,303	)		(1,511	)		(1,835	)
Restructuring charges:
Marketing & Events U.S.		(3,479	)		(3,756	)		(3,232	)
Marketing & Events International		(1,373	)		—			(448	)
Travel & Recreation Group		(79	)		—			(235	)
Corporate		(11	)		(26	)		(307	)
Impairment losses:
Travel & Recreation Group		—			—			(302	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	26,802		$	13,180		$	2,559

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	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	203,145	$	213,843	$	235,965
International		100,387		96,996		83,441
Travel & Recreation Group		223,199		194,278		157,562
Corporate and other		123,846		112,711		139,535
	$	650,577	$	617,828	$	616,503
Depreciation and amortization:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	17,643	$	17,247	$	17,887
International		5,162		5,027		4,486
Travel & Recreation Group		7,781		6,674		5,648
Corporate and other		145		178		231
	$	30,731	$	29,126	$	28,252
Capital expenditures:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	7,525	$	11,692	$	9,050
International		4,913		5,635		4,776
Travel & Recreation Group		15,201		3,271		3,214
Corporate and other		36		940		—
	$	27,675	$	21,538	$	17,040

Products and Services. Viad’s revenues for each group of products and services are presented in the following table:

	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Exhibition and event services	$	726,429	$	670,054	$	590,444
Exhibits and environments		175,611		170,496		166,040
Travel and recreation services		123,191		101,814		88,277
Total revenues	$	1,025,231	$	942,364	$	844,761

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Geographic Areas. Viad’s foreign operations are located principally in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United Arab Emirates. Marketing & Events Group revenues are designated as domestic or foreign based on the originating location of the product or service. Long-lived assets are attributed to domestic or foreign based principally on the physical location of the assets. Long-lived assets consist of “Property and equipment, net” and “Other investments and assets.” The table below presents the financial information by major geographic area:

	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
United States	$	700,414	$	660,998	$	590,163
Canada		151,070		140,374		136,066
United Kingdom		153,027		124,208		93,092
Other international		20,720		16,784		25,440
Total revenues	$	1,025,231	$	942,364	$	844,761
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	141,727	$	145,217	$	117,751
Canada		76,067		47,624		51,182
United Kingdom		9,757		8,165		8,295
Other international		2,163		3,858		3,481
Total long-lived assets	$	229,714	$	204,864	$	180,709

Note 20. Common Stock Repurchases

In December 2012, Viad announced its intent to repurchase up to an additional one million shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time at prevailing market prices. At the time of the announcement, there were 30,438 shares available for repurchase pursuant to previously announced authorizations. During 2012, 2011 and 2010 Viad repurchased 23,183 shares for $526,000, 250,760 shares for $4.6 million and 356,300 shares for $6.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2012, 1,030,438 shares remain available for repurchase. Additionally, during 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company repurchased 56,885 shares for $1.1 million, 28,627 shares for $679,000 and 28,407 shares for $573,000, respectively, related to tax withholding requirements on share-based awards.

Note 21. Discontinued Operations

In 2012, Viad recorded income from discontinued operations of $624,000 primarily related to the sale of land associated with previously sold operations. In 2011 and 2010, Viad recorded income from discontinued operations of $451,000 and $262,000, respectively, related to the reversal of certain liabilities associated with previously sold operations.

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Note 22. Condensed Consolidated Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

The following quarterly financial information was derived from the Company’s interim financial statements and was prepared in a manner consistent with the annual financial statements and includes all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation.

	First			Second			Third			Fourth
	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter
	(in thousands, except per share data)
2012
Revenues:	$	268,772		$	246,450		$	307,457		$	202,552
Operating income (loss):
Ongoing operations (1)	$	5,533		$	10,498		$	34,182		$	(8,351	)
Corporate activities		(1,777	)		(2,187	)		(2,036	)		(3,408	)
Restructuring charges		(2,225	)		(678	)		(608	)		(1,431	)
Operating income (loss)	$	1,531		$	7,633		$	31,538		$	(13,190	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad (2)	$	1,027		$	5,451		$	19,976		$	(21,181	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad (2)	$	1,027		$	6,090		$	19,976		$	(21,196	)
Diluted income (loss) per common share (2)(3):
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	0.05		$	0.27		$	0.99		$	(1.07	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	0.05		$	0.30		$	0.99		$	(1.07	)
Basic income (loss) per common share (2)(3):
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	0.05		$	0.27		$	0.99		$	(1.07	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	0.05		$	0.30		$	0.99		$	(1.07	)

	First			Second			Third			Fourth
	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter
	(in thousands, except per share data)
2011
Revenues:	$	290,098		$	238,692		$	216,169		$	197,405
Operating income (loss):
Ongoing operations (1)	$	17,259		$	9,862		$	5,412		$	(7,157	)
Corporate activities		(1,271	)		(1,576	)		(2,356	)		(2,479	)
Restructuring charges		(269	)		(1,206	)		(75	)		(2,232	)
Operating income (loss)	$	15,719		$	7,080		$	2,981		$	(11,868	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	9,787		$	4,485		$	1,245		$	(6,758	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	9,787		$	4,485		$	1,245		$	(6,307	)
Diluted income (loss) per common share (3):
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	0.48		$	0.22		$	0.06		$	(0.35	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	0.48		$	0.22		$	0.06		$	(0.32	)
Basic income (loss) per common share (3):
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	0.48		$	0.22		$	0.06		$	(0.35	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	0.48		$	0.22		$	0.06		$	(0.32	)

⁽¹⁾  Represents revenues less costs of services and products sold.

⁽²⁾  The fourth quarter of 2012 includes a tax charge of $13.4 million representing a valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets associated with foreign tax credit carryforwards.

⁽³⁾  The sum of quarterly income per share amounts may not equal annual income per share due to rounding.

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Note 23. Subsequent Event

On February 19, 2013, Viad acquired the assets of Resource Creative Limited (“RCL”) for $647,000 (£420,000) in cash, subject to certain adjustments, plus a deferred payment of up to approximately $280,000 (£180,000). The deferred payment is subject to RCL’s achievement of certain net revenue targets between the acquisition date and December 31, 2014. RCL is a United Kingdom-based company specializing in providing creative graphic services to the exhibition, events and retail markets throughout the United Kingdom and continental Europe. RCL’s operations will be merged with Melville GES’ existing London-based operation and will relocate to a new unit on site at ExCeL London, where Melville GES was recently appointed to supply graphics to ExCeL London’s in-house advertising sales agency, InVision.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders

Viad Corp

Phoenix, Arizona

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Viad Corp and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 11, 2013 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Phoenix, Arizona

March 11, 2013

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VIAD CORP

SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

			Additions				Deductions
	Balance at				Charged to					Credited
	Beginning		Charged to		Other					to Other		Balance at
Description	of Year		Expense		Accounts		Write Offs			Accounts		End of Year
	(in thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
December 31, 2010	$	3,892		615		—		(3,335	)		—	$	1,172
December 31, 2011		1,172		1,696		—		(1,796	)		—		1,072
December 31, 2012		1,072		708		—		(630	)		—		1,150
Deferred tax valuation allowance:
December 31, 2010	$	162		411		—		(162	)		—	$	411
December 31, 2011		411		—		—		(55	)		—		356
December 31, 2012		356		14,220		—		—			—		14,576

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits. #
3.A	Copy of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Viad Corp, as amended through July 1, 2004, filed as Exhibit 3.A to Viad Corp’s Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 04961107).
3.B	Copy of Bylaws of Viad Corp, as amended through February 23, 2011, filed as Exhibit 3 to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed March 1, 2011, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4.A1	Copy of $130,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2011 and Affirmation and Amendment of Collateral Documents dated as of May 18, 2011, filed as Exhibit 4 to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed May 24, 2011, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4.A2	Copy of amendment No. 1 to the $130,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 18, 2011, effective as of December 12, 2012, filed as Exhibit 4 to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed December 14, 2012, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4.B	Copy of Pledge and Security Agreement, Guaranty, and Subsidiary Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 2004, filed as Exhibit 4.A to Viad Corp’s Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 04961107).
10.A1	Copy of 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Appendix A to Viad Corp’s Proxy Statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed April 13, 2012, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.A2	Copy of form of Restricted Stock Agreement—Executives, effective as of February 25, 2008, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.C to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed February 28, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File Number 001—11015).+
10.A3	Copy of form of Restricted Stock Agreement for Outside Directors, effective as of February 25, 2008, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.F to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed February 28, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File Number 001—11015).+
10.A4	Copy of form of Restricted Stock Agreement—Executives (five-year cliff), effective as of March 23, 2011, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.A to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed March 29, 2011, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.A5	Copy of form of Restricted Stock Agreement – Executives (three-year cliff vesting), effective as of March 23, 2011, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.B to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed March 29, 2011, is hereby incorporated by reference. +
10.A6	Copy of form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement, effective as of March 23, 2011, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.C to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed March 29, 2011, is hereby incorporated by reference. +
10.A7	Copy of form of Performance Unit Agreement, effective as of March 23, 2011, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.D to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed March 29, 2011, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.A8	Copy of Viad Corp Performance Unit Incentive Plan, effective as of February 27, 2013, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.D to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed March 5, 2013, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.A9	Copy of Viad Corp Management Incentive Plan, amended as of February 27, 2013, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.C to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed March 5, 2013, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.A10	Copy of form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, effective as of February 25, 2008, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.D to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed February 28, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File Number 001—11015).+
10.A11	Copy of form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, effective as of February 25, 2010, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.B to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed February 26, 2010, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.A12	Copy of form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement, effective as of February 25, 2010, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.A to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed February 26, 2010, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.A13	Copy of form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement, effective as of February 24, 2009, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.A to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed February 26, 2009, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.A14	Copy of form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Agreement, effective as of February 24, 2009, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.B to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed February 26, 2009, is hereby incorporated by reference.+

10.A15	Copy of form of Restricted Stock Agreement – Executives (three-year cliff vesting), effective as of November 29, 2012, pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10 to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed December 3, 2012, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.B1	Copy of 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended through February 23, 2006, filed as Exhibit 10.A to Viad Corp’s 8-K filed February 28, 2006, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 06650477).+
10.B2	Copy of form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement, as amended through February 19, 2004, pursuant to the 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.C1 to Viad Corp’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 041123501).+
10.B3	Copy of form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, as amended through August 13, 2004, pursuant to the 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10.C2 to Viad Corp’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 041123501).+
10.C1	Copy of Viad Corp Deferred Compensation Plan (Executive) Amended and Restated as of August 13, 2004, filed as Exhibit 10.A to Viad Corp’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 041123501).+
10.C2	Copy of form of Viad Corp Executive Severance Plan (Tier I—2013), effective as February 27, 2013, filed as Exhibit 10.B to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed March 5, 2013, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.C3	Copy of forms of Viad Corp Executive Severance Plans (Tier I and II), amended and restated for Code Section 409A as of January 1, 2005, filed as Exhibit 10.B to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed August 29, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 071088413).+
10.C4	Copy of Executive Officer Pay Continuation Policy adopted February 7, 2007, filed as Exhibit 10.A to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed February 13, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 07609762).+
10.D1	Copy of Employment Agreement between Viad Corp and Paul B. Dykstra dated as of May 15, 2007, filed as Exhibit 10.B to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed May 21, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 07867527).+
10.D2	Copy of Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement between Viad Corp and Paul B. Dykstra effective as of February 27, 2013, filed as Exhibit 10.A to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed March 5, 2013, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.E	Copy of Viad Corp Supplemental TRIM Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2005 for Code Section 409A, filed as Exhibit 10.E to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed August 29, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 071088413).+
10.F1	Copy of Viad Corp Supplemental Pension Plan, amended and restated as of January 1, 2005 for Code Section 409A, filed as Exhibit 10.A to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed August 29, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 071088413).+
10.F2	Copy of Viad Corp Defined Contribution Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, effective as of January 1, 2013, filed as Exhibit 10.E to Viad Corp’s Form 8-K filed March 5, 2013, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.G1	Summary of Compensation Program of Non-Employee Directors of Viad Corp as of January 1, 2012, filed as Exhibit 10.G1 to Viad Corp’s 2011 Form 10-K, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.G2	Description of Viad Corp Director’s Matching Gift Program, filed as Exhibit 10.Q to Viad Corp’s 1999 Form 10-K, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 572329).+
10.H	Copy of form of Indemnification Agreement between Viad Corp and Directors of Viad Corp, as approved by Viad Corp stockholders on October 16, 1987, as updated to reflect revised company name and gender-neutral references only, and filed as Exhibit 10.I to Viad Corp’s Form 10-K filed February 27, 2009, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
10.I	Copy of Retirement Plan for Management Employees of Brewster Inc., as amended and restated effective January 1, 2010, and filed as Exhibit 10.J to Viad Corp’s Form 10-K filed March 8, 2010, is hereby incorporated by reference.+
14	Copy of Code of Ethics of Viad Corp adopted May 13, 2003, filed as Exhibit 14 to Viad Corp’s 2003 Form 10-K, is hereby incorporated by reference (SEC File No. 001-11015; SEC Film No. 04663620).
21	List of Subsidiaries of Viad Corp.*
23	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to the incorporation by reference into specified registration statements on Form S-3 or on Form S-8 of their report contained in this Annual Report.*
24	Power of Attorney signed by Directors of Viad Corp.*

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. In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files in Exhibit 101 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filings, and are not otherwise subject to liability under those sections.

+ Management contract or compensation plan or arrangement.

# A signed original of this written statement has been provided to Viad Corp and will be retained by Viad Corp and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

Documents incorporated by reference can be read and copied at the SEC’s public reference section, located in Room 1580, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549, and on the SEC’s Internet site at www.sec.gov.

EX-21

Exhibit 21

VIAD CORP

(Delaware)

Active and Inactive (I) Subsidiaries and Affiliates* by business segment as of December 31, 2012

MARKETING AND EVENTS GROUP

David H. Gibson Company, Inc. (Texas) (I)

ethnoMetrics Inc. (Delaware) (I)

EXG, Inc. (Delaware) (I)

GES Exposition Services (Canada) Limited (Canada)

Exposervice Standard Inc. (Canada)

Clarkson-Conway Inc. (Canada)

Services d’Expositions P.E. Poitras Ltée (Québec)

Global Experience Specialists, Inc. (Nevada)

ESR Exposition Service, Inc. (New Jersey) (I)

Expo Accessories, Inc. (New York) (I)

Expo Display & Design, Inc. (New Jersey) (I)

Shows Unlimited, Inc. (Nevada) (I)

Tradeshow Convention Services Inc. (Washington) (I)

GES Service Companies Limited (United Kingdom)

Melville Data Services Ltd. (United Kingdom)

MES Holdings Limited (United Kingdom)

Melville Electrical Services Limited (United Kingdom) (I)

Melville Exhibition and Event Services Limited (United Kingdom)

Melville Middle East Exhibitions Services LLC (Abu Dhabi) (49%)

Melville Hire Services Limited (United Kingdom) (I)

Melville Logistics GmbH (Germany)

Proj-X4 Exhibition and Events Limited (United Kingdom)

Las Vegas Convention Service Co. (Nevada) (I)

The Becker Group, Ltd. (Maryland) (I)

Viad Holding GmbH (Germany)

Exhibitgroup/Giltspur France S.A.R.L. (France) (I)

GES Verwaltungs GmbH (Germany)

GES GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)

Viad Service Companies Limited (United Kingdom)

SDD Exhibitions Limited (United Kingdom) (I)

TRAVEL AND RECREATION GROUP

Alaskan Park Properties, Inc. (Arizona)

Glacier Park, Inc. (Arizona) (80%)

Glacier Park Concessions, Inc. (Arizona)

Glacier Park Hospitality, Inc. (Arizona)

Waterton Transport Company, Limited (Alberta)

Brewster Travel Canada Inc. (Alberta)

Brewster Inc. (Alberta)

Banff Hospitality Residence Ltd. (Alberta) (43.52%)

CORPORATE AND OTHER

VREC, Inc. (Delaware)

* Parent-subsidiary or affiliate relationships are shown by marginal indentation. State, province or country of incorporation and ownership percentage are shown in parentheses following name, except that no ownership percentage appears for subsidiaries owned 100% (in the aggregate) by Viad Corp. List does not include companies in which the aggregate direct and indirect interest of Viad Corp is less than 20%.

EX-23

Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-35231, 333-99239, 333-130175 and 333-145969 on Form S-8 of our report dated March 11, 2013, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Viad Corp and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2012.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Phoenix, Arizona

March 11, 2013

EX-24

Exhibit 24

Power of Attorney

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each director whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Paul B. Dykstra and Ellen M. Ingersoll, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Form 10-K Annual Report of Viad Corp for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed on this 27th day of February, 2013, by the following persons:

/s/ Daniel Boggan Jr.	/s/ Edward E. Mace
Daniel Boggan Jr.	Edward E. Mace
Director of Viad Corp	Director of Viad Corp
/s/ Isabella Cunningham	/s/ Robert E. Munzenrider
Isabella Cunningham	Robert E. Munzenrider
Director of Viad Corp	Director of Viad Corp
/s/ Richard H. Dozer	/s/ Margaret E. Pederson
Richard H. Dozer	Margaret E. Pederson
Director of Viad Corp	Director of Viad Corp
/s/ Jess Hay	/s/ Albert M. Teplin
Jess Hay	Albert M. Teplin
Director of Viad Corp	Director of Viad Corp

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Paul B. Dykstra, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K 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: March 11, 2013	By /s/ Paul B. Dykstra
	Paul B. Dykstra
	President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Ellen M. Ingersoll, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K 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: March 11, 2013	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, Paul B. Dykstra, 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-K of Viad Corp for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (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: March 11, 2013	By /s/ Paul B. Dykstra
	Paul B. Dykstra
	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-K of Viad Corp for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (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: March 11, 2013	By /s/ Ellen M. Ingersoll
	Ellen M. Ingersoll
	Chief Financial Officer

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

summary of the goodwill balances by component and segment

			Marketing &			Travel &
	Marketing &		Events			Recreation
	Events U.S.		International			Group			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2011	$	62,686	$	22,455		$	42,300		$	127,441
Business acquisitions		—		—			7,645			7,645
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		(257	)		(1,135	)		(1,392	)
Balance at December 31, 2011		62,686		22,198			48,810			133,694
Business acquisition		—		—			1,890			1,890
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		856			1,380			2,236
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	62,686	$	23,054		$	52,080		$	137,820

Goodwill by reporting unit and segment

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Marketing & Events Group:
Marketing & Events U.S.	$	62,686	$	62,686
Marketing & Events International:
United Kingdom (Melville GES)		13,894		13,291
GES Canada		9,160		8,907
Total Marketing & Events Group		85,740		84,884
Travel & Recreation Group:
Brewster		44,435		41,165
Glacier Park		4,461		4,461
Alaska Denali Travel		3,184		3,184
Total Travel & Recreation Group		52,080		48,810
Total Goodwill	$	137,820	$	133,694

Summary of other intangible assets

	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
	Value		Amortization			Value
	(in thousands)
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer contracts and relationships	$	3,594	$	(2,384	)	$	1,210
Other		959		(108	)		851
		4,553		(2,492	)		2,061
Unamortized intangible assets:
Business licenses		460		—			460
Total	$	5,013	$	(2,492	)	$	2,521

A summary of other intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 is presented below:

	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
	Value		Amortization			Value
	(in thousands)
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer contracts and relationships	$	3,122	$	(1,736	)	$	1,386
Other		68		(30	)		38
		3,190		(1,766	)		1,424
Unamortized intangible assets:
Business licenses		460		—			460
Total	$	3,650	$	(1,766	)	$	1,884

Estimated amortization expense related to amortized intangible assets

	(in thousands)
2013	$	712
2014	$	426
2015	$	255
2016	$	199
2017	$	445
Thereafter	$	24

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Condensed Consolidated Quarterly Results (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 202,552	$ 307,457	$ 246,450	$ 268,772	$ 197,405	$ 216,169	$ 238,692	$ 290,098	$ 1,025,231	$ 942,364	$ 844,761
Operating income (loss):
Ongoing operations	(8,351)	34,182	10,498	5,533	(7,157)	5,412	9,862	17,259
Corporate activities	(3,408)	(2,036)	(2,187)	(1,777)	(2,479)	(2,356)	(1,576)	(1,271)
Restructuring charges	(1,431)	(608)	(678)	(2,225)	(2,232)	(75)	(1,206)	(269)	(4,942)	(3,782)	(4,222)
Operating income (loss)	(13,190)	31,538	7,633	1,531	(11,868)	2,981	7,080	15,719	32,454	17,694	8,334
Income from continuing operations	(21,181)	19,976	5,451	1,027	(6,758)	1,245	4,485	9,787	5,959	9,292	817
Net income attributable to Viad	$ (21,196)	$ 19,976	$ 6,090	$ 1,027	$ (6,307)	$ 1,245	$ 4,485	$ 9,787	$ 5,897	$ 9,210	$ 443
Diluted income per common share
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$ (1.07)	$ 0.99	$ 0.27	$ 0.05	$ (0.35)	$ 0.06	$ 0.22	$ 0.48	$ 0.26	$ 0.43	$ 0.01
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$ (1.07)	$ 0.99	$ 0.30	$ 0.05	$ (0.32)	$ 0.06	$ 0.22	$ 0.48	$ 0.29	$ 0.45	$ 0.02
Basic income per common share
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$ (1.07)	$ 0.99	$ 0.27	$ 0.05	$ (0.35)	$ 0.06	$ 0.22	$ 0.48	$ 0.26	$ 0.43	$ 0.01
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$ (1.07)	$ 0.99	$ 0.30	$ 0.05	$ (0.32)	$ 0.06	$ 0.22	$ 0.48	$ 0.29	$ 0.45	$ 0.02

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Share-Based Compensation (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted Stock RSU [Member] Liability Based Awards [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Restricted Stock RSU [Member] Liability Based Awards [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Restricted Stock RSU [Member] Liability Based Awards [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 PBRS [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 PBRS [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 PBRS [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 PBRS [Member] Liability Based Awards [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 PBRS [Member] Liability Based Awards [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 PBRS [Member] Liability Based Awards [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 PUP Awards [Member] Liability Based Awards [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 PUP Awards [Member] Liability Based Awards [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 PUP Awards [Member] Liability Based Awards [Member]
Summary of liability-based award activity
Beginning Balance, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 19.07	$ 17.18	$ 15.36	$ 15.36	$ 33.02	$ 20.77	$ 15.36	$ 15.36	$ 15.36	$ 23.02	$ 33.81	$ 33.81
Beginning Balance, Shares	38,600	26,050	13,700	416	18,830	174,927	1,956	3,914	13,900	95,500	102,960	102,960
Granted, Shares	15,850	12,550	12,350			29,547				115,100	95,500
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 20.57	$ 23.01	$ 19.20			$ 35.31			$ 15.36	$ 20.60	$ 23.02
Vested, Shares	(13,100)			(416)	(18,414)		(1,956)	(1,958)	(1,958)
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 15.36			$ 15.36	$ 33.42		$ 15.36	$ 15.36
Forfeited or Cancelled, Shares	(850)					(126,550)			(8,028)		(102,960)
Forfeited or Cancelled, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 20.89					$ 15.36			$ 15.36		$ 33.81
Ending Balance, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 20.82	$ 19.07	$ 17.18		$ 15.36	$ 33.02		$ 15.36	$ 15.36	$ 21.70	$ 23.02	$ 33.81
Ending Balance, Shares	40,500	38,600	26,050		416	18,830		1,956	3,914	210,600	95,500	102,960

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Leases and Other (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Leases and Other [Abstract]

Future minimum rental payments and related sublease rentals receivable

	Rental		Receivable
	Payments		Under Subleases
	(in thousands)
2013	$	17,793	$	1,592
2014		16,320		990
2015		9,824		746
2016		6,842		494
2017		5,288		480
Thereafter		9,323		951
Total	$	65,390	$	5,253

Net rent expense under operating leases

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Minimum rentals	$	36,309		$	30,860		$	29,072
Sublease rentals		(6,501	)		(6,497	)		(5,704	)
Total rentals, net	$	29,808		$	24,363		$	23,368

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Marketing & Events U.S [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 United Kingdom (Melville GES) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 GES Canada [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Brewster [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Glacier Park [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Alaska Denali Travel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer Contracts [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	4 years 9 months 18 days									3 years 8 months 12 days
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of estimated fair values				126.00%	67.00%	34.00%	58.00%	37.00%	14.00%
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Textual) [Abstract]
Impairment losses			$ 185,000
Intangible asset amortization expense	693,000	772,000	954,000
Cumulative goodwill impairment losses	$ 225,200,000

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Share-Based Compensation (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Summary of stock option activity
Options outstanding, Beginning Balance, Shares	584,201	763,794	541,718
Options outstanding, Beginning Balance, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 23.32	$ 23.38	$ 25.74
Options outstanding, Beginning Balance, Options Exercisable	396,688	451,194	462,683
Granted, Shares	0		280,900
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price			$ 19.20
Exercised, Shares	(12,099)	(14,616)	(22,311)
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 19.41	$ 20.14	$ 23.21
Shares Forfeited or Expired	(208,206)	(164,977)	(36,513)
Weighted Average Exercise Price Forfeited	$ 25.81	$ 23.88	$ 26.34
Options outstanding, Ending Balance, Shares	363,896	584,201	763,794
Options outstanding, Ending Balance, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 22.03	$ 23.32	$ 23.38
Options outstanding, Ending Balance, Options Exercisable	276,009	396,688	451,194

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Income Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Viad	$ (21,196)	$ 19,976	$ 6,090	$ 1,027	$ (6,307)	$ 1,245	$ 4,485	$ 9,787	$ 5,897	$ 9,210	$ 443
Less: Allocation to non-vested shares									(157)	(248)	(11)
Net income allocated to Viad common stockholders									5,740	8,962	432
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding common shares									19,701	19,719	19,955
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$ (1.07)	$ 0.99	$ 0.30	$ 0.05	$ (0.32)	$ 0.06	$ 0.22	$ 0.48	$ 0.29	$ 0.45	$ 0.02
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Viad	$ (21,196)	$ 19,976	$ 6,090	$ 1,027	$ (6,307)	$ 1,245	$ 4,485	$ 9,787	$ 5,897	$ 9,210	$ 443
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding common shares									19,701	19,719	19,955
Additional dilutive shares related to share- based compensation									304	336	322
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive shares									20,005	20,055	20,277
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$ (1.07)	$ 0.99	$ 0.30	$ 0.05	$ (0.32)	$ 0.06	$ 0.22	$ 0.48	$ 0.29	$ 0.45	$ 0.02

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Litigation, Claims, Contingencies and Other (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Agreement	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 14, 2012
Litigation Claims Contingencies and Other (Textual) [Abstract]
Environmental remediation liability	$ 5,300,000	$ 5,800,000
Maximum potential amount of future payments	21,200,000
Guarantees relate to leased facilities expiry date	October 2017
Contract extension time period	1 year
Bargaining agreements	100
Percent of Viad's regular full-time employees are covered by collective-bargaining agreements	34.00%
Recourse provision to recover guarantees	0
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date	2013
Contribution to multi-employer pension plans	20,669,000	19,601,000	15,349,000
Original new contract possible term	25 years
Concession Contact expiration date range start	Dec. 31, 2005
Extended period of concession contract	8 years
Concession contract expiration date range end	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenue through concession contract	49.00%
Concession contract beginning period	16 years
Possessory interest				25,000,000
Estimated amount for personal property				$ 5,000,000
Operating lease term	42 years
Ground lease end date	Jan. 31, 2052
Segment operating income	0.00%

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

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

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	104		$	121		$	145
Interest cost		1,150			1,189			1,242
Expected return on plan assets		(406	)		(563	)		(588	)
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			41
Recognized net actuarial loss		491			457			572
Net periodic benefit cost		1,339			1,204			1,412
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net actuarial loss		1,942			1,589			1,190
Reversal of amortization item:
Net actuarial loss		(491	)		(457	)		(572	)
Prior service cost		—			—			(41	)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income		1,451			1,132			577
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	2,790		$	2,336		$	1,989

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	146		$	128		$	130
Interest cost		814			868			1,039
Expected return on plan assets		(74	)		(135	)		(160	)
Amortization of prior service credit		(1,113	)		(1,277	)		(1,171	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		547			533			608
Net periodic benefit cost		320			117			446
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net actuarial loss		224			24			421
Prior service credit		—			—			(1,197	)
Reversal of amortization item:
Net actuarial loss		(547	)		(533	)		(608	)
Prior service credit		1,113			1,277			1,171
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)		790			768			(213	)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	1,110		$	885		$	233

Summary of funded status of the plans

													Postretirement
	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans						Benefit Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	13,938		$	12,853		$	10,883		$	10,352		$	18,667		$	18,987
Service cost		—			—			104			121			146			128
Interest cost		659			678			491			511			814			868
Actuarial adjustments		1,419			1,157			799			609			250			106
Plan amendments		—			—			—			—			—			—
Benefits paid		(668	)		(750	)		(707	)		(710	)		(1,176	)		(1,422	)
Benefit obligation at end of year		15,348			13,938			11,570			10,883			18,701			18,667
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		9,846			8,858			—			—			2,118			2,678
Actual return on plan assets		683			741			—			—			100			217
Company contributions		763			997			707			710			355			645
Benefits paid		(668	)		(750	)		(707	)		(710	)		(1,176	)		(1,422	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		10,624			9,846			—			—			1,397			2,118
Funded status at end of year	$	(4,724	)	$	(4,092	)	$	(11,570	)	$	(10,883	)	$	(17,304	)	$	(16,549	)

Fair value of the domestic plans' assets by asset class

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012
					Significant
			Quoted Prices		Other		Significant
			in Active		Observable		Unobserved
			Markets		Inputs		Inputs
Description	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Domestic Pension Plans:
Cash	$	10,401	$	10,401	$	—	$	—
Other		223		—		223		—
	$	10,624	$	10,401	$	223	$	—
Postretirement Benefit Plans:
Cash	$	1,397	$	1,397	$	—	$	—

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
					Significant
			Quoted Prices		Other		Significant
			in Active		Observable		Unobserved
			Markets		Inputs		Inputs
Description	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Domestic Pension Plans:
U.S. equity securities	$	2,849	$	—	$	2,849	$	—
International equity securities		914		—		914		—
Aggregate fixed income securities		2,373		—		2,373		—
Long-term fixed income securities		3,412		—		3,412		—
Cash		72		72		—		—
Other		226		—		226		—
	$	9,846	$	72	$	9,774	$	—
Postretirement Benefit Plans:
U.S. equity securities	$	283	$	—	$	283	$	—
International equity securities		89		—		89		—
Aggregate fixed income securities		1,034		—		1,034		—
Long-term fixed income securities		490		—		490		—
Cash		222		222		—		—
	$	2,118	$	222	$	1,896	$	—

Payments and receipts reflecting expected future service

	Funded		Unfunded
	Plans		Plans
	(in thousands)
2013	$	385	$	219
2014		492		218
2015		612		218
2016		616		217
2017		619		216
2018-2022		3,707		1,066

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income

	Funded			Unfunded			Postretirement
	Plans			Plans			Benefit Plans			Total
	(in thousands)
Net actuarial loss	$	9,052		$	4,548		$	6,706		$	20,306
Prior service credit		—			—			(2,900	)		(2,900	)
Subtotal		9,052			4,548			3,806			17,406
Less tax effect		(3,433	)		(1,725	)		(1,443	)		(6,601	)
Total	$	5,619		$	2,823		$	2,363		$	10,805

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2011 consisted of:

	Funded			Unfunded			Postretirement
	Plans			Plans			Benefit Plans			Total
	(in thousands)
Net actuarial loss	$	8,238		$	3,911		$	7,029		$	19,178
Prior service credit		—			—			(4,013	)		(4,013	)
Subtotal		8,238			3,911			3,016			15,165
Less tax effect		(3,146	)		(1,493	)		(1,153	)		(5,792	)
Total	$	5,092		$	2,418		$	1,863		$	9,373

Net amount recognized in Viad's consolidated balance sheets

									Postretirement
	Funded Plans				Unfunded Plans				Benefit Plans
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Other current liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	816	$	717	$	392	$	440
Non-current liabilities		4,724		4,092		10,754		10,166		16,912		16,109
Net amount recognized	$	4,724	$	4,092	$	11,570	$	10,883	$	17,304	$	16,549

Accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets

	Domestic Plans
	Funded Plans				Unfunded Plans
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Projected benefit obligation	$	15,348	$	13,938	$	11,570	$	10,883
Accumulated benefit obligation		15,348		13,938		11,322		10,589
Fair value of plan assets		10,624		9,846		—		—

	Foreign Plans
	Funded Plans				Unfunded Plans
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Projected benefit obligation	$	15,387	$	13,141	$	3,032	$	2,939
Accumulated benefit obligation		14,307		12,049		3,032		2,939
Fair value of plan assets		12,997		11,028		—		—

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations

	Domestic Plans
	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans						Foreign Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Discount rate		4.11	%		4.92	%		3.80	%		4.75	%		3.85	%		4.70	%		4.06	%		4.60	%
Rate of compensation increase		N/A			N/A			4.50	%		4.50	%		N/A			N/A			3.00	%		3.00	%

	Domestic Plans
													Postretirement
	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans						Benefit Plans						Foreign Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Discount rate		4.93	%		5.45	%		4.75	%		5.10	%		4.70	%		5.10	%		4.65	%		5.10	%
Expected return on plan assets		4.20	%		6.35	%		N/A			N/A			4.65	%		6.10	%		5.45	%		5.50	%
Rate of compensation increase		N/A			N/A			4.50	%		4.50	%		N/A			N/A			3.00	%		3.00	%

Multi-employer pension plans

			Plan		Pension Protection Act Zone Status		FIP/RP Status Pending/		Viad Contributions						Surcharge		Expiration Date of Collective- Bargaining
Pension Fund	EIN		No.		2012	2011	Implemented		2012		2011		2010		Paid		Agreement(s)
											(in thousands)
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan		91-6145047		001	Green	Green		No	$	5,694	$	5,720	$	4,551		No		11/30/13 to 3/31/15
Southern California Local 831—Employer Pension Fund (1)		95-6376874		001	Green	Green		No		2,358		2,232		1,870		No		8/31/2014
National Electrical Benefit Fund		53-0181657		001	Green	Green		No		1,814		1,691		1,313		No		5/31/14 to 6/16/14
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund (2)		36-6130207		001	Yellow	Yellow		Yes		1,749		1,411		1,018		No		5/31/13 to 5/31/14
Southwest Carpenters Pension Trust		95-6042875		001	Green	Green		No		944		1,031		867		No		6/30/2015
Machinery Movers Riggers & Mach Erect Local 136 Supplemental Retirement Plan  (1) (2)		36-1416355		001	Red	Red		Yes		930		386		710		No		6/30/2014
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Plan		36-6044243		001	Red	Red		Yes		874		725		717		No		3/31/13 to 7/31/15
New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension (3)		04-6372430		001	Red	Red		Yes		334		339		290		No		3/31/2017
Steelworkers Pension Trust		23-6648508		499	Green	Green		No		326		422		425		No		3/31/13 to 2/28/15
All other funds (4)										3,645		3,752		2,119
Total contributions to defined benefit plans										18,668		17,709		13,880
Total contributions to other plans										2,001		1,892		1,469
Total contributions to multi-employer plans									$	20,669	$	19,601	$	15,349

Foreign Pension Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

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

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	491		$	366		$	304
Interest cost		737			729			780
Expected return on plan assets		(622	)		(665	)		(597	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		201			73			54
Net periodic benefit cost		807			503			541
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net actuarial loss		958			1,936			299
Reversal of amortization of net actuarial loss		(201	)		(73	)		(54	)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income		757			1,863			245
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	1,564		$	2,366		$	786

Summary of funded status of the plans

	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	13,141		$	11,453		$	2,939		$	2,929
Service cost		491			366			—			—
Interest cost		607			583			130			146
Actuarial adjustments		1,086			1,421			113			173
Benefits paid		(328	)		(351	)		(220	)		(231	)
Translation adjustment		390			(331	)		70			(78	)
Benefit obligation at end of year		15,387			13,141			3,032			2,939
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		11,028			10,834			—			—
Actual return on plan assets		860			100			—			—
Company contributions		1,111			709			220			231
Benefits paid		(328	)		(351	)		(220	)		(231	)
Translation adjustment		326			(264	)		—			—
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		12,997			11,028			—			—
Funded status at end of year	$	(2,390	)	$	(2,113	)	$	(3,032	)	$	(2,939	)

Fair value of the domestic plans' assets by asset class

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012
Description	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
U.S. equity securities	$	1,185	$	1,185	$	—	$	—
International equity securities		4,871		4,494		377		—
Canadian fixed income securities		6,744		6,744		—		—
Other		197		197		—		—
	$	12,997	$	12,620	$	377	$	—

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
Description	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
U.S. equity securities	$	977	$	977	$	—	$	—
International equity securities		3,995		3,639		356		—
Canadian fixed income securities		5,975		5,975		—		—
Other		81		81		—		—
	$	11,028	$	10,672	$	356	$	—

Payments and receipts reflecting expected future service

					Postretirement		Medicare
	Funded		Unfunded		Benefit		Part D Subsidy
	Plans		Plans		Plans		Receipts
	(in thousands)
2013	$	784	$	832	$	1,768	$	268
2014		762		810		1,760		272
2015		791		795		1,744		273
2016		737		771		1,719		273
2017		774		794		1,647		271
2018-2022		4,200		4,181		7,434		1,267

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of Viad Corp (“Viad” or the “Company”) are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of Viad and all of its subsidiaries. All intercompany account balances and transactions between Viad and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation.

Nature of Business

Viad’s reportable segments consist of Marketing & Events U.S., Marketing & Events International and Travel & Recreation Group.

Marketing & Events Group

The Marketing & Events Group, comprised of Global Experience Specialists, Inc. and affiliates (“GES”), specializes in all aspects of the design, planning and production of face-to-face events, immersive environments and brand-based experiences for clients, including show organizers, corporate brand marketers and retail shopping centers. In addition, the Marketing & Events Group provides a variety of immersive, entertaining attractions and brand-based experiences, sponsored events, mobile marketing and other branded entertainment and face-to-face marketing solutions for clients and venues, including shopping malls, movie studios, museums and leading consumer brands.

Travel & Recreation Group

Travel and recreation services are provided by Brewster Inc. (“Brewster”), Glacier Park, Inc. (“Glacier Park”) and Alaskan Park Properties, Inc. (“Alaska Denali Travel”).

Brewster provides tourism 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, motorcoach services, charter and sightseeing services, tour boat operations, inbound package tour operations and hotel operations, including the Banff International Hotel acquired on March 7, 2012. The Banff International Hotel is a 162-guest room hotel located in downtown Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Glacier Park operates five lodges, three motor inns and one four-season resort hotel and provides food and beverage operations, retail operations and tour and transportation services in and around Glacier National Park in Montana and Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada. Glacier Park is an 80 percent owned subsidiary of Viad.

Alaska Denali Travel operates Denali Backcountry Lodge and Denali Cabins. Denali Backcountry Lodge is a 42-guest room lodge located within Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska and the Denali Cabins are 46 guest cabins located near the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve. 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.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to:

• Estimated fair value of Viad’s reporting units used to perform annual impairment testing of recorded goodwill;

• Estimated allowances for uncollectible accounts receivable;

• Estimated provisions for income taxes, including uncertain tax positions;

• Estimated valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets;

• Estimated liabilities for losses related to self-insured liability claims;

• Estimated liabilities for losses related to environmental remediation obligations;

• Estimated sublease income associated with restructuring liabilities;

• Assumptions used to measure pension and postretirement benefit costs and obligations;

• Assumptions used to determine 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.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Viad considers all highly-liquid investments with remaining maturities when purchased of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Viad’s cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and bank demand deposits, bank time deposits and money market mutual funds. The Company’s investments in money market mutual funds are classified as available-for-sale and carried at fair value.

Inventories

Inventories. Inventories, which consist primarily of exhibit design and construction materials and supplies used in providing convention show services, are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out and specific identification methods) or market.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment. Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Property and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets: buildings, 15 to 40 years; equipment, 3 to 12 years; and leasehold improvements, over the shorter of the lease term or useful life. Property and equipment are tested for potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the long-lived asset may not be recoverable through undiscounted cash flows.

Capitalized Software

Capitalized Software. Viad capitalizes certain internal and external costs incurred in developing or obtaining internal use software. Capitalized costs principally relate to costs incurred to purchase software from third parties, external direct costs of materials and services, and certain payroll-related costs for employees directly associated with software projects once application development begins. Costs associated with preliminary project activities, training and other post-implementation activities are expensed as incurred. Capitalized software costs are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the software, ranging from three to ten years. These costs are included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Property and equipment, net.”

Goodwill

Goodwill. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis on October 31 of each year. Goodwill is also tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more-likely-than-not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. Viad uses a discounted expected future cash flow methodology (income approach) in order to estimate the fair value of its reporting units for purposes of goodwill impairment testing. The estimates and assumptions regarding expected future cash flows, discount rates and terminal values require considerable judgment and are based on market conditions, financial forecasts, industry trends and historical experience. These estimates, however, have inherent uncertainties and different assumptions could lead to materially different results.

Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance

Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance. Viad has Company-owned life insurance contracts which are intended to fund the cost of certain employee compensation and benefit programs. These contracts are carried at cash surrender value, net of outstanding policy loans. The cash surrender value represents the amount of cash the Company could receive if the policies were discontinued before maturity. The changes in the cash surrender value of the policies, net of insurance premiums, are included as a component of “Costs of Services” in the consolidated statements of operations.

Self-Insurance Liabilities

Self-Insurance Liabilities. Viad is self-insured up to certain limits for workers’ compensation, automobile, product and general liability, property loss and medical claims. Viad has also retained certain liabilities related to workers’ compensation and general liability insurance claims in conjunction with previously sold operations. Provisions for losses for claims incurred, including estimated claims incurred but not yet reported, are made based on Viad’s prior historical experience, claims frequency and other factors. Viad has purchased insurance for amounts in excess of the self-insured levels.

Environmental Remediation Liabilities

Environmental Remediation Liabilities. Viad has retained certain liabilities representing the estimated cost of environmental remediation obligations primarily associated with previously sold operations. The amounts accrued primarily consist of the estimated direct incremental costs, on an undiscounted basis, for contractor and other services related to remedial actions and post-remediation site monitoring. Environmental remediation liabilities are recorded when the specific obligation is considered probable and the costs are reasonably estimable. Subsequent recoveries from third parties, if any, are recorded through discontinued operations when realized.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments. 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 9.

Foreign Currency Translation

Foreign Currency Translation. 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 consolidated balance sheets. In addition, for purposes of consolidation, the revenues, expenses and gains and losses related to Viad’s foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the average foreign exchange rates for the period.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition. Viad recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. GES derives revenues primarily by providing show services to exhibitors participating in exhibitions and events and from the design, construction and refurbishment of exhibit booths and holiday themed environments. Service revenue is recognized at the time services are performed. Exhibits and environments revenue is accounted for using the completed-contract method as contracts are typically completed within three months of contract signing. The Travel & Recreation Group generates revenues through its attractions, hotels and transportation and sightseeing services. Revenues are recognized at the time services are performed.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation. Viad recognizes and measures compensation costs related to all share-based payment awards using the fair value method of accounting. These awards generally include restricted stock, performance-based restricted stock (“PBRS”), stock options and liability-based awards (including performance units, restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units).

The fair value of restricted stock and PBRS awards are based on Viad’s stock price on the date of grant. Viad issues restricted stock and PBRS awards from shares held in treasury. Future vesting of restricted stock and PBRS is generally subject to continued employment with Viad or its subsidiaries. Holders of restricted stock and PBRS have the right to receive dividends and vote the shares, but may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber the stock, except to the extent restrictions have lapsed.

Restricted stock awards vest between three and five years from the date of grant. Share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock is recognized using the straight-line method over the requisite service period of approximately three years except for certain awards with a five-year vesting period whereby expense is recognized based on an accelerated multiple-award approach over a five-year period. For these awards, 40 percent of the shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant and the remaining shares vest in 30 percent increments over the subsequent two anniversary dates.

Share-based compensation expense related to PBRS awards is recognized based on an accelerated multiple-award approach over the requisite service period of approximately three years. PBRS vests when certain incentive performance targets established in the year of grant are achieved at target levels. PBRS is subject to a graded vesting schedule whereby one third of the earned shares vest after the first year and the remaining earned shares vest in one-third increments each year over the next two years on the first business day in January. The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Share-based compensation expense related to stock option awards is recognized using the straight-line method over the requisite service period of approximately five years. The exercise price of stock options is based on the market value of Viad’s common stock at the date of grant. Stock options granted also contain certain forfeiture and non-compete provisions.

Liability-based awards (including grants of restricted stock units and PBRS units awarded to key employees at certain of the Company’s Canadian operations) are recorded at estimated fair value, based on the number of units expected to vest and the level of achievement of predefined performance goals (where applicable) and are remeasured on each balance sheet date based on Viad’s stock price until the time of settlement. To the extent earned, liability-based awards are settled in cash based on Viad’s stock price. Compensation expense related to liability-based awards is recognized ratably over the requisite service period of approximately three years.

Common Stock in Treasury

Common Stock in Treasury. Common stock purchased for treasury is recorded at historical cost. Subsequent share reissuances are primarily related to share-based compensation programs and recorded at weighted-average cost.

Income Per Common Share

Income Per Common Share. Viad applies the two-class method in calculating income per common share as unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends are considered participating securities. Accordingly, such securities are included in the earnings allocation in calculating income per share. Furthermore, Viad funds its matching contributions to employees’ 401(k) accounts through the Company’s leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) feature of the Company’s 401(k) defined contribution plan. ESOP shares are treated as outstanding for income per share calculations.

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance related to goodwill impairment testing, which is codified in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350. The new guidance simplifies how entities test goodwill for impairment and permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after performing the assessment, an entity determines that it is not more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. The guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on Viad’s financial condition or results of operations. The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment test as of October 31 of each year.

In February 2013, the FASB issued new guidance related to the reporting of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income, which is codified in ASC Topic 220. The new guidance requires entities to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, entities are required to present significant amounts reclassified out of other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income in certain circumstances, or otherwise cross-reference amounts to other disclosures. The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012, and will not have an impact on Viad’s financial condition or results of operations.

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Income Per Share (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Additional dilutive shares related to share- based compensation	304,000	336,000	322,000
Stock options [Member]
Income Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Common stock shares effect would be anti-dilutive	110,000	304,000	474,000

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Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Long-term capital lease obligation
Capital lease obligations, 6.4% (2012) and 6.2% (2011) weighted-average interest rate at December 31, due to 2017	$ 2,226	$ 3,239
Current portion	(1,347)	(2,018)
Long-term capital lease	$ 879	$ 1,221

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Net periodic benefit cost of pension and post retirement benefit plans
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 597,000
Pension Plans [Member]
Net periodic benefit cost of pension and post retirement benefit plans
Service cost	104,000	121,000	145,000
Interest cost	1,150,000	1,189,000	1,242,000
Expected return on plan assets	(406,000)	(563,000)	(588,000)
Amortization of prior service credit			41,000
Recognized net actuarial loss	491,000	457,000	572,000
Net periodic benefit cost	1,339,000	1,204,000	1,412,000
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive income
Net actuarial loss	1,942,000	1,589,000	1,190,000
Reversal of amortization item
Net actuarial loss	(491,000)	(457,000)	(572,000)
Prior service cost			(41,000)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income	1,451,000	1,132,000	577,000
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	2,790,000	2,336,000	1,989,000
Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Net periodic benefit cost of pension and post retirement benefit plans
Service cost	146,000	128,000	130,000
Interest cost	814,000	868,000	1,039,000
Expected return on plan assets	(74,000)	(135,000)	(160,000)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,113,000)	(1,277,000)	(1,171,000)
Recognized net actuarial loss	547,000	533,000	608,000
Net periodic benefit cost	320,000	117,000	446,000
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive income
Net actuarial loss	224,000	24,000	421,000
Prior service credit			(1,197,000)
Reversal of amortization item
Net actuarial loss	(547,000)	(533,000)	(608,000)
Prior service cost	1,113,000	1,277,000	1,171,000
Total recognized in other comprehensive income	790,000	768,000	(213,000)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	1,110,000	885,000	233,000
Foreign Pension Plans [Member]
Net periodic benefit cost of pension and post retirement benefit plans
Service cost	491,000	366,000	304,000
Interest cost	737,000	729,000	780,000
Expected return on plan assets	(622,000)	(665,000)	(597,000)
Recognized net actuarial loss	201,000	73,000	54,000
Net periodic benefit cost	807,000	503,000	541,000
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive income
Net actuarial loss	(958,000)	(1,936,000)	(299,000)
Reversal of amortization of net actuarial loss	(201,000)	(73,000)	(54,000)
Reversal of amortization item
Total recognized in other comprehensive income	757,000	1,863,000	245,000
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$ 1,564,000	$ 2,366,000	$ 786,000

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Share Based Compensation (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Summary of additional information pertaining to stock options
Total intrinsic value of stock options outstanding	$ 2,329		$ 2,341
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised	296	325	544
Fair value of stock options vested	539	682	404
Cash received from the exercise of stock options	248	296	593
Tax deficiencies from share-based compensation	$ 96	$ (325)	$ (524)

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Segment Information (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Percent of segment's revenues	5.20%
Percent of Viad's revenues	3.10%

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	$ 11,416	$ 22,235
Other mutual funds [Member]
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	1,239	1,373
Money market funds [Member]
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	10,177	20,862
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	11,416	22,235
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] | Other mutual funds [Member]
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	1,239	1,373
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] | Money market funds [Member]
Fair value information related to assets
Assets	10,177	20,862
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value information related to assets
Assets
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Other mutual funds [Member]
Fair value information related to assets
Assets
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Money market funds [Member]
Fair value information related to assets
Assets
Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value information related to assets
Assets
Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Other mutual funds [Member]
Fair value information related to assets
Assets
Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Money market funds [Member]
Fair value information related to assets
Assets

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Income Taxes (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current:
Federal	$ (272)	$ (4,643)	$ (9,286)
State	2,189	1,292	677
Foreign	7,652	8,163	9,607
Total current income tax expense (benefit)	9,569	4,812	998
Deferred:
Federal	11,127	992	3,212
State	40	(1,560)	(939)
Foreign	107	(356)	(1,529)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)	11,274	(924)	744
Income tax expense	$ 20,843	$ 3,888	$ 1,742

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Employee Stock Ownership Feature of 401 (k) Plan (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2009
Employee Stock Ownership Plan of 401 (k) (Textual) [Abstract]
ESOP borrowing to purchase treasury shares	$ 40,000,000
Borrowings of Viad under its revolving credit agreement	12,400,000
ESOP, Loan entered with Viad	1,300,000			12,400,000
Minimum quarterly principal payments	250,000
Reduction of stockholders' equity	250,000
Unearned employee benefits and other	1,300,000			12,400,000
Expense recorded by Viad	$ 1,700,000	$ 1,600,000	$ 1,500,000
Unallocated shares	130,577	293,280
Shares allocated	162,703	147,089

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Income Taxes (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
United States	$ (2,843)	$ (16,227)	$ (22,592)
Foreign	29,645	29,407	25,151
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$ 26,802	$ 13,180	$ 2,559

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Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Unrealized gains on the investments after-tax	$ 275,000	$ 222,000
Money market funds [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Investments	10,200,000	20,900,000
Unrealized gains on the investments	0	0
Other mutual funds [Member]
Fair Value Measurements (Textual) [Abstract]
Investments	1,200,000	1,400,000
Unrealized gains on the investments	450,000	366,000
Unrealized gains on the investments after-tax	$ 275,000	$ 222,000

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Accrued Liabilities and Other (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Continuing operations:
Customer deposits	$ 50,172	$ 49,182
Accrued compensation	25,067	22,587
Self-insured liability accrual	8,501	6,697
Accrued restructuring	4,084	2,303
Accrued sales and use taxes	3,179	1,668
Accrued employee benefit costs	3,132	3,730
Accrued dividends	2,053	827
Accrued foreign income taxes	28	234
Other	9,998	8,185
Total Continuing operations	106,214	95,413
Discontinued operations:
Environmental remediation liabilities	571	755
Self-insured liability accrual	527	639
Other	372	524
Total Discontinued operations	1,470	1,918
Total other current liabilities	$ 107,684	$ 97,331

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Leases and Other

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Leases and Other [Abstract]

Leases and Other

Note 17. Leases and Other

Viad has entered into operating leases for the use of certain of its offices, equipment and other facilities. These leases expire over periods up to 40 years. Leases which expire are generally renewed or replaced by similar leases. Some leases contain scheduled rental increases accounted for on a straight-line basis.

As of December 31, 2012, Viad’s future minimum rental payments and related sublease rentals receivable with respect to non-cancelable operating leases with terms in excess of one year were as follows:

	Rental		Receivable
	Payments		Under Subleases
	(in thousands)
2013	$	17,793	$	1,592
2014		16,320		990
2015		9,824		746
2016		6,842		494
2017		5,288		480
Thereafter		9,323		951
Total	$	65,390	$	5,253

Net rent expense under operating leases consisted of the following:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Minimum rentals	$	36,309		$	30,860		$	29,072
Sublease rentals		(6,501	)		(6,497	)		(5,704	)
Total rentals, net	$	29,808		$	24,363		$	23,368

The aggregate annual maturities and the related amounts representing interest on capital lease obligations are included in Note 9.

In addition, as of December 31, 2012, the Company had aggregate purchase obligations of $32.8 million related to various licensing agreements, consulting and other contracted services.

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Condensed Consolidated Quarterly Results (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Condensed Consolidated Quarterly Results (Unaudited) [Abstract]

Quarterly financial information

	First			Second			Third			Fourth
	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter
	(in thousands, except per share data)
2012
Revenues:	$	268,772		$	246,450		$	307,457		$	202,552
Operating income (loss):
Ongoing operations (1)	$	5,533		$	10,498		$	34,182		$	(8,351	)
Corporate activities		(1,777	)		(2,187	)		(2,036	)		(3,408	)
Restructuring charges		(2,225	)		(678	)		(608	)		(1,431	)
Operating income (loss)	$	1,531		$	7,633		$	31,538		$	(13,190	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad (2)	$	1,027		$	5,451		$	19,976		$	(21,181	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad (2)	$	1,027		$	6,090		$	19,976		$	(21,196	)
Diluted income (loss) per common share (2)(3):
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	0.05		$	0.27		$	0.99		$	(1.07	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	0.05		$	0.30		$	0.99		$	(1.07	)
Basic income (loss) per common share (2)(3):
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	0.05		$	0.27		$	0.99		$	(1.07	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	0.05		$	0.30		$	0.99		$	(1.07	)

	First			Second			Third			Fourth
	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter
	(in thousands, except per share data)
2011
Revenues:	$	290,098		$	238,692		$	216,169		$	197,405
Operating income (loss):
Ongoing operations (1)	$	17,259		$	9,862		$	5,412		$	(7,157	)
Corporate activities		(1,271	)		(1,576	)		(2,356	)		(2,479	)
Restructuring charges		(269	)		(1,206	)		(75	)		(2,232	)
Operating income (loss)	$	15,719		$	7,080		$	2,981		$	(11,868	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	9,787		$	4,485		$	1,245		$	(6,758	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	9,787		$	4,485		$	1,245		$	(6,307	)
Diluted income (loss) per common share (3):
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	0.48		$	0.22		$	0.06		$	(0.35	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	0.48		$	0.22		$	0.06		$	(0.32	)
Basic income (loss) per common share (3):
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	0.48		$	0.22		$	0.06		$	(0.35	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	0.48		$	0.22		$	0.06		$	(0.32	)

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair value information related to assets

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012 Using
Description	December 31, 2012		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Money market funds	$	10,177	$	10,177	$	—	$	—
Other mutual funds		1,239		1,239		—		—
Total	$	11,416	$	11,416	$	—	$	—
			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011 Using
Description	December 31, 2011		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Money market funds	$	20,862	$	20,862	$	—	$	—
Other mutual funds		1,373		1,373		—		—
Total	$	22,235	$	22,235	$	—	$	—

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Debt (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Top Tier Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]	May 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Leases [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Capital Leases [Member]
Debt (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Credit facility						$ 130,000,000
Additional credit facility						50,000,000
Credit facility, period						5 years
Credit facility expiring						May 18, 2016
Letters of credit						50,000,000
Capital stock of top-tier foreign subsidiaries					65.00%
Gross amount of assets recorded under capital leases							5,900,000	6,600,000
Accumulated Amortization		2,492,000	1,766,000				2,900,000	3,000,000
Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Weighted-average interest rate		6.40%	6.20%
Previous credit facility	4,200,000
Capital lease obligations, total		2,226,000	3,239,000
Outstanding letters of credit		1,800,000
Remaining borrowing capacity		128,200,000
The fees on the unused portion of the credit facility		0.35%
Estimated fair value of total debt		2,100,000	3,000,000
Maximum potential amount of future payments		21,200,000
Recourse provisions		There are no recourse provisions that would enable Viad to recover from third parties any payments made under the guarantees.
Collateral arrangements		Furthermore, there are no collateral or similar arrangements whereby Viad could recover payments.
Debt, weighted average interest rate		8.50%	7.80%	12.00%
Share repurchases		10,000,000
Percentage of repurchases of shares		1.50%
Dividends declared and paid		$ 10,000,000

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details 8) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Multi-employer pension plans
Viad Contribution	$ 20,669	$ 19,601	$ 15,349
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan [Member]
Multi-employer pension plans
EIN	916145047
Plan No:	001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Green
FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented	No
Viad Contribution	5,694	5,720	4,551
Surcharge Paid	No
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date, first	Nov. 30, 2013
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date, last	Mar. 31, 2015
Southern California Local 831 - Employer Pension Fund (1) [Member]
Multi-employer pension plans
EIN	956376874
Plan No:	001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Green
FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented	No
Viad Contribution	2,358	2,232	1,870
Surcharge Paid	No
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date	Aug. 31, 2014
National Electrical Benefit Fund [Member]
Multi-employer pension plans
EIN	530181657
Plan No:	001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Green
FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented	No
Viad Contribution	1,814	1,691	1,313
Surcharge Paid	No
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date, first	May 31, 2014
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date, last	Jun. 16, 2014
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund (2) [Member]
Multi-employer pension plans
EIN	366130207
Plan No:	001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Yellow
FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented	Implemented
Viad Contribution	1,749	1,411	1,018
Surcharge Paid	No
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date, first	May 31, 2013
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date, last	May 31, 2014
Southwest Carpenters Pension Trust [Member]
Multi-employer pension plans
EIN	956042875
Plan No:	001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Green
FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented	No
Viad Contribution	944	1,031	867
Surcharge Paid	No
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date	Jun. 30, 2015
Machinery Movers Riggers & Mach Erectors Local 136 supplemental Retirement Plan [Member]
Multi-employer pension plans
EIN	361416355
Plan No:	001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Red
FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented	Implemented
Viad Contribution	930	386	710
Surcharge Paid	No
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date	Jun. 30, 2014
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Plan [Member]
Multi-employer pension plans
EIN	366044243
Plan No:	001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Red
FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented	Implemented
Viad Contribution	874	725	717
Surcharge Paid	No
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date, first	Mar. 31, 2013
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date, last	Jul. 31, 2015
New England Teamsters & trucking Industry Pension [Member]
Multi-employer pension plans
EIN	046372430
Plan No:	001
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Red
FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented	Implemented
Viad Contribution	334	339	290
Surcharge Paid	No
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date	Mar. 31, 2017
Steelworkers Pension Trust [Member]
Multi-employer pension plans
EIN	236648508
Plan No:	499
Pension Protection Act Zone Status	Green
FIP/RP Status Pending/ Implemented	No
Viad Contribution	326	422	425
Surcharge Paid	No
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date, first	Mar. 31, 2013
Collective bargaining agreements expiration date, last	Feb. 28, 2015
All other funds [Member]
Multi-employer pension plans
Viad Contribution	3,645	3,752	2,119
Total contribution to defined benefit plans [Member]
Multi-employer pension plans
Viad Contribution	18,668	17,709	13,880
Total contributions to other plans [Member]
Multi-employer pension plans
Viad Contribution	$ 2,001	$ 1,892	$ 1,469

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Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Land and land interests	$	26,124		$	18,134
Buildings and leasehold improvements		137,293			109,077
Equipment and other		310,448			310,186
		473,865			437,397
Accumulated depreciation		(276,567	)		(263,584	)
Property and equipment, net	$	197,298		$	173,813

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Share-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Summary of share-based compensation expense
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	$ 7,232,000	$ 4,413,000	$ 3,518,000
Income tax benefit	(2,574,000)	(1,594,000)	(1,225,000)
Total share-based compensation, net of income tax benefit	4,658,000	2,819,000	2,293,000
Restricted stock/performance-based restricted stock (PBRS) [Member]
Summary of share-based compensation expense
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	3,267,000	3,042,000	2,821,000
Performance unit incentive plan (PUP) [Member]
Summary of share-based compensation expense
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	2,922,000	714,000	(3,000)
Stock options [Member]
Summary of share-based compensation expense
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	593,000	537,000	447,000
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Summary of share-based compensation expense
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	$ 450,000	$ 120,000	$ 253,000

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment
Goodwill	$ 137,820	$ 133,694	$ 127,441
Marketing & Events U.S [Member]
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment
Goodwill	62,686	62,686
Marketing and Events Group [Member]
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment
Goodwill	85,740	84,884
Marketing & Events International [Member]
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment
Goodwill	23,054	22,198	22,455
Marketing & Events International [Member] | United Kingdom (Melville GES) [Member]
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment
Goodwill	13,894	13,291
Marketing & Events International [Member] | GES Canada [Member]
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment
Goodwill	9,160	8,907
Travel & Recreation Group [Member]
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment
Goodwill	52,080	48,810	42,300
Travel & Recreation Group [Member] | Brewster [Member]
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment
Goodwill	44,435	41,165
Travel & Recreation Group [Member] | Glacier Park [Member]
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment
Goodwill	4,461	4,461
Travel & Recreation Group [Member] | Alaska Denali Travel [Member]
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment
Goodwill	$ 3,184	$ 3,184

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Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Discontinued Operations (Textual) [Abstract]
Income from discontinued operations	$ 624	$ 451	$ 262

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Acquisition of Businesses (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended									9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 Denali [Member]	Sep. 16, 2011 Denali [Member] GuestCabins Room	Dec. 31, 2011 St. Mary [Member]	Jun. 29, 2011 St. Mary [Member] Room	Dec. 31, 2011 Grouse Mountain Lodge [Member]	Jan. 05, 2011 Grouse Mountain Lodge [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Banff International Hotel [Member]	Mar. 07, 2012 Banff International Hotel [Member] Room	Mar. 07, 2012 Banff International Hotel [Member] Leasehold Land Interests [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Denali Grouse and St Marry [Member]
Business Acquisition (Textual) [Abstract]
Acquisition					$ 15,300,000		$ 15,300,000		$ 10,500,000		$ 23,556,000
Number of rooms in hotel					42		115				162
Number of guest cabins					46
Property and equipment including leasehold interest												7,900,000
Goodwill											1,890,000
Other intangible assets											1,323,000
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes													15 years
Weighted-average amortization period related to the other intangible assets	4 years 9 months 18 days									7 years 8 months 12 days
Goodwill	137,820,000	133,694,000	127,441,000	3,200,000		3,100,000		1,300,000
Other intangible assets, Business acquisition				$ 626,000,000		$ 60,000,000		$ 4,000,000,000

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Restructuring Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity

	Marketing & Events Group Consolidation						Other Restructurings
	Severance &						Severance &
	Employee						Employee
	Benefits			Facilities			Benefits			Facilities			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2010	$	2,333		$	6,295		$	—		$	3,027		$	11,655
Restructuring charges (recoveries)		2,637			1,180			542			(137	)		4,222
Cash payments		(3,387	)		(2,164	)		(292	)		(875	)		(6,718	)
Adjustment to liability		(466	)		(258	)		(53	)		(373	)		(1,150	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(11	)		(2	)		—			—			(13	)
Balance at December 31, 2010		1,106			5,051			197			1,642			7,996
Restructuring charges		1,182			2,519			26			55			3,782
Cash payments		(1,175	)		(2,356	)		(199	)		(158	)		(3,888	)
Adjustment to liability		(294	)		(397	)		—			(263	)		(954	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		12			2			—			—			14
Balance at December 31, 2011		831			4,819			24			1,276			6,950
Restructuring charges		2,506			2,346			90			—			4,942
Cash payments		(2,670	)		(1,567	)		(114	)		(343	)		(4,694	)
Adjustment to liability		51			(27	)		—			—			24
Foreign currency translation adjustment		2			—			—			—			2
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	720		$	5,571		$	—		$	933		$	7,224

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of Viad Corp (“Viad” or the “Company”) are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of Viad and all of its subsidiaries. All intercompany account balances and transactions between Viad and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation.

Nature of Business

Viad’s reportable segments consist of Marketing & Events U.S., Marketing & Events International and Travel & Recreation Group.

Marketing & Events Group

The Marketing & Events Group, comprised of Global Experience Specialists, Inc. and affiliates (“GES”), specializes in all aspects of the design, planning and production of face-to-face events, immersive environments and brand-based experiences for clients, including show organizers, corporate brand marketers and retail shopping centers. In addition, the Marketing & Events Group provides a variety of immersive, entertaining attractions and brand-based experiences, sponsored events, mobile marketing and other branded entertainment and face-to-face marketing solutions for clients and venues, including shopping malls, movie studios, museums and leading consumer brands.

Travel & Recreation Group

Travel and recreation services are provided by Brewster Inc. (“Brewster”), Glacier Park, Inc. (“Glacier Park”) and Alaskan Park Properties, Inc. (“Alaska Denali Travel”).

Brewster provides tourism 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, motorcoach services, charter and sightseeing services, tour boat operations, inbound package tour operations and hotel operations, including the Banff International Hotel acquired on March 7, 2012. The Banff International Hotel is a 162-guest room hotel located in downtown Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Glacier Park operates five lodges, three motor inns and one four-season resort hotel and provides food and beverage operations, retail operations and tour and transportation services in and around Glacier National Park in Montana and Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada. Glacier Park is an 80 percent owned subsidiary of Viad.

Alaska Denali Travel operates Denali Backcountry Lodge and Denali Cabins. Denali Backcountry Lodge is a 42-guest room lodge located within Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska and the Denali Cabins are 46 guest cabins located near the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve. 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.

Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to:

• Estimated fair value of Viad’s reporting units used to perform annual impairment testing of recorded goodwill;

• Estimated allowances for uncollectible accounts receivable;

• Estimated provisions for income taxes, including uncertain tax positions;

• Estimated valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets;

• Estimated liabilities for losses related to self-insured liability claims;

• Estimated liabilities for losses related to environmental remediation obligations;

• Estimated sublease income associated with restructuring liabilities;

• Assumptions used to measure pension and postretirement benefit costs and obligations;

• Assumptions used to determine 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.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Viad considers all highly-liquid investments with remaining maturities when purchased of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Viad’s cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and bank demand deposits, bank time deposits and money market mutual funds. The Company’s investments in money market mutual funds are classified as available-for-sale and carried at fair value.

Inventories. Inventories, which consist primarily of exhibit design and construction materials and supplies used in providing convention show services, are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out and specific identification methods) or market.

Property and Equipment. Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Property and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets: buildings, 15 to 40 years; equipment, 3 to 12 years; and leasehold improvements, over the shorter of the lease term or useful life. Property and equipment are tested for potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the long-lived asset may not be recoverable through undiscounted cash flows.

Capitalized Software. Viad capitalizes certain internal and external costs incurred in developing or obtaining internal use software. Capitalized costs principally relate to costs incurred to purchase software from third parties, external direct costs of materials and services, and certain payroll-related costs for employees directly associated with software projects once application development begins. Costs associated with preliminary project activities, training and other post-implementation activities are expensed as incurred. Capitalized software costs are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the software, ranging from three to ten years. These costs are included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Property and equipment, net.”

Goodwill. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis on October 31 of each year. Goodwill is also tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more-likely-than-not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. Viad uses a discounted expected future cash flow methodology (income approach) in order to estimate the fair value of its reporting units for purposes of goodwill impairment testing. The estimates and assumptions regarding expected future cash flows, discount rates and terminal values require considerable judgment and are based on market conditions, financial forecasts, industry trends and historical experience. These estimates, however, have inherent uncertainties and different assumptions could lead to materially different results.

Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance. Viad has Company-owned life insurance contracts which are intended to fund the cost of certain employee compensation and benefit programs. These contracts are carried at cash surrender value, net of outstanding policy loans. The cash surrender value represents the amount of cash the Company could receive if the policies were discontinued before maturity. The changes in the cash surrender value of the policies, net of insurance premiums, are included as a component of “Costs of Services” in the consolidated statements of operations.

Self-Insurance Liabilities. Viad is self-insured up to certain limits for workers’ compensation, automobile, product and general liability, property loss and medical claims. Viad has also retained certain liabilities related to workers’ compensation and general liability insurance claims in conjunction with previously sold operations. Provisions for losses for claims incurred, including estimated claims incurred but not yet reported, are made based on Viad’s prior historical experience, claims frequency and other factors. Viad has purchased insurance for amounts in excess of the self-insured levels.

Environmental Remediation Liabilities. Viad has retained certain liabilities representing the estimated cost of environmental remediation obligations primarily associated with previously sold operations. The amounts accrued primarily consist of the estimated direct incremental costs, on an undiscounted basis, for contractor and other services related to remedial actions and post-remediation site monitoring. Environmental remediation liabilities are recorded when the specific obligation is considered probable and the costs are reasonably estimable. Subsequent recoveries from third parties, if any, are recorded through discontinued operations when realized.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments. 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 9.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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 consolidated balance sheets. In addition, for purposes of consolidation, the revenues, expenses and gains and losses related to Viad’s foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the average foreign exchange rates for the period.

Revenue Recognition. Viad recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. GES derives revenues primarily by providing show services to exhibitors participating in exhibitions and events and from the design, construction and refurbishment of exhibit booths and holiday themed environments. Service revenue is recognized at the time services are performed. Exhibits and environments revenue is accounted for using the completed-contract method as contracts are typically completed within three months of contract signing. The Travel & Recreation Group generates revenues through its attractions, hotels and transportation and sightseeing services. Revenues are recognized at the time services are performed.

Share-Based Compensation. Viad recognizes and measures compensation costs related to all share-based payment awards using the fair value method of accounting. These awards generally include restricted stock, performance-based restricted stock (“PBRS”), stock options and liability-based awards (including performance units, restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units).

The fair value of restricted stock and PBRS awards are based on Viad’s stock price on the date of grant. Viad issues restricted stock and PBRS awards from shares held in treasury. Future vesting of restricted stock and PBRS is generally subject to continued employment with Viad or its subsidiaries. Holders of restricted stock and PBRS have the right to receive dividends and vote the shares, but may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber the stock, except to the extent restrictions have lapsed.

Restricted stock awards vest between three and five years from the date of grant. Share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock is recognized using the straight-line method over the requisite service period of approximately three years except for certain awards with a five-year vesting period whereby expense is recognized based on an accelerated multiple-award approach over a five-year period. For these awards, 40 percent of the shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant and the remaining shares vest in 30 percent increments over the subsequent two anniversary dates.

Share-based compensation expense related to PBRS awards is recognized based on an accelerated multiple-award approach over the requisite service period of approximately three years. PBRS vests when certain incentive performance targets established in the year of grant are achieved at target levels. PBRS is subject to a graded vesting schedule whereby one third of the earned shares vest after the first year and the remaining earned shares vest in one-third increments each year over the next two years on the first business day in January. The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Share-based compensation expense related to stock option awards is recognized using the straight-line method over the requisite service period of approximately five years. The exercise price of stock options is based on the market value of Viad’s common stock at the date of grant. Stock options granted also contain certain forfeiture and non-compete provisions.

Liability-based awards (including grants of restricted stock units and PBRS units awarded to key employees at certain of the Company’s Canadian operations) are recorded at estimated fair value, based on the number of units expected to vest and the level of achievement of predefined performance goals (where applicable) and are remeasured on each balance sheet date based on Viad’s stock price until the time of settlement. To the extent earned, liability-based awards are settled in cash based on Viad’s stock price. Compensation expense related to liability-based awards is recognized ratably over the requisite service period of approximately three years.

Common Stock in Treasury. Common stock purchased for treasury is recorded at historical cost. Subsequent share reissuances are primarily related to share-based compensation programs and recorded at weighted-average cost.

Income Per Common Share. Viad applies the two-class method in calculating income per common share as unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends are considered participating securities. Accordingly, such securities are included in the earnings allocation in calculating income per share. Furthermore, Viad funds its matching contributions to employees’ 401(k) accounts through the Company’s leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) feature of the Company’s 401(k) defined contribution plan. ESOP shares are treated as outstanding for income per share calculations.

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance related to goodwill impairment testing, which is codified in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350. The new guidance simplifies how entities test goodwill for impairment and permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after performing the assessment, an entity determines that it is not more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. The guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on Viad’s financial condition or results of operations. The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment test as of October 31 of each year.

In February 2013, the FASB issued new guidance related to the reporting of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income, which is codified in ASC Topic 220. The new guidance requires entities to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, entities are required to present significant amounts reclassified out of other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income in certain circumstances, or otherwise cross-reference amounts to other disclosures. The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012, and will not have an impact on Viad’s financial condition or results of operations.

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Inventories (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Components of Inventories
Raw materials	$ 16,422	$ 18,297
Work in process	19,234	17,528
Inventories	$ 35,656	$ 35,825

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Income Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of basic and diluted per share

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Basic net income per share
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Viad	$	5,897		$	9,210		$	443
Less: Allocation to non-vested shares		(157	)		(248	)		(11	)
Net income allocated to Viad common stockholders	$	5,740		$	8,962		$	432
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding common shares		19,701			19,719			19,955
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.29		$	0.45		$	0.02
Diluted net income per share
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Viad	$	5,897		$	9,210		$	443
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding shares		19,701			19,719			19,955
Additional dilutive shares related to share-based compensation		304			336			322
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive shares		20,005			20,055			20,277
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders(1)	$	0.29		$	0.45		$	0.02

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Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

Note 21. Discontinued Operations

In 2012, Viad recorded income from discontinued operations of $624,000 primarily related to the sale of land associated with previously sold operations. In 2011 and 2010, Viad recorded income from discontinued operations of $451,000 and $262,000, respectively, related to the reversal of certain liabilities associated with previously sold operations.

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Common Stock Repurchases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights/Common Stock Repurchases [Abstract]

Common Stock Repurchases

Note 20. Common Stock Repurchases

In December 2012, Viad announced its intent to repurchase up to an additional one million shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time at prevailing market prices. At the time of the announcement, there were 30,438 shares available for repurchase pursuant to previously announced authorizations. During 2012, 2011 and 2010 Viad repurchased 23,183 shares for $526,000, 250,760 shares for $4.6 million and 356,300 shares for $6.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2012, 1,030,438 shares remain available for repurchase. Additionally, during 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company repurchased 56,885 shares for $1.1 million, 28,627 shares for $679,000 and 28,407 shares for $573,000, respectively, related to tax withholding requirements on share-based awards.

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Restructuring Charges (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring Reserve	$ 7,224	$ 6,950	$ 7,996	$ 11,655
Marketing & Events Group [Member] | Severance & Employee Benefits [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring Reserve	720	831	1,106	2,333
Marketing & Events Group [Member] | Facilities [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring Reserve	5,571	4,819	5,051	6,295
Other Restructuring [Member] | Severance & Employee Benefits [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring Reserve		24	197
Other Restructuring [Member] | Facilities [Member]
Restructuring Charges (Textual) [Abstract]
Restructuring Reserve	$ 933	$ 1,276	$ 1,642	$ 3,027

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Share-Based Compensation (Details 4) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Range One [Member]
Summary of information concerning stock options outstanding and exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices, upper limit	$ 19.20
Options Outstanding, Shares	247,867
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life	7 years
Options vested, shares	$ 19.20
Options Exercisable, Shares	166,740
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 19.20
Range Two [Member]
Summary of information concerning stock options outstanding and exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices, upper limit	$ 19.57
Options Outstanding, Shares	43,796
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life	3 months 18 days
Options vested, shares	$ 19.57
Options Exercisable, Shares	43,796
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 19.57
Range Three [Member]
Summary of information concerning stock options outstanding and exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices, lower limit	$ 23.28
Range of Exercise Prices, upper limit	$ 31.92
Options Outstanding, Shares	29,433
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life	1 year 1 month 6 days
Options vested, shares	$ 29.43
Options Exercisable, Shares	27,433
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 29.76
Range Four [Member]
Summary of information concerning stock options outstanding and exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices, lower limit	$ 33.81
Range of Exercise Prices, upper limit	$ 38.44
Options Outstanding, Shares	42,800
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life	1 year 8 months 12 days
Options vested, shares	$ 35.86
Options Exercisable, Shares	38,040
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 36.12
Range Five [Member]
Summary of information concerning stock options outstanding and exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices, lower limit	$ 19.20
Range of Exercise Prices, upper limit	$ 38.44
Options Outstanding, Shares	363,896
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life	5 years 1 month 6 days
Options vested, shares	$ 22.03
Options Exercisable, Shares	276,009
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price	$ 22.64

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Employee Stock Ownership Plan of 401 (k) Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Employee Stock Ownership Feature of 401 (k) Plan/Pension and Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Amounts paid by ESOP for:
Debt repayment	$	1,647	$	1,490	$	1,518
Interest		5		8		12
Amounts received from Viad as:
Contributions		1,604		1,435		1,444
Dividends		48		63		86

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Condensed Consolidated Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Condensed Consolidated Quarterly Results (Unaudited) [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidated Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

Note 22. Condensed Consolidated Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

The following quarterly financial information was derived from the Company’s interim financial statements and was prepared in a manner consistent with the annual financial statements and includes all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation.

	First			Second			Third			Fourth
	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter
	(in thousands, except per share data)
2012
Revenues:	$	268,772		$	246,450		$	307,457		$	202,552
Operating income (loss):
Ongoing operations (1)	$	5,533		$	10,498		$	34,182		$	(8,351	)
Corporate activities		(1,777	)		(2,187	)		(2,036	)		(3,408	)
Restructuring charges		(2,225	)		(678	)		(608	)		(1,431	)
Operating income (loss)	$	1,531		$	7,633		$	31,538		$	(13,190	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad (2)	$	1,027		$	5,451		$	19,976		$	(21,181	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad (2)	$	1,027		$	6,090		$	19,976		$	(21,196	)
Diluted income (loss) per common share (2)(3):
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	0.05		$	0.27		$	0.99		$	(1.07	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	0.05		$	0.30		$	0.99		$	(1.07	)
Basic income (loss) per common share (2)(3):
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	0.05		$	0.27		$	0.99		$	(1.07	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	0.05		$	0.30		$	0.99		$	(1.07	)

	First			Second			Third			Fourth
	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter
	(in thousands, except per share data)
2011
Revenues:	$	290,098		$	238,692		$	216,169		$	197,405
Operating income (loss):
Ongoing operations (1)	$	17,259		$	9,862		$	5,412		$	(7,157	)
Corporate activities		(1,271	)		(1,576	)		(2,356	)		(2,479	)
Restructuring charges		(269	)		(1,206	)		(75	)		(2,232	)
Operating income (loss)	$	15,719		$	7,080		$	2,981		$	(11,868	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	9,787		$	4,485		$	1,245		$	(6,758	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	9,787		$	4,485		$	1,245		$	(6,307	)
Diluted income (loss) per common share (3):
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	0.48		$	0.22		$	0.06		$	(0.35	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	0.48		$	0.22		$	0.06		$	(0.32	)
Basic income (loss) per common share (3):
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad	$	0.48		$	0.22		$	0.06		$	(0.35	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad	$	0.48		$	0.22		$	0.06		$	(0.32	)

⁽¹⁾  Represents revenues less costs of services and products sold.

⁽²⁾  The fourth quarter of 2012 includes a tax charge of $13.4 million representing a valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets associated with foreign tax credit carryforwards.

⁽³⁾  The sum of quarterly income per share amounts may not equal annual income per share due to rounding.

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Subsequent Event

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Event

Note 23. Subsequent Event

On February 19, 2013, Viad acquired the assets of Resource Creative Limited (“RCL”) for $647,000 (£420,000) in cash, subject to certain adjustments, plus a deferred payment of up to approximately $280,000 (£180,000). The deferred payment is subject to RCL’s achievement of certain net revenue targets between the acquisition date and December 31, 2014. RCL is a United Kingdom-based company specializing in providing creative graphic services to the exhibition, events and retail markets throughout the United Kingdom and continental Europe. RCL’s operations will be merged with Melville GES’ existing London-based operation and will relocate to a new unit on site at ExCeL London, where Melville GES was recently appointed to supply graphics to ExCeL London’s in-house advertising sales agency, InVision.

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Capital	Retained Earnings (Deficit)	Unearned Employee Benefits and Other	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Common Stock in Treasury	Total Viad Equity	Non-Controlling Interest
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2009	$ 384,631	$ 37,402	$ 606,038	$ (16,405)	$ (5,954)	$ 23,052	$ (266,618)	$ 377,515	$ 7,116
Net income	1,079			443				443	636
Dividends on common stock	(3,275)			(3,275)				(3,275)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(6,906)						(6,905)	(6,905)
Employee benefit plans	592		(2,397)				2,989	592
ESOP allocation adjustment	1,518				1,518			1,518
Share-based compensation-equity awards	3,785		3,785					3,785
Tax deficiencies from share-based compensation	(524)		(524)					(524)
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment	7,696					7,696		7,696
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments	128					128		128
Amortization of net actuarial loss	(2,109)					(2,109)		(2,109)
Amortization of prior service credit	84					84		84
Other, net	11			8	3			11
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	386,711	37,402	606,902	(19,229)	(4,433)	28,851	(270,534)	378,959	7,752
Net income	9,743			9,210				9,210	533
Dividends on common stock	(3,241)			(3,241)				(3,241)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(5,230)						(5,230)	(5,230)
Employee benefit plans	295		(11,086)				11,381	295
ESOP allocation adjustment	1,490				1,490			1,490
Share-based compensation-equity awards	3,688		3,688					3,688
Tax deficiencies from share-based compensation	(325)		(325)					(325)
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment	(4,331)					(4,331)		(4,331)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments	(60)					(60)		(60)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	(1,777)					(1,777)		(1,777)
Amortization of prior service credit	(790)					(790)		(790)
Other, net	6		9	4	(8)		1	6
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	386,179	37,402	599,188	(13,256)	(2,951)	21,893	(264,382)	377,894	8,285
Net income	6,583			5,897				5,897	686
Dividends on common stock	(5,674)			(5,674)				(5,674)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(1,656)						(1,656)	(1,656)
Employee benefit plans	248		(9,456)				9,704	248
ESOP allocation adjustment	1,647				1,647			1,647
Share-based compensation-equity awards	4,036		4,036					4,036
Tax benefits from share-based compensation	96		96					96
Tax deficiencies from share-based compensation	96
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment	7,510					7,510		7,510
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments	53					53		53
Amortization of net actuarial loss	(1,311)					(1,311)		(1,311)
Amortization of prior service credit	(680)					(680)		(680)
Other, net	1		(2)	(1)	3		1	1
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 397,032	$ 37,402	$ 593,862	$ (13,034)	$ (1,301)	$ 27,465	$ (256,333)	$ 388,061	$ 8,971

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Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS [Abstract]

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

			Additions				Deductions
	Balance at				Charged to					Credited
	Beginning		Charged to		Other					to Other		Balance at
Description	of Year		Expense		Accounts		Write Offs			Accounts		End of Year
	(in thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
December 31, 2010	$	3,892		615		—		(3,335	)		—	$	1,172
December 31, 2011		1,172		1,696		—		(1,796	)		—		1,072
December 31, 2012		1,072		708		—		(630	)		—		1,150
Deferred tax valuation allowance:
December 31, 2010	$	162		411		—		(162	)		—	$	411
December 31, 2011		411		—		—		(55	)		—		356
December 31, 2012		356		14,220		—		—			—		14,576

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Reconciliation of income tax expense:
Computed income tax expense at statutory federal income tax rate of 35%	$ 9,381	$ 4,613	$ 896
State income taxes, net of federal provision	470	(100)	(172)
Foreign tax rate differentials	(2,031)	(1,679)	(1,560)
U.S. tax on foreign earnings U.S. tax on foreign earnings (net of foreign tax credits)	(595)	1,105	629
Tax resolutions, net		(103)	(514)
Change in enacted tax law			1,279
Change in valuation allowance	14,220	(55)	249
Proceeds from life insurance	(472)		(460)
Other, net	(130)	107	1,395
Income tax expense	$ 20,843	$ 3,888	$ 1,742
Computed income tax expense at statutory federal income tax rate of 35%, tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes, net of federal provision, tax rate	1.80%	(0.80%)	(6.70%)
Foreign tax differentials rate	(7.60%)	(12.70%)	(61.00%)
U.S. tax on foreign earnings rate	(2.20%)	8.40%	24.60%
Tax resolutions, net tax rate	0.00%	(0.80%)	(20.10%)
Change in enacted tax law, tax rate	0.00%	0.00%	50.00%
Change in valuation allowance, tax rate	53.10%	(0.40%)	9.70%
Proceeds from life insurance rate	(1.80%)	0.00%	(18.00%)
Other, net, tax rate	(0.50%)	0.80%	54.60%
Income tax expense	77.80%	29.50%	68.10%

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Subsequent Event (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member], Resource Creative Limited [Member])	Feb. 19, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2013 GBP (£)
Subsequent Event (Textual) [Abstract]
Acquisition of business of Resource Creative Ltd	$ 647,000	£ 420,000
Deferred payment	$ 280,000	£ 180,000

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Accrued Liabilities and Other (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Accrued Liabilities and Other [Abstract]

Other current liabilities

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Continuing operations:
Customer deposits	$	50,172	$	49,182
Accrued compensation		25,067		22,587
Self-insured liability accrual		8,501		6,697
Accrued restructuring		4,084		2,303
Accrued employee benefit costs		3,132		3,730
Accrued dividends		2,053		827
Accrued sales and use taxes		906		1,668
Accrued foreign income taxes		28		234
Other		12,271		8,185
		106,214		95,413
Discontinued operations:
Environmental remediation liabilities		571		755
Self-insured liability accrual		527		639
Other		372		524
		1,470		1,918
Total other current liabilities	$	107,684	$	97,331

Other deferred items and liabilities

As of December 31 other deferred items and liabilities consisted of the following:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Continuing operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	$	15,579	$	14,403
Accrued compensation		8,061		5,538
Accrued restructuring		3,140		4,647
Foreign deferred tax liability		2,024		1,219
Other		6,734		5,900
		35,538		31,707
Discontinued operations:
Self-insured liability accrual		5,188		5,351
Environmental remediation liabilities		4,745		4,999
Accrued income taxes		1,053		1,022
Other		1,304		1,133
		12,290		12,505
Total other deferred items and liabilities	$	47,828	$	44,212

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Share-Based Compensation (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Restricted Stock [Member]
Summary of restricted stock and PBRS activity
Beginning Balance, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 20.36	$ 21.51	$ 24.59
Beginning Balance, Shares	572,022	478,499	390,810
Granted, Shares	168,050	191,850	157,900
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 20.46	$ 22.70	$ 19.30
Vested, Shares	(219,571)	(91,212)	(65,961)
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 18.26	$ 31.31	$ 34.42
Forfeited or Cancelled, Shares	(4,150)	(7,115)	(4,250)
Forfeited or Cancelled, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 24.80	$ 20.81	$ 22.55
Ending Balance, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 21.25	$ 20.36	$ 21.51
Ending Balance, Shares	516,351	572,022	478,499
PBRS [Member]
Summary of restricted stock and PBRS activity
Beginning Balance, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 15.36	$ 33.02	$ 20.77
Beginning Balance, Shares	416	18,830	174,927
Granted, Shares			29,547
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value			$ 35.31
Vested, Shares	(416)	(18,414)
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 15.36	$ 33.42
Forfeited or Cancelled, Shares			(126,550)
Forfeited or Cancelled, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value			$ 15.36
Ending Balance, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 15.36	$ 33.02
Ending Balance, Shares		416	18,830

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Accrued Liabilities and Other (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Continuing operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	$ 15,579	$ 14,403
Accrued compensation	8,061	5,538
Accrued restructuring	3,140	4,647
Foreign deferred tax liability	2,024	1,219
Other	6,734	5,900
Total Continuing operations	35,538	31,707
Discontinued operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	5,188	5,351
Environmental remediation liabilities	4,745	4,999
Accrued income taxes	1,053	1,022
Other	1,304	1,133
Total Discontinued operations	12,290	12,505
Total other deferred items and liabilities	$ 47,828	$ 44,212

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 114,171	$ 100,376
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,150 and $1,072, respectively	62,756	63,583
Inventories	35,656	35,825
Deferred income taxes	26,301	24,200
Other current assets	15,534	14,647
Total current assets	254,418	238,631
Property and equipment, net	197,298	173,813
Other investments and assets	32,416	31,051
Deferred income taxes	26,104	38,755
Goodwill	137,820	133,694
Other intangible assets, net	2,521	1,884
Total Assets	650,577	617,828
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	57,995	51,448
Other current liabilities	107,684	97,331
Current portion of long-term capital lease obligations	1,347	2,018
Total current liabilities	167,026	150,797
Long-term capital lease obligations	879	1,221
Pension and postretirement benefits	37,812	35,419
Other deferred items and liabilities	47,828	44,212
Total liabilities	253,545	231,649
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 17 and 18)
Viad Corp stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $1.50 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 24,934,981 shares issued	37,402	37,402
Additional capital	593,862	599,188
Retained deficit	(13,034)	(13,256)
Unearned employee benefits and other	(1,301)	(2,951)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain on investments, net	275	222
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	42,158	34,648
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and prior service credit, net	(14,968)	(12,977)
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 4,694,468 and 4,790,920 shares, respectively	(256,333)	(264,382)
Total Viad Corp stockholders' equity	388,061	377,894
Noncontrolling interest	8,971	8,285
Total stockholders' equity	397,032	386,179
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 650,577	$ 617,828

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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Reconciliation of income tax expense

	2012					2011					2010
	(in thousands)
Computed income tax expense at statutory federal income tax rate of 35%	$	9,381		35.0	%	$	4,613		35.0	%	$	896		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal provision		470		1.8	%		(100	)	(0.8	%)		(172	)	(6.7	%)
Foreign tax rate differentials		(2,031	)	(7.6	%)		(1,679	)	(12.7	%)		(1,560	)	(61.0	%)
U.S. tax on foreign earnings (net of foreign tax credits)		(595	)	(2.2	%)		1,105		8.4	%		629		24.6	%
Tax resolutions, net		—		0.0	%		(103	)	(0.8	%)		(514	)	(20.1	%)
Change in enacted tax law		—		0.0	%		—		0.0	%		1,279		50.0	%
Change in valuation allowance		14,220		53.1	%		(55	)	(0.4	%)		249		9.7	%
Proceeds from life insurance		(472	)	(1.8	%)		—		0.0	%		(460	)	(18.0	%)
Other, net		(130	)	(0.5	%)		107		0.8	%		1,395		54.6	%
Income tax expense	$	20,843		77.8	%	$	3,888		29.5	%	$	1,742		68.1	%

Reconciliation of the total amounts of liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions

	Continuing		Discontinued
	Operations		Operations		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2010	$	—	$	636	$	636
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior years		—		—		—
Reductions for tax settlements		—		—		—
Reductions for lapse of applicable statutes		—		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2010		—		636		636
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior years		—		—		—
Reductions for tax settlements		—		—		—
Reductions for lapse of applicable statutes		—		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2011		—		636		636
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior years		—		—		—
Reductions for tax settlements		—		—		—
Reductions for lapse of applicable statutes		—		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	—	$	636	$	636

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities

	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Pension, compensation and other employee benefits	$	26,790		$	22,103
Tax credit carryforwards		25,290			25,219
Provisions for losses		15,229			16,038
State income taxes		2,813			2,400
Net operating loss carryforward		1,755			3,086
Deferred income		—			125
Other deferred income tax assets		5,331			1,745
Total deferred tax assets		77,208			70,716
Foreign deferred tax assets included above		(990	)		—
Valuation allowance		(14,576	)		(356	)
Net deferred tax assets		61,642			70,360
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment		(8,801	)		(7,729	)
Goodwill and other intangible assets		(1,306	)		(1,006	)
Unremitted foreign earnings		(978	)		—
Other deferred income tax liabilities		(176	)		(287	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(11,261	)		(9,022	)
Foreign deferred tax liabilities included above		2,024			1,617
United States deferred tax assets	$	52,405		$	62,955

Income tax expense

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Current:
United States:
Federal	$	(272	)	$	(4,643	)	$	(9,286	)
State		2,189			1,292			677
Foreign		7,652			8,163			9,607
		9,569			4,812			998
Deferred:
United States:
Federal		11,127			992			3,212
State		40			(1,560	)		(939	)
Foreign		107			(356	)		(1,529	)
		11,274			(924	)		744
Income tax expense	$	20,843		$	3,888		$	1,742

United States and foreign income from continuing operations before income taxes

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
United States	$	(2,843	)	$	(16,227	)	$	(22,592	)
Foreign		29,645			29,407			25,151
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	26,802		$	13,180		$	2,559

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details 7)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Benefit Obligation [Member] | Funded Plans [Member] | Funded Plans [Member]
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations
Discount rate	4.11%	4.92%
Rate of compensation increase
Benefit Obligation [Member] | Funded Plans [Member] | Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations
Discount rate	3.80%	4.75%
Rate of compensation increase	4.50%	4.50%
Benefit Obligation [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations
Discount rate	3.85%	4.70%
Rate of compensation increase
Benefit Obligation [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member]
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations
Discount rate	4.06%	4.60%
Rate of compensation increase	3.00%	3.00%
Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Member] | Funded Plans [Member] | Funded Plans [Member]
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations
Discount rate	4.93%	5.45%
Rate of compensation increase
Expected return on plan assets	4.20%	6.35%
Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Member] | Funded Plans [Member] | Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations
Discount rate	4.75%	5.10%
Rate of compensation increase	4.50%	4.50%
Expected return on plan assets
Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations
Discount rate	4.70%	5.10%
Rate of compensation increase
Expected return on plan assets	4.65%	6.10%
Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member]
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations
Discount rate	4.65%	5.10%
Rate of compensation increase	3.00%	3.00%
Expected return on plan assets	5.45%	5.50%

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Condensed Consolidated Quarterly Results (Unaudited) (Details Textual) (Foreign Tax Authority [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Condensed Consolidated Quarterly Results Unaudited (Textual) [Abstract]
Valuation allowance related to the foreign tax credit carryforwards	$ 13.4

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Unrealized investment gains (losses) arising during the period, net of tax expense (benefit)	$ 33	$ (36)	$ 82
Amortization of net actuarial loss, net of tax expense (benefit)	(574)	(709)	1,433
Amortization of prior service credit, net of tax	$ (433)	$ (487)	$ 17

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Expected future service expected to be paid
Medicare Part D Subsidy Receipts, 2013	$ 268
Medicare Part D Subsidy Receipts, 2014	272
Medicare Part D Subsidy Receipts, 2015	273
Medicare Part D Subsidy Receipts, 2016	273
Medicare Part D Subsidy Receipts, 2017	271
Medicare Part D Subsidy Receipts, 2018-2022	1,267
Funded Plans [Member]
Expected future service expected to be paid
2013	784
2014	762
2015	791
2016	737
2017	774
2018-2022	4,200
Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]
Expected future service expected to be paid
2013	832
2014	810
2015	795
2016	771
2017	794
2018-2022	4,181
Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Expected future service expected to be paid
2013	1,768
2014	1,760
2015	1,744
2016	1,719
2017	1,647
2018-2022	7,434
Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Funded Plans [Member]
Expected future service expected to be paid
2013	385
2014	492
2015	612
2016	616
2017	619
2018-2022	3,707
Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]
Expected future service expected to be paid
2013	219
2014	218
2015	218
2016	217
2017	216
2018-2022	$ 1,066

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Acquisition of Businesses (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 07, 2012 Banff International Hotel [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member]
Final amounts assigned to the assets and liabilities acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 10,000	$ 30,000
Accounts receivable	23,000
Other current assets	33,000	870,000
Property and equipment	20,408,000	32,905,000
Goodwill	1,890,000	7,645,000
Other intangible assets	1,323,000	1,086,000
Total assets acquired	23,687,000	42,536,000
Customer deposits	(64,000)	(821,000)
Other current liabilities	(67,000)	(198,000)
Other long-term liabilities		(382,000)
Total liabilities acquired	(131,000)	(1,401,000)
Purchase price	$ 23,556,000	$ 41,135,000

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Restructuring Charges (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity
Beginning Balance				$ 6,950				$ 7,996	$ 6,950	$ 7,996	$ 11,655
Restructuring charges	1,431	608	678	2,225	2,232	75	1,206	269	4,942	3,782	4,222
Restructuring liabilities									(4,694)	(3,888)	(6,718)
Adjustment to liability									24	(954)	(1,150)
Foreign currency translation adjustment									2	14	(13)
Closing Balance	7,224				6,950				7,224	6,950	7,996
Marketing & Events Group [Member]
Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity
Restructuring charges									3,479	3,756	3,232
Marketing & Events Group [Member] | Severance & Employee Benefits [Member]
Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity
Beginning Balance				831				1,106	831	1,106	2,333
Restructuring charges									2,506	1,182	2,637
Restructuring liabilities									(2,670)	(1,175)	(3,387)
Adjustment to liability									51	(294)	(466)
Foreign currency translation adjustment									2	12	(11)
Closing Balance	720				831				720	831	1,106
Marketing & Events Group [Member] | Facilities [Member]
Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity
Beginning Balance				4,819				5,051	4,819	5,051	6,295
Restructuring charges									2,346	2,519	1,180
Restructuring liabilities									(1,567)	(2,356)	(2,164)
Adjustment to liability									(27)	(397)	(258)
Foreign currency translation adjustment										2	(2)
Closing Balance	5,571				4,819				5,571	4,819	5,051
Other Restructuring [Member] | Severance & Employee Benefits [Member]
Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity
Beginning Balance				24				197	24	197
Restructuring charges									90	26	542
Restructuring liabilities									(114)	(199)	(292)
Adjustment to liability											(53)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Closing Balance					24					24	197
Other Restructuring [Member] | Facilities [Member]
Reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity
Beginning Balance				1,276				1,642	1,276	1,642	3,027
Restructuring charges										55	(137)
Restructuring liabilities									(343)	(158)	(875)
Adjustment to liability										(263)	(373)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Closing Balance	$ 933				$ 1,276				$ 933	$ 1,276	$ 1,642

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Acquisition of Businesses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Acquisition of Businesses [Abstract]

Final amounts assigned to the assets and liabilities acquired

	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10
Accounts receivable		23
Other current assets		33
Property and equipment		20,408
Goodwill		1,890
Other intangible assets		1,323
Total assets acquired		23,687
Customer deposits		(64	)
Other current liabilities		(67	)
Total liabilities acquired		(131	)
Purchase price	$	23,556

	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	30
Other current assets		870
Property and equipment		32,905
Goodwill		7,645
Other intangible assets		1,086
Total assets acquired		42,536
Customer deposits		(821	)
Other current liabilities		(198	)
Other long-term liabilities		(382	)
Total liabilities acquired		(1,401	)
Purchase price	$	41,135

Unaudited pro forma results of operations attributable to Viad

	2012		2011
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Revenue	$	1,025,681	$	954,766
Depreciation and amortization		30,935		30,619
Segment operating income		41,831		28,186
Income from continuing operations		5,251		10,379
Net income attributable to Viad		5,875		10,830
Diluted net income per share		0.29		0.53
Basic net income per share		0.29		0.53

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Other Investment and Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Other Investments and Assets [Abstract]
Cash surrender value of life insurance	$ 19,142	$ 18,812
Workers' compensation insurance security deposits	3,350	4,658
Other	9,924	7,581
Total other investment and assets	$ 32,416	$ 31,051

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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 14. Income Taxes

The following represents a reconciliation of income tax expense and the amount that would be computed using the statutory federal income tax rates:

	2012					2011					2010
	(in thousands)
Computed income tax expense at statutory federal income tax rate of 35%	$	9,381		35.0	%	$	4,613		35.0	%	$	896		35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal provision		470		1.8	%		(100	)	(0.8	%)		(172	)	(6.7	%)
Foreign tax rate differentials		(2,031	)	(7.6	%)		(1,679	)	(12.7	%)		(1,560	)	(61.0	%)
U.S. tax on foreign earnings (net of foreign tax credits)		(595	)	(2.2	%)		1,105		8.4	%		629		24.6	%
Tax resolutions, net		—		0.0	%		(103	)	(0.8	%)		(514	)	(20.1	%)
Change in enacted tax law		—		0.0	%		—		0.0	%		1,279		50.0	%
Change in valuation allowance		14,220		53.1	%		(55	)	(0.4	%)		249		9.7	%
Proceeds from life insurance		(472	)	(1.8	%)		—		0.0	%		(460	)	(18.0	%)
Other, net		(130	)	(0.5	%)		107		0.8	%		1,395		54.6	%
Income tax expense	$	20,843		77.8	%	$	3,888		29.5	%	$	1,742		68.1	%

In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and a related measure, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, were both enacted into law. As a result of this legislation, the tax deductions for the portion of the prescription drug costs for which Viad receives a Medicare Part D subsidy have been eliminated for tax years beginning after December 31, 2012. Accordingly, during 2010, Viad reduced its deferred tax asset related to its postretirement benefit plan liability to reflect the change in the tax law. The reduction in the deferred tax asset resulted in an increase to income tax expense of $1.3 million in 2010.

Viad is subject to regular and recurring audits by the taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which the Company conducts or had previously conducted operations. These include U.S. federal and most state jurisdictions, and certain foreign jurisdictions including Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany.

Viad exercises judgment in determining its income tax provision due to transactions, credits and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad did not have any accrued gross liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions for continuing operations. As of December 31, 2010, Viad had accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions for continuing operations of $146,000. Viad classifies interest and penalties related to income tax liabilities as a component of income tax expense. During 2011, Viad recorded tax-related interest expense credits of $146,000.

During 2011 and 2010, Viad recorded tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of tax matters in continuing operations of $103,000 and $514,000, respectively. These tax resolutions primarily represent the reversal of amounts accrued for tax and related interest and penalties in connection with uncertain tax positions which were effectively settled or for which there was a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations.

In addition to the above, Viad had accrued gross liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions for discontinued operations of $636,000 as of both December 31, 2012 and 2011. In addition, as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions for discontinued operations of $418,000 and $386,000, respectively. Future tax resolutions or settlements that may occur related to these uncertain tax positions would be recorded through discontinued operations (net of federal tax effects, if applicable). Viad does not expect any of the unrecognized tax benefits to be recognized during the next 12 months.

The following represents a reconciliation of the total amounts of liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions (excluding interest and penalties):

	Continuing		Discontinued
	Operations		Operations		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2010	$	—	$	636	$	636
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior years		—		—		—
Reductions for tax settlements		—		—		—
Reductions for lapse of applicable statutes		—		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2010		—		636		636
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior years		—		—		—
Reductions for tax settlements		—		—		—
Reductions for lapse of applicable statutes		—		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2011		—		636		636
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior years		—		—		—
Reductions for tax settlements		—		—		—
Reductions for lapse of applicable statutes		—		—		—
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	—	$	636	$	636

Viad’s 2009 through 2012 U.S. federal tax years and various state tax years from 2008 through 2012 remain subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities. Additionally, 2005 through 2008 remain subject to examination due to net operating loss carryback claims. In addition, tax years from 2008 through 2012 related to Viad’s foreign taxing jurisdictions also remain subject to examination.

Viad classifies liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions as non-current liabilities in its consolidated balance sheets unless they are expected to be paid within the next year. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions (including interest and penalties) of $1.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively, were classified as non-current liabilities.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31 related to the following:

	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Pension, compensation and other employee benefits	$	26,790		$	22,103
Tax credit carryforwards		25,290			25,219
Provisions for losses		15,229			16,038
State income taxes		2,813			2,400
Net operating loss carryforward		1,755			3,086
Deferred income		—			125
Other deferred income tax assets		5,331			1,745
Total deferred tax assets		77,208			70,716
Foreign deferred tax assets included above		(990	)		—
Valuation allowance		(14,576	)		(356	)
Net deferred tax assets		61,642			70,360
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment		(8,801	)		(7,729	)
Goodwill and other intangible assets		(1,306	)		(1,006	)
Unremitted foreign earnings		(978	)		—
Other deferred income tax liabilities		(176	)		(287	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(11,261	)		(9,022	)
Foreign deferred tax liabilities included above		2,024			1,617
United States deferred tax assets	$	52,405		$	62,955

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. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had gross deferred tax assets of $77.2 million and $70.7 million, respectively. 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. These tax credits are subject to a 10-year carryforward period and begin to expire in 2019. Based on the Company’s assessment, it was determined during the fourth quarter of 2012 that the weight of the evidence indicated that certain deferred tax assets associated with foreign tax credit carryforwards no longer met the more-likely-than-not test regarding the realization of those assets. Accordingly, the Company recorded a valuation allowance related to all of its foreign tax credit carryforwards as of December 31, 2012, which resulted in a charge to income tax expense of $13.4 million. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $82.0 million and $91.9 million, respectively, for which the Company had deferred tax assets of $1.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively. The state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards expire on various dates from 2016 through 2032. During 2012, the Company increased its valuation allowance related to state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards by $805,000. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had a valuation allowance of $1.2 million and $356,000, respectively, related to those state and foreign deferred tax assets. With respect to all other deferred tax assets, management believes that recovery from future taxable income is more-likely-than-not.

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 on 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 in the Company’s valuation allowance. If such an increase in the valuation allowance were to occur, it would result in increased income tax expense in the period the assessment was made.

As of December 31, 2012, Viad had tax credit carryforwards related to alternative minimum tax of $11.4 million that may be carried forward indefinitely. Additionally, as of December 31, 2012, Viad had foreign tax credit carryforwards of $13.4 million, of which $268,000 expire in 2019, $8.3 million expire in 2020, $4.5 million expire in 2021 and $320,000 expire in 2022. As noted above, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $13.4 million related to the foreign tax credit carryforwards. Viad also had general business credits of $519,000 as of December 31, 2012, which expire at various dates from 2028 to 2032.

Viad has not recorded deferred taxes on certain historical unremitted earnings of its Canadian subsidiaries as management intends to reinvest those earnings in its Canadian operations. As of December 31, 2012, the incremental unrecognized tax liability (net of estimated foreign tax credits) related to those undistributed earnings was approximately $711,000. To the extent that circumstances change and it becomes apparent that some or all of those undistributed earnings will be remitted to the U.S., Viad would accrue income taxes attributable to such remittance.

Income tax expense consisted of the following:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Current:
United States:
Federal	$	(272	)	$	(4,643	)	$	(9,286	)
State		2,189			1,292			677
Foreign		7,652			8,163			9,607
		9,569			4,812			998
Deferred:
United States:
Federal		11,127			992			3,212
State		40			(1,560	)		(939	)
Foreign		107			(356	)		(1,529	)
		11,274			(924	)		744
Income tax expense	$	20,843		$	3,888		$	1,742

The aggregate tax benefit realized in connection with the vesting of restricted stock and PBRS and the exercise of stock options was $96,000 for 2012, which was recorded as a credit to stockholders’ equity. During 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded tax deficiencies of $325,000 and $524,000, respectively, related to the vesting of restricted stock and PBRS and the exercise of stock options, which were recorded as charges to stockholders’ equity.

Eligible subsidiaries (including sold and discontinued businesses up to their respective disposition dates) are included in the consolidated federal and other applicable income tax returns of Viad.

United States and foreign income from continuing operations before income taxes was as follows:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
United States	$	(2,843	)	$	(16,227	)	$	(22,592	)
Foreign		29,645			29,407			25,151
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	26,802		$	13,180		$	2,559

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Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Components of Inventories

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Raw materials	$	16,422	$	18,297
Work in process		19,234		17,528
Inventories	$	35,656	$	35,825

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Funded Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Funded Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2019 Scenario Forecast [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated actuarial loss for postretirement benefit plans				$ (1,419,000)	$ (1,157,000)	$ (799,000)	$ (609,000)			$ 566,000
Estimated prior service credit for postretirement benefit plans										901,000,000,000
Liabilities of funded plans								2,400,000	2,100,000
Liabilities of unfunded plans	3,000,000	2,900,000
Net actuarial losses for the foreign funded plans (after tax)								3,900,000	3,400,000
Net actuarial losses for the foreign funded plans (before tax)								5,300,000	4,600,000
Net actuarial losses for the foreign unfunded plans (after tax)								271,000	199,000
Net actuarial losses for the foreign unfunded plans (before tax)								366,000	269,000
Amount expected to contribute in funded pension plans				1,700,000
Amount expected to contribute in unfunded pension plans						1,100,000
Amount expected to contribute in postretirement benefit plans										400,000
Assumed health care cost trend rate	8.50%										5.00%
Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Textual) [Abstract]
Net periodic pension cost	597,000
Decrease in assumed health care cost trend rate	0.50%
Effect of one percentage point increase on accumulated post retirement benefit obligation	1,800,000
Effect of one percentage point increase in assumed health care cost trend rate on total service and interest cost components	120,000
Effect of one percentage point decrease in assumed health care cost trend rate on accumulated post retirement benefit obligation	1,500,000
Effect of one percentage point decrease in assumed health care cost trend rate on total service and interest cost components	97,000
Maximum percentage of funding status of plans in yellow zone	80.00%
Maximum percentage of funding status of plans in green zone	80.00%
Maximum percentage of funding status of plans in red zone	65.00%
Percentage of excess employer contributions to 2010 plans	5.00%
Cost of other employee benefit plans	$ 1,700,000	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,600,000

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Restructuring Charges

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Restructuring Charges

Note 16. Restructuring Charges

Marketing & Events Group Consolidation

Beginning in 2009, Viad commenced 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. The Company implemented a strategic reorganization plan in order to consolidate the separate business units within the Marketing & Events U.S. segment. The Company also consolidated facilities and streamlined its operations in the United Kingdom and Germany. As a result, the Company recorded restructuring charges in 2011 and 2010, primarily consisting of severance and related benefits as a result of workforce reductions and charges related to the consolidation and downsizing of facilities representing the remaining operating lease obligations (net of estimated sublease income) and related costs. During 2012, the Company recorded restructuring charges related to leased facility consolidations and optimization of the Marketing & Events U.S. segment’s service delivery network. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring charges during 2013 primarily related to facility consolidations.

Other Restructurings

The Company has recorded restructuring charges in connection with the consolidation of certain support functions at its corporate headquarters, and certain reorganization activities within the Travel & Recreation Group. These charges primarily consist of severance and related benefits due to headcount reductions. In addition, the Company had recorded significant restructuring charges in past years, primarily within the Marketing & Events U.S. segment. These legacy restructuring liabilities represent the remaining contractual lease obligations on certain facilities, and are subject to periodic adjustments as a result of changes in estimated sublease activity and other factors. These adjustments can result in reversals of previously recorded amounts, or additional charges in some cases.

The table below represents a reconciliation of beginning and ending liability balances by major restructuring activity:

	Marketing & Events Group Consolidation						Other Restructurings
	Severance &						Severance &
	Employee						Employee
	Benefits			Facilities			Benefits			Facilities			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2010	$	2,333		$	6,295		$	—		$	3,027		$	11,655
Restructuring charges (recoveries)		2,637			1,180			542			(137	)		4,222
Cash payments		(3,387	)		(2,164	)		(292	)		(875	)		(6,718	)
Adjustment to liability		(466	)		(258	)		(53	)		(373	)		(1,150	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(11	)		(2	)		—			—			(13	)
Balance at December 31, 2010		1,106			5,051			197			1,642			7,996
Restructuring charges		1,182			2,519			26			55			3,782
Cash payments		(1,175	)		(2,356	)		(199	)		(158	)		(3,888	)
Adjustment to liability		(294	)		(397	)		—			(263	)		(954	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		12			2			—			—			14
Balance at December 31, 2011		831			4,819			24			1,276			6,950
Restructuring charges		2,506			2,346			90			—			4,942
Cash payments		(2,670	)		(1,567	)		(114	)		(343	)		(4,694	)
Adjustment to liability		51			(27	)		—			—			24
Foreign currency translation adjustment		2			—			—			—			2
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	720		$	5,571		$	—		$	933		$	7,224

As of December 31, 2012, the liability of $720,000 related to severance and employee benefits in the Marketing & Events Group consolidation is expected to be paid by the end of 2013. Additionally, as of December 31, 2012, the liability of $5.6 million and $933,000 related to facilities in the Marketing & Events Group consolidation and other restructurings, respectively, relates to future lease payment obligations to be made over the remaining lease terms. See Note 19 for information regarding restructuring charges by segment.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Summary of other intangible assets
Amortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Value	$ 4,553	$ 3,190
Accumulated Amortization	(2,492)	(1,766)
Amortized intangible assets, Net Carrying Value	2,061	1,424
Intangible asset, Gross Carrying Value	5,013	3,650
Total Other Intangible Assets, Net	2,521	1,884
Contracts and customer relationships [Member]
Summary of other intangible assets
Amortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Value	3,594	3,122
Accumulated Amortization	(2,384)	(1,736)
Amortized intangible assets, Net Carrying Value	1,210	1,386
Other [Member]
Summary of other intangible assets
Amortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Value	959	68
Accumulated Amortization	(108)	(30)
Amortized intangible assets, Net Carrying Value	851	38
Business licenses [Member]
Summary of other intangible assets
Unamortized intangible assets, Gross Carrying Value	$ 460	$ 460

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Segment Information (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 1,025,231	$ 942,364	$ 844,761
Long-lived assets:
Total long-lived assets	229,714	204,864	180,709
United States [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	700,414	660,998	590,163
Long-lived assets:
Total long-lived assets	141,727	145,217	117,751
Canada [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	151,070	140,374	136,066
Long-lived assets:
Total long-lived assets	76,067	47,624	51,182
United Kingdom [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	153,027	124,208	93,092
Long-lived assets:
Total long-lived assets	9,757	8,165	8,295
Other International [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	20,720	16,784	25,440
Long-lived assets:
Total long-lived assets	$ 2,163	$ 3,858	$ 3,481

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 6,583	$ 9,743	$ 1,079
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	30,731	29,126	28,252
Deferred income taxes	11,274	(924)	744
Income from discontinued operations	(624)	(451)	(262)
Restructuring charges	4,942	3,782	4,222
Impairment charges	0	0	302
Losses (gains) on dispositions of property and other assets	(206)	(42)	45
Share-based compensation expense	7,232	4,413	3,518
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation arrangements	(293)	(54)	(27)
Other non-cash items, net	10,157	4,659	4,580
Change in operating assets and liabilities (excluding the impact of acquisitions):
Receivables	142	(18,092)	(3,042)
Inventories	195	3,729	6,148
Accounts payable	4,310	4,372	4,637
Restructuring liabilities	(4,694)	(3,888)	(6,718)
Accrued compensation	1,631	4,563	6,966
Customer deposits	926	4,950	2,000
Income taxes payable	467	(2,694)	(1,264)
Other assets and liabilities, net	(3,587)	(8,456)	(7,897)
Net cash provided by operating activities	69,186	34,736	43,283
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(27,675)	(21,538)	(17,040)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(23,546)	(41,105)
Proceeds from sale of land-discontinued operations	1,041
Proceeds from dispositions of property and other assets	322	440	14,753
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments	384
Net cash used in investing activities	(49,474)	(62,203)	(2,287)
Cash flows from financing activities
Payments on debt and capital lease obligations	(2,685)	(7,375)	(4,900)
Dividends paid on common stock	(4,454)	(3,241)	(3,275)
Common stock purchased for treasury	(1,656)	(5,230)	(6,906)
Debt issuance costs		(1,001)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation arrangements	293	54	27
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	248	296	593
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,254)	(16,497)	(14,461)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	2,337	(1,501)	2,964
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	13,795	(45,465)	29,499
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	100,376	145,841	116,342
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	114,171	100,376	145,841
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for income taxes	8,386	10,213	7,931
Cash paid for interest	1,103	1,088	1,131
Equipment acquired under capital leases	$ 1,011	$ 1,327	$ 963

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 1,150	$ 1,072
Common stock, par value	$ 1.50	$ 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	4,694,468	4,790,920

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Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Debt [Abstract]

Debt

Note 9. Debt

Long-term capital lease obligations as of December 31 were as follows:

	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Capital lease obligations, 6.4% (2012) and 6.2% (2011) weighted-average interest rate at December 31, due to 2017	$	2,226		$	3,239
Current portion		(1,347	)		(2,018	)
Long-term capital leases	$	879		$	1,221

Effective May 18, 2011, Viad entered into an amended and restated revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility provides for a $130 million revolving line of credit, which may be increased up to an additional $50 million under certain circumstances. The term of the Credit Facility is five years (expiring on May 18, 2016) and borrowings are to be used for general corporate purposes (including permitted acquisitions) and to support up to $50 million of letters of credit. The lenders have a first perfected security interest in all of the personal property of Viad and GES, including 65 percent of the capital stock of top-tier foreign subsidiaries. In April 2011, Viad paid off its outstanding borrowing under the previous credit facility of $4.2 million and as of December 31, 2012, Viad’s total debt of $2.2 million consisted entirely of capital lease obligations. As of December 31, 2012, Viad had $128.2 million of capacity remaining under its Credit Facility reflecting outstanding letters of credit of $1.8 million.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility (of which GES is a guarantor) 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.

The Credit Facility contains various affirmative and negative covenants that are customary for facilities of this type, including a fixed-charge coverage ratio, leverage ratio, minimum cash balance, and dividend limits. Significant other covenants include limitations on: investments, additional indebtedness, sales/leases of assets, acquisitions, consolidations or mergers and liens on property. As of December 31, 2012, Viad was in compliance with all covenants.

Effective December 12, 2012, the Credit Facility was amended to remove the limitation on share repurchases of $10 million in the aggregate per calendar year pursuant to certain conditions. The amendment allows share repurchases unless the Company’s leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Facility, is greater than 1.50 to 1.00 or a default or an unmatured default, as defined in the Credit Facility, exists. The amendment also allows dividends to be declared and paid in excess of $10 million in the aggregate per calendar year, as well as distributions on its capital stock, as defined in the Credit Facility, unless the Company’s leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Facility, is greater than 1.50 to 1.00 or a default or an unmatured default, as defined in the Credit Facility, exists.

As of December 31, 2012, Viad had certain obligations under guarantees to third parties on behalf of its subsidiaries. These guarantees are not subject to liability recognition in the 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 December 31, 2012 would be $21.2 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.

Aggregate annual maturities of capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:

	(in thousands)
2013	$	1,421
2014		594
2015		283
2016		34
2017		17
Total		2,349
Less: Amount representing interest		(123	)
Present value of minimum lease payments	$	2,226

The gross amount of assets recorded under capital leases as of December 31, 2012 was $5.9 million and accumulated amortization was $2.9 million. As of December 31, 2011, the gross amount of assets recorded under capital leases and accumulated amortization was $6.6 million and $3.0 million, respectively. The amortization charges related to assets recorded under capital leases are included in depreciation expense. See Note 5.

The weighted-average interest rate on total debt was 8.5 percent, 7.8 percent and 12.0 percent, for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The weighted average interest rates include the effects of commitment fees and other costs of long-term bank credit.

The estimated fair value of total debt was $2.1 million and $3.0 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, 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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Leases and Other (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Leases and Other (Textual) [Abstract]
Lease expiration period	40 years
Aggregate purchase obligation	$ 32.8

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	$ 10,624	$ 9,846
Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	10,401	72
Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	223	9,774
Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	1,397	2,118	2,678
Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	1,397	222
Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		1,896
Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Foreign Pension Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	12,997	11,028
Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	12,620	10,672
Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	377	356
Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
U.S. equity securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		2,849
U.S. equity securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
U.S. equity securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		2,849
U.S. equity securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
U.S. equity securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		283
U.S. equity securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
U.S. equity securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		283
U.S. equity securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
U.S. equity securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	1,185	977
U.S. equity securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	1,185	977
U.S. equity securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
U.S. equity securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
International equity securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		914
International equity securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
International equity securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		914
International equity securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
International equity securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		89
International equity securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
International equity securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		89
International equity securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
International equity securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	4,871	3,995
International equity securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	4,494	3,639
International equity securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	377	356
International equity securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Aggregate fixed income securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		2,373
Aggregate fixed income securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Aggregate fixed income securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		2,373
Aggregate fixed income securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Aggregate fixed income securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		1,034
Aggregate fixed income securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Aggregate fixed income securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		1,034
Aggregate fixed income securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Long-term fixed income securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		3,412
Long-term fixed income securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Long-term fixed income securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		3,412
Long-term fixed income securities [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Long-term fixed income securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		490
Long-term fixed income securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Long-term fixed income securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		490
Long-term fixed income securities [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Cash [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	10,401	72
Cash [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	10,401	72
Cash [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Cash [Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Cash [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	1,397	222
Cash [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans		222
Cash [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Cash [Member] | Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Other[Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	223	226
Other[Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Other[Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	223	226
Other[Member] | Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Other[Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	197	81
Other[Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	197	81
Other[Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Other[Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Canadian Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	6,744	5,975
Canadian Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans	6,744	5,975
Canadian Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans
Canadian Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member] | Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Fair value of the domestic plans assets by asset class
Fair value measurement domestic pension plans

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Funded Plans [Member]
Net amounts recognized in Viad's consolidated balance sheets under the caption Pension and postretirement benefits
Net amount recognized	$ 4,724	$ 4,092
Funded Plans [Member] | Non Current Liabilities [Member]
Net amounts recognized in Viad's consolidated balance sheets under the caption Pension and postretirement benefits
Net amount recognized	4,724	4,092
Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]
Net amounts recognized in Viad's consolidated balance sheets under the caption Pension and postretirement benefits
Net amount recognized	11,570	10,883
Unfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Other current liabilities [Member]
Net amounts recognized in Viad's consolidated balance sheets under the caption Pension and postretirement benefits
Net amount recognized	816	717
Unfunded Pension Plans [Member] | Non Current Liabilities [Member]
Net amounts recognized in Viad's consolidated balance sheets under the caption Pension and postretirement benefits
Net amount recognized	10,754	10,166
Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Net amounts recognized in Viad's consolidated balance sheets under the caption Pension and postretirement benefits
Net amount recognized	17,304	16,549
Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Other current liabilities [Member]
Net amounts recognized in Viad's consolidated balance sheets under the caption Pension and postretirement benefits
Net amount recognized	392	440
Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] | Non Current Liabilities [Member]
Net amounts recognized in Viad's consolidated balance sheets under the caption Pension and postretirement benefits
Net amount recognized	$ 16,912	$ 16,109

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Document and Entity Information (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	VIAD CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000884219
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 391
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,249,721

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Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Note 10. 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 December 31, 2012 Using
Description	December 31, 2012		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Money market funds	$	10,177	$	10,177	$	—	$	—
Other mutual funds		1,239		1,239		—		—
Total	$	11,416	$	11,416	$	—	$	—
			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011 Using
Description	December 31, 2011		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Money market funds	$	20,862	$	20,862	$	—	$	—
Other mutual funds		1,373		1,373		—		—
Total	$	22,235	$	22,235	$	—	$	—

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had investments in money market mutual funds of $10.2 million and $20.9 million, respectively, which are included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Cash and cash equivalents.” 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 December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had investments in other mutual funds of $1.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively, which are classified in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Other investments and assets.” These investments were classified as available-for-sale and were recorded at fair value. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, there were unrealized gains of $450,000 ($275,000 after-tax) and $366,000 ($222,000 after-tax), respectively, which were included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).”

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 9.

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Employee Stock Ownership Feature of 401 (k) Plan (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Amounts paid by ESOP for:
Debt repayment	$ 1,647	$ 1,490	$ 1,518
Interest	5	8	12
Amounts received from Viad as:
Contributions	1,604	1,435	1,444
Dividends	$ 48	$ 63	$ 86

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended													12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Funded Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Funded Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Foreign Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign Pension Plans [Member] Funded Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Pension Plans [Member] Funded Plans [Member]	May 31, 2011 Foreign Pension Plans [Member] Funded Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign Pension Plans [Member] Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign Pension Plans [Member] Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]	May 31, 2011 Foreign Pension Plans [Member] Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$ 13,938,000	$ 12,853,000	$ 10,883,000	$ 10,352,000	$ 18,667,000	$ 18,987,000					$ 13,141,000	$ 11,453,000		$ 2,939,000	$ 2,929,000
Service cost	0		104,000	121,000	146,000	128,000	130,000	491,000	366,000	304,000	491,000	366,000
Interest cost	659,000	678,000	491,000	511,000	814,000	868,000	1,039,000	737,000	729,000	780,000	607,000	583,000		130,000	146,000
Recognized net actuarial loss	1,419,000	1,157,000	799,000	609,000	547,000	533,000	608,000	201,000	73,000	54,000	(1,086,000)	(1,421,000)		(113,000)	(173,000)
Plan amendments	0		0		0
Benefits paid	(668,000)	(750,000)	(707,000)	(710,000)	(1,176,000)	(1,422,000)					(328,000)	(351,000)		(220,000)	(231,000)
Translation adjustment											390,000	(331,000)		70,000	(78,000)
Benefit obligation at end of year	15,348,000	13,938,000	11,570,000	10,883,000	18,701,000	18,667,000	18,987,000				15,387,000	13,141,000		3,032,000	2,939,000
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	9,846,000	8,858,000			2,118,000	2,678,000		11,028,000			11,208,000	10,834,000
Actual return on plan assets	683,000	741,000			100,000	217,000					860,000	100,000
Company contributions	763,000	997,000	707,000	710,000	355,000	645,000					1,111,000	709,000		220,000	231,000
Benefits paid	(668,000)	(750,000)	(707,000)	(710,000)	(1,176,000)	(1,422,000)					(328,000)	(351,000)		(220,000)	(231,000)
Translation adjustment											326,000	(264,000)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	10,624,000	9,846,000			1,397,000	2,118,000	2,678,000	12,997,000	11,028,000		12,997,000	11,208,000
Funded status at end of year	$ (4,724,000)	$ (4,092,000)	$ (11,570,000)	$ (10,883,000)	$ (17,304,000)	$ (16,549,000)					$ (2,390,000)		$ (2,113,000)	$ (3,032,000)		$ (2,939,000)

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues:
Exhibition and event services	$ 726,429	$ 670,054	$ 590,444
Exhibits and environments	175,611	170,496	166,040
Travel and recreation services	123,191	101,814	88,277
Total revenues	1,025,231	942,364	844,761
Costs and expenses:
Costs of services	818,837	752,679	656,315
Costs of products sold	164,532	164,309	173,690
Corporate activities	9,408	7,682	6,422
Interest income	(593)	(779)	(584)
Interest expense	1,303	1,511	1,835
Restructuring charges	4,942	3,782	4,222
Intangible asset impairment losses			185
Other impairment losses			117
Total costs and expenses	998,429	929,184	842,202
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	26,802	13,180	2,559
Income tax expense	20,843	3,888	1,742
Income from continuing operations	5,959	9,292	817
Income from discontinued operations	624	451	262
Net income	6,583	9,743	1,079
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(686)	(533)	(636)
Net income attributable to Viad	5,897	9,210	443
Diluted income per common share
Income from continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders	$ 0.26	$ 0.43	$ 0.01
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders	$ 0.03	$ 0.02	$ 0.01
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$ 0.29	$ 0.45	$ 0.02
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive common shares	20,005	20,055	20,277
Basic income per common share
Income from continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders	$ 0.26	$ 0.43	$ 0.01
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders	$ 0.03	$ 0.02	$ 0.01
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$ 0.29	$ 0.45	$ 0.02
Weighted-average outstanding common shares	19,701	19,719	19,955
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.28	$ 0.16	$ 0.16
Amounts attributable to Viad common stockholders
Income from continuing operations	5,273	8,759	181
Income from discontinued operations	624	451	262
Net income	$ 5,897	$ 9,210	$ 443

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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Inventories [Abstract]

Inventories

Note 4. Inventories

The components of inventories as of December 31 were as follows:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Raw materials	$	16,422	$	18,297
Work in process		19,234		17,528
Inventories	$	35,656	$	35,825

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Acquisition of Businesses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Acquisition of Businesses [Abstract]

Acquisition of Businesses

Note 3. Acquisition of Businesses

On March 7, 2012, Viad acquired the Banff International Hotel and related assets for $23.6 million in cash. The Banff International Hotel is a 162-guest room hotel located in downtown Banff, Alberta, Canada and is operated by Brewster within the Travel & Recreation Group. The following information represents the final amounts assigned to the assets and liabilities of the Banff International Hotel as of the date of acquisition:

	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10
Accounts receivable		23
Other current assets		33
Property and equipment		20,408
Goodwill		1,890
Other intangible assets		1,323
Total assets acquired		23,687
Customer deposits		(64	)
Other current liabilities		(67	)
Total liabilities acquired		(131	)
Purchase price	$	23,556

The Company recorded $1.9 million of goodwill in connection with the transaction, which is included in the Travel & Recreation Group. The primary factor that contributed to a purchase price resulting in the recognition of goodwill relates to future growth opportunities. The goodwill is partially deductible for tax purposes pursuant to regulations in Canada. The amount assigned to other intangible assets of $1.3 million relates to an operating contract and customer relationships. The weighted-average amortization period related to the other intangible assets was 7.7 years. Included in the “Property and equipment” caption above are certain leasehold interests of $7.9 million for which the Company is considered to have perpetual use rights of the land related to the Banff International Hotel. These land interests are not subject to amortization. The transaction costs related to the acquisition were insignificant. The results of operations of the Banff International Hotel have been included in Viad’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

On September 16, 2011, Viad acquired the Denali Backcountry Lodge and Denali Cabins for $15.3 million in cash. Denali Backcountry Lodge is a 42-guest room lodge located within Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska and Denali Cabins consist of 46 guest cabins near the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve. These properties are operated by Alaska Denali Travel within the Travel & Recreation Group. The Company recorded $3.2 million of goodwill in connection with the transaction. The amount assigned to other intangible assets of $626,000 relates to customer relationships.

On June 29, 2011, Viad acquired St. Mary Lodge & Resort (“St. Mary”) for $15.3 million in cash. St. Mary is a 115-guest room hotel located outside of Glacier National Park’s east entrance and is operated by Glacier Park within the Travel & Recreation Group. The Company recorded $3.1 million of goodwill in connection with the transaction. The amount assigned to other intangible assets of $60,000 relates to a non-amortized business license.

On January 5, 2011, Viad acquired Grouse Mountain Lodge for $10.5 million in cash. Grouse Mountain Lodge is located in Whitefish, Montana and is operated by Glacier Park within the Travel & Recreation Group. The Company recorded $1.3 million of goodwill in connection with the transaction. The amount assigned to other intangible assets of $400,000 relates to a non-amortized business license.

The following information represents the aggregate amounts assigned to the assets and liabilities of the acquisitions that occurred during 2011:

	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	30
Other current assets		870
Property and equipment		32,905
Goodwill		7,645
Other intangible assets		1,086
Total assets acquired		42,536
Customer deposits		(821	)
Other current liabilities		(198	)
Other long-term liabilities		(382	)
Total liabilities acquired		(1,401	)
Purchase price	$	41,135

The primary factor that contributed to the recognition of goodwill for the 2011 acquisitions relates to future growth opportunities. The acquired goodwill is included in the Travel & Recreation Group and is deductible for tax purposes over a period of 15 years. The transaction costs related to the acquisitions were insignificant. The results of operations of the acquisitions have been included in Viad’s consolidated financial statements from the date of each acquisition.

The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma results of operations attributable to Viad, assuming that the acquisitions had each been completed at the beginning of each year:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Revenue	$	1,025,681	$	954,766
Depreciation and amortization		30,935		30,619
Segment operating income		41,831		28,186
Income from continuing operations		5,251		10,379
Net income attributable to Viad		5,875		10,830
Diluted net income per share		0.29		0.53
Basic net income per share		0.29		0.53

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Employee Stock Ownership Feature of 401 (k) Plan/Pension and Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pension and Postretirement Benefits

Note 15. Pension and Postretirement Benefits

Domestic Plans. Viad has trusteed, frozen defined benefit pension plans that cover certain employees which are funded by the Company. Viad also maintains certain unfunded defined benefit pension plans which provide supplemental benefits to select management employees. These plans use traditional defined benefit formulas based on years of service and final average compensation. Funding policies provide that payments to defined benefit pension trusts shall be at least equal to the minimum funding required by applicable regulations.

Viad also has certain defined benefit postretirement plans that provide medical and life insurance for certain eligible employees, retirees and dependents. The related postretirement benefit liabilities are recognized over the period that services are provided by employees. In addition, Viad retained the obligations for these benefits for retirees of certain sold businesses. While the plans have no funding requirements, Viad may fund the plans.

The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income of Viad’s pension plans included the following:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	104		$	121		$	145
Interest cost		1,150			1,189			1,242
Expected return on plan assets		(406	)		(563	)		(588	)
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			41
Recognized net actuarial loss		491			457			572
Net periodic benefit cost		1,339			1,204			1,412
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net actuarial loss		1,942			1,589			1,190
Reversal of amortization item:
Net actuarial loss		(491	)		(457	)		(572	)
Prior service cost		—			—			(41	)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income		1,451			1,132			577
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	2,790		$	2,336		$	1,989

The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income of Viad’s postretirement benefit plans included the following:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	146		$	128		$	130
Interest cost		814			868			1,039
Expected return on plan assets		(74	)		(135	)		(160	)
Amortization of prior service credit		(1,113	)		(1,277	)		(1,171	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		547			533			608
Net periodic benefit cost		320			117			446
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net actuarial loss		224			24			421
Prior service credit		—			—			(1,197	)
Reversal of amortization item:
Net actuarial loss		(547	)		(533	)		(608	)
Prior service credit		1,113			1,277			1,171
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)		790			768			(213	)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	1,110		$	885		$	233

The following table indicates the funded status of the plans as of December 31:

													Postretirement
	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans						Benefit Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	13,938		$	12,853		$	10,883		$	10,352		$	18,667		$	18,987
Service cost		—			—			104			121			146			128
Interest cost		659			678			491			511			814			868
Actuarial adjustments		1,419			1,157			799			609			250			106
Plan amendments		—			—			—			—			—			—
Benefits paid		(668	)		(750	)		(707	)		(710	)		(1,176	)		(1,422	)
Benefit obligation at end of year		15,348			13,938			11,570			10,883			18,701			18,667
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		9,846			8,858			—			—			2,118			2,678
Actual return on plan assets		683			741			—			—			100			217
Company contributions		763			997			707			710			355			645
Benefits paid		(668	)		(750	)		(707	)		(710	)		(1,176	)		(1,422	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		10,624			9,846			—			—			1,397			2,118
Funded status at end of year	$	(4,724	)	$	(4,092	)	$	(11,570	)	$	(10,883	)	$	(17,304	)	$	(16,549	)

The net amounts recognized in Viad’s consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Pension and postretirement benefits” as of December 31 were as follows:

									Postretirement
	Funded Plans				Unfunded Plans				Benefit Plans
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Other current liabilities	$	—	$	—	$	816	$	717	$	392	$	440
Non-current liabilities		4,724		4,092		10,754		10,166		16,912		16,109
Net amount recognized	$	4,724	$	4,092	$	11,570	$	10,883	$	17,304	$	16,549

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2012 consisted of:

	Funded			Unfunded			Postretirement
	Plans			Plans			Benefit Plans			Total
	(in thousands)
Net actuarial loss	$	9,052		$	4,548		$	6,706		$	20,306
Prior service credit		—			—			(2,900	)		(2,900	)
Subtotal		9,052			4,548			3,806			17,406
Less tax effect		(3,433	)		(1,725	)		(1,443	)		(6,601	)
Total	$	5,619		$	2,823		$	2,363		$	10,805

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2011 consisted of:

	Funded			Unfunded			Postretirement
	Plans			Plans			Benefit Plans			Total
	(in thousands)
Net actuarial loss	$	8,238		$	3,911		$	7,029		$	19,178
Prior service credit		—			—			(4,013	)		(4,013	)
Subtotal		8,238			3,911			3,016			15,165
Less tax effect		(3,146	)		(1,493	)		(1,153	)		(5,792	)
Total	$	5,092		$	2,418		$	1,863		$	9,373

The estimated net actuarial loss for the pension plans that is expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic pension cost in 2013 is approximately $597,000. The estimated net actuarial loss for the postretirement benefit plans that is expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost in 2013 is approximately $566,000. The estimated prior service credit for the postretirement benefit plans that is expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit credit in 2013 is approximately $901,000.

The fair value of the domestic plans’ assets by asset class was as follows:

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012
					Significant
			Quoted Prices		Other		Significant
			in Active		Observable		Unobserved
			Markets		Inputs		Inputs
Description	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Domestic Pension Plans:
Cash	$	10,401	$	10,401	$	—	$	—
Other		223		—		223		—
	$	10,624	$	10,401	$	223	$	—
Postretirement Benefit Plans:
Cash	$	1,397	$	1,397	$	—	$	—

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
					Significant
			Quoted Prices		Other		Significant
			in Active		Observable		Unobserved
			Markets		Inputs		Inputs
Description	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(in thousands)
Domestic Pension Plans:
U.S. equity securities	$	2,849	$	—	$	2,849	$	—
International equity securities		914		—		914		—
Aggregate fixed income securities		2,373		—		2,373		—
Long-term fixed income securities		3,412		—		3,412		—
Cash		72		72		—		—
Other		226		—		226		—
	$	9,846	$	72	$	9,774	$	—
Postretirement Benefit Plans:
U.S. equity securities	$	283	$	—	$	283	$	—
International equity securities		89		—		89		—
Aggregate fixed income securities		1,034		—		1,034		—
Long-term fixed income securities		490		—		490		—
Cash		222		222		—		—
	$	2,118	$	222	$	1,896	$	—

The significant amount of investments held in cash in the domestic pension and postretirement plans as of December 31, 2012 was due to a change in the investment custodian during December 2012. All securities held by the previous custodian were liquidated to cash and transferred to the new custodian on December 26, 2012. During January and February 2013, the new custodian invested the plans’ assets in a mix of equities and fixed income securities approximating the same mixes as on December 31, 2011.

Viad employs a total return investment approach whereby a mix of equities and fixed income securities is used to maximize the long-term return of plan assets for a prudent level of risk. Risk tolerance is established through careful consideration of plan liabilities, plan funded status, and corporate financial condition. The investment portfolio contains a diversified blend of equity and fixed income securities. Furthermore, equity securities are diversified across U.S. and non-U.S. stocks, as well as growth and value. Investment risk is measured and monitored on an ongoing basis through quarterly investment portfolio reviews and annual liability measurements.

Viad utilizes a building-block approach in determining the long-term expected rate of return on plan assets. Historical markets are studied and long-term historical relationships between equity securities and fixed income securities are preserved consistent with the widely accepted capital market principle that assets with higher volatility generate a greater return over the long run. Current market factors such as inflation and interest rates are evaluated before long-term capital market assumptions are determined. The long-term portfolio return also considers diversification and rebalancing. Peer data and historical returns are reviewed relative to Viad’s assumed rates for reasonableness and appropriateness.

The following pension and postretirement benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid, as well as the Medicare Part D subsidy expected to be received:

					Postretirement		Medicare
	Funded		Unfunded		Benefit		Part D Subsidy
	Plans		Plans		Plans		Receipts
	(in thousands)
2013	$	784	$	832	$	1,768	$	268
2014		762		810		1,760		272
2015		791		795		1,744		273
2016		737		771		1,719		273
2017		774		794		1,647		271
2018-2022		4,200		4,181		7,434		1,267

Foreign Pension Plans. Certain of Viad’s foreign operations also maintain trusteed defined benefit pension plans covering certain employees which are funded by the companies, and unfunded defined benefit pension plans providing supplemental benefits to select management employees. These plans use traditional defined benefit formulas based on years of service and final average compensation. Funding policies provide that payments to defined benefit pension trusts shall be at least equal to the minimum funding required by applicable regulations. The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income included the following:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost	$	491		$	366		$	304
Interest cost		737			729			780
Expected return on plan assets		(622	)		(665	)		(597	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		201			73			54
Net periodic benefit cost		807			503			541
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income
Net actuarial loss		958			1,936			299
Reversal of amortization of net actuarial loss		(201	)		(73	)		(54	)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income		757			1,863			245
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	1,564		$	2,366		$	786

The following table represents the funded status of the plans as of December 31:

	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	13,141		$	11,453		$	2,939		$	2,929
Service cost		491			366			—			—
Interest cost		607			583			130			146
Actuarial adjustments		1,086			1,421			113			173
Benefits paid		(328	)		(351	)		(220	)		(231	)
Translation adjustment		390			(331	)		70			(78	)
Benefit obligation at end of year		15,387			13,141			3,032			2,939
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		11,028			10,834			—			—
Actual return on plan assets		860			100			—			—
Company contributions		1,111			709			220			231
Benefits paid		(328	)		(351	)		(220	)		(231	)
Translation adjustment		326			(264	)		—			—
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		12,997			11,028			—			—
Funded status at end of year	$	(2,390	)	$	(2,113	)	$	(3,032	)	$	(2,939	)

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the foreign funded plans had liabilities of $2.4 million and $2.1 million, respectively. The unfunded plans had liabilities of $3.0 million and $2.9 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These amounts are each included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Pension and postretirement benefits.”

The net actuarial losses for the foreign funded plans as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $5.3 million ($3.9 million after-tax) and $4.6 million ($3.4 million after-tax), respectively. The net actuarial losses as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 for the foreign unfunded plans were $366,000 ($271,000 after-tax) and $269,000 ($199,000 after-tax), respectively.

The fair value of the foreign pension plans’ assets by asset category were as follows:

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012
Description	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
U.S. equity securities	$	1,185	$	1,185	$	—	$	—
International equity securities		4,871		4,494		377		—
Canadian fixed income securities		6,744		6,744		—		—
Other		197		197		—		—
	$	12,997	$	12,620	$	377	$	—

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
Description	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobserved Inputs (Level 3)
	(in thousands)
U.S. equity securities	$	977	$	977	$	—	$	—
International equity securities		3,995		3,639		356		—
Canadian fixed income securities		5,975		5,975		—		—
Other		81		81		—		—
	$	11,028	$	10,672	$	356	$	—

The following payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid:

	Funded		Unfunded
	Plans		Plans
	(in thousands)
2013	$	385	$	219
2014		492		218
2015		612		218
2016		616		217
2017		619		216
2018-2022		3,707		1,066

Information for Pension Plans with an Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets. The accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of December 31 were as follows:

	Domestic Plans
	Funded Plans				Unfunded Plans
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Projected benefit obligation	$	15,348	$	13,938	$	11,570	$	10,883
Accumulated benefit obligation		15,348		13,938		11,322		10,589
Fair value of plan assets		10,624		9,846		—		—

	Foreign Plans
	Funded Plans				Unfunded Plans
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Projected benefit obligation	$	15,387	$	13,141	$	3,032	$	2,939
Accumulated benefit obligation		14,307		12,049		3,032		2,939
Fair value of plan assets		12,997		11,028		—		—

Contributions. In aggregate for both the domestic and foreign plans, the Company anticipates contributing $1.7 million to the funded pension plans, $1.1 million to the unfunded pension plans and $400,000 to the postretirement benefit plans in 2013.

Weighted-Average Assumptions. Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of December 31 were as follows:

	Domestic Plans
	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans						Foreign Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Discount rate		4.11	%		4.92	%		3.80	%		4.75	%		3.85	%		4.70	%		4.06	%		4.60	%
Rate of compensation increase		N/A			N/A			4.50	%		4.50	%		N/A			N/A			3.00	%		3.00	%

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost were as follows:

	Domestic Plans
													Postretirement
	Funded Plans						Unfunded Plans						Benefit Plans						Foreign Plans
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Discount rate		4.93	%		5.45	%		4.75	%		5.10	%		4.70	%		5.10	%		4.65	%		5.10	%
Expected return on plan assets		4.20	%		6.35	%		N/A			N/A			4.65	%		6.10	%		5.45	%		5.50	%
Rate of compensation increase		N/A			N/A			4.50	%		4.50	%		N/A			N/A			3.00	%		3.00	%

The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the December 31, 2012 accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was 8.5 percent, declining one-half percent each year to the ultimate rate of five percent by the year 2019 and remaining at that level thereafter. The assumed health care cost trend rate used in measuring the December 31, 2011 accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was nine percent, declining one-half percent each year to the ultimate rate of five percent by the year 2019 and remaining at that level thereafter.

A one-percentage-point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate for each year would increase the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2012 by approximately $1.8 million and the total of service and interest cost components by approximately $120,000. A one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate for each year would decrease the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2012 by approximately $1.5 million and the total of service and interest cost components by approximately $97,000.

Multi-employer Plans. Viad contributes to defined benefit pension plans under the terms of collective-bargaining agreements that cover its union-represented employees. The financial risks of participating in these multi-employer pension plans generally include the fact that assets contributed to the plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. Furthermore, if a participating employer ceases to contribute to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers. In addition, if Viad were to discontinue its participation in some of its multi-employer pension plans, the Company may be required to pay those plans a withdrawal liability amount based on the underfunded status of the plan. Viad also contributes to defined contribution plans pursuant to its collective-bargaining agreements, which are generally not subject to the funding risks inherent in defined benefit pension plans. The overall level of Viad’s contributions to its multi-employer plans may significantly vary from year to year based on the demand for union-represented labor to support the Company’s operations. Viad does not have any minimum contribution requirements for future periods pursuant to its collective-bargaining agreements for individually significant multi-employer plans.

Viad’s participation in multi-employer pension plans for the year ended December 31, 2012, is outlined in the following table. Unless otherwise noted, the most recent Pension Protection Act zone status available in 2012 and 2011 relates to the plan’s year end as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and is based on information received from the plan. Among other factors, plans in the red zone are generally less than 65 percent funded, plans in the yellow zone are less than 80 percent funded, and plans in the green zone are at least 80 percent funded. The “FIP/RP Status Pending/Implemented” column indicates plans for which a financial improvement plan or a rehabilitation plan is either pending or has been implemented.

			Plan		Pension Protection Act Zone Status		FIP/RP Status Pending/		Viad Contributions						Surcharge		Expiration Date of Collective- Bargaining
Pension Fund	EIN		No.		2012	2011	Implemented		2012		2011		2010		Paid		Agreement(s)
											(in thousands)
Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan		91-6145047		001	Green	Green		No	$	5,694	$	5,720	$	4,551		No		11/30/13 to 3/31/15
Southern California Local 831—Employer Pension Fund (1)		95-6376874		001	Green	Green		No		2,358		2,232		1,870		No		8/31/2014
National Electrical Benefit Fund		53-0181657		001	Green	Green		No		1,814		1,691		1,313		No		5/31/14 to 6/16/14
Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund (2)		36-6130207		001	Yellow	Yellow		Yes		1,749		1,411		1,018		No		5/31/13 to 5/31/14
Southwest Carpenters Pension Trust		95-6042875		001	Green	Green		No		944		1,031		867		No		6/30/2015
Machinery Movers Riggers & Mach Erect Local 136 Supplemental Retirement Plan  (1) (2)		36-1416355		001	Red	Red		Yes		930		386		710		No		6/30/2014
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Plan		36-6044243		001	Red	Red		Yes		874		725		717		No		3/31/13 to 7/31/15
New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension (3)		04-6372430		001	Red	Red		Yes		334		339		290		No		3/31/2017
Steelworkers Pension Trust		23-6648508		499	Green	Green		No		326		422		425		No		3/31/13 to 2/28/15
All other funds (4)										3,645		3,752		2,119
Total contributions to defined benefit plans										18,668		17,709		13,880
Total contributions to other plans										2,001		1,892		1,469
Total contributions to multi-employer plans									$	20,669	$	19,601	$	15,349

(1) The Company contributed more than 5 percent of total plan contributions for the 2011 and 2010 plan years based on the plans’ Forms 5500.

(2) Zone status as of 6/30/11 and 6/30/10.

(3) Zone status as of 9/30/11 and 9/30/10.

(4) Represents participation in 39 pension funds during 2012.

Other Employee Benefits. Costs of the 401(k) Plan and other benefit plans totaled $1.7 million, $1.3 million and $1.6 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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Income Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Per Share [Abstract]

Income Per Share

Note 11. Income Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of diluted and basic per share computations for net income attributable to Viad:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Basic net income per share
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Viad	$	5,897		$	9,210		$	443
Less: Allocation to non-vested shares		(157	)		(248	)		(11	)
Net income allocated to Viad common stockholders	$	5,740		$	8,962		$	432
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding common shares		19,701			19,719			19,955
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	$	0.29		$	0.45		$	0.02
Diluted net income per share
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Viad	$	5,897		$	9,210		$	443
Denominator:
Weighted-average outstanding shares		19,701			19,719			19,955
Additional dilutive shares related to share-based compensation		304			336			322
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive shares		20,005			20,055			20,277
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders(1)	$	0.29		$	0.45		$	0.02

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

Options to purchase 110,000, 304,000 and 474,000 shares of common stock were outstanding during 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, but were not included in the computation of dilutive shares outstanding because the effect would be anti-dilutive. Additionally, 304,000, 336,000 and 322,000 share-based compensation awards were considered dilutive and included in the computation of diluted income per share in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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Income Taxes (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Beginning Balance	$ 636	$ 636	$ 636
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior years
Reductions for tax settlements
Reductions for lapse of applicable statutes
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Ending Balance	636	636	636
Continuing Operations [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior years
Reductions for tax settlements
Reductions for lapse of applicable statutes
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Beginning Balance	636	636	636
Reductions for tax positions taken in prior years
Reductions for tax settlements
Reductions for lapse of applicable statutes
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Ending Balance	$ 636	$ 636	$ 636

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Note 7. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

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

			Marketing &			Travel &
	Marketing &		Events			Recreation
	Events U.S.		International			Group			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2011	$	62,686	$	22,455		$	42,300		$	127,441
Business acquisitions		—		—			7,645			7,645
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		(257	)		(1,135	)		(1,392	)
Balance at December 31, 2011		62,686		22,198			48,810			133,694
Business acquisition		—		—			1,890			1,890
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		856			1,380			2,236
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	62,686	$	23,054		$	52,080		$	137,820

The following table summarizes goodwill by reporting unit and segment as of December 31:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Marketing & Events Group:
Marketing & Events U.S.	$	62,686	$	62,686
Marketing & Events International:
United Kingdom (Melville GES)		13,894		13,291
GES Canada		9,160		8,907
Total Marketing & Events Group		85,740		84,884
Travel & Recreation Group:
Brewster		44,435		41,165
Glacier Park		4,461		4,461
Alaska Denali Travel		3,184		3,184
Total Travel & Recreation Group		52,080		48,810
Total Goodwill	$	137,820	$	133,694

For impairment testing purposes, the goodwill related to the Marketing & Events U.S. segment is assigned to and tested at the operating segment level. Furthermore, the goodwill related to the Marketing & Events International segment is assigned to and tested based on the segment’s geographical operations. For the Marketing & Events International segment the reporting units are United Kingdom (Melville GES) and Canada. Brewster, Glacier Park and Alaska Denali Travel are considered reporting units for goodwill impairment testing purposes within the Travel & Recreation Group.

As a result of the Company’s most recent analysis performed in October 2012, the excess of the estimated fair values over the carrying values (expressed as a percentage of the carrying amounts) under step one of the impairment test was 126 percent, 67 percent and 34 percent for each of the Marketing & Events Group reporting units in the United States, the United Kingdom (Melville GES) and Canada, respectively. For the Brewster, Glacier Park and Alaska Denali Travel reporting units, the excess of the estimated fair value over the carrying value was 58 percent, 37 percent and 14 percent, respectively, as of the most recent impairment test. Significant reductions in the Company’s expected future revenues, operating income or cash flow forecasts and projections, or an increase in reporting unit cost of capital, could trigger additional impairment testing, which may result in impairment losses.

During 2010, Viad recorded impairment losses of $185,000 related to other intangible assets at the Travel & Recreation Group. As of December 31, 2012, Viad had cumulative goodwill impairment losses of $225.2 million since the adoption of the goodwill impairment testing provisions of ASC Topic 350.

A summary of other intangible assets as of December 31, 2012 is presented below:

	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
	Value		Amortization			Value
	(in thousands)
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer contracts and relationships	$	3,594	$	(2,384	)	$	1,210
Other		959		(108	)		851
		4,553		(2,492	)		2,061
Unamortized intangible assets:
Business licenses		460		—			460
Total	$	5,013	$	(2,492	)	$	2,521

A summary of other intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 is presented below:

	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Carrying
	Value		Amortization			Value
	(in thousands)
Amortized intangible assets:
Customer contracts and relationships	$	3,122	$	(1,736	)	$	1,386
Other		68		(30	)		38
		3,190		(1,766	)		1,424
Unamortized intangible assets:
Business licenses		460		—			460
Total	$	3,650	$	(1,766	)	$	1,884

Intangible asset amortization expense for 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $693,000, $772,000 and $954,000, respectively. The weighted-average amortization period of customer contracts and relationships and other amortizable intangible assets is approximately 3.7 years and 4.8 years, respectively. Estimated amortization expense related to amortized intangible assets for future years is expected to be as follows:

	(in thousands)
2013	$	712
2014	$	426
2015	$	255
2016	$	199
2017	$	445
Thereafter	$	24

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Acquisition of Businesses (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Summary of the unaudited pro forma results of operations of Viad
Revenue	$ 1,025,681	$ 954,766
Depreciation and amortization	30,935	30,619
Segment operating income	41,831	28,186
Income from continuing operations	5,273	8,759	181
Net income attributable to Viad	$ 5,875	$ 10,830
Basic net income per share	$ 0.29	$ 0.53
Diluted net income per share	$ 0.29	$ 0.53

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Common Stock Repurchases (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Common Stock Repurchases (Textual) [Abstract]
Viad announcement of intent to repurchase an additional shares of the Company's common stock	1,000,000
Shares previously authorized to repurchase	30,438
Repurchased shares	23,183	250,760	356,300
Common stock purchased for treasury	$ (1,656,000)	$ (5,230,000)	$ (6,906,000)
Shares remain available for repurchase	1,030,438
Repurchased shares tax withholding	56,885	28,627	28,407
Share repurchased relating to tax withholding requirements	$ 1,100,000	$ 679,000	$ 573,000

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Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Note 5. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment as of December 31 consisted of the following:

	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Land and land interests	$	26,124		$	18,134
Buildings and leasehold improvements		137,293			109,077
Equipment and other		310,448			310,186
		473,865			437,397
Accumulated depreciation		(276,567	)		(263,584	)
Property and equipment, net	$	197,298		$	173,813

Included in the “Equipment and other” caption above are capitalized costs incurred in developing or obtaining internal use software. The net carrying amount of capitalized software was $14.2 million and $14.9 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Included in the “Land and land interests” caption above are certain leasehold interests in land within the Travel & Recreation Group for which the Company is considered to have perpetual use rights. The carrying amount of these leasehold interests was $10.6 million and $2.6 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These land interests are not subject to amortization.

Depreciation expense was $30.0 million, $28.4 million and $27.3 million for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. During 2010, Viad recorded impairment losses of $117,000 at the Travel & Recreation Group related to a tour boat at the Travel & Recreation Group. No impairment losses were recorded during 2012 or 2011.

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Other Investments and Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Other Investments and Assets [Abstract]

Other Investments and Assets

Note 6. Other Investments and Assets

As of December 31 other investments and assets consisted of the following:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Cash surrender value of life insurance	$	19,142	$	18,812
Workers’ compensation insurance security deposits		3,350		4,658
Other		9,924		7,581
Total other investments and assets	$	32,416	$	31,051

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Accrued Liabilities and Other

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Accrued Liabilities and Other [Abstract]

Accrued Liabilities and Other

Note 8. Accrued Liabilities and Other

As of December 31 other current liabilities consisted of the following:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Continuing operations:
Customer deposits	$	50,172	$	49,182
Accrued compensation		25,067		22,587
Self-insured liability accrual		8,501		6,697
Accrued restructuring		4,084		2,303
Accrued employee benefit costs		3,132		3,730
Accrued dividends		2,053		827
Accrued sales and use taxes		906		1,668
Accrued foreign income taxes		28		234
Other		12,271		8,185
		106,214		95,413
Discontinued operations:
Environmental remediation liabilities		571		755
Self-insured liability accrual		527		639
Other		372		524
		1,470		1,918
Total other current liabilities	$	107,684	$	97,331

As of December 31 other deferred items and liabilities consisted of the following:

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Continuing operations:
Self-insured liability accrual	$	15,579	$	14,403
Accrued compensation		8,061		5,538
Accrued restructuring		3,140		4,647
Foreign deferred tax liability		2,024		1,219
Other		6,734		5,900
		35,538		31,707
Discontinued operations:
Self-insured liability accrual		5,188		5,351
Environmental remediation liabilities		4,745		4,999
Accrued income taxes		1,053		1,022
Other		1,304		1,133
		12,290		12,505
Total other deferred items and liabilities	$	47,828	$	44,212

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Property and Equipment (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Leasehold interests	$ 473,865,000	$ 437,397,000
Property and Equipment (Textual) [Abstract]
Net carrying amount of capitalized software	14,200,000	14,900,000
Depreciation expense	30,000,000	28,400,000	27,300,000
Impairment losses related to property and equipment			117,000
Impairment losses recorded	0	0	302,000
Leasehold Land Interests [Member]
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Leasehold interests	$ 10,600,000	$ 2,600,000

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Income Taxes (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Deferred tax assets:
Pension, compensation and other employee benefits	$ 26,790,000	$ 22,103,000
Tax credit carryforwards	25,290,000	25,219,000
Provisions for losses	15,229,000	16,038,000
State income taxes	2,813,000	2,400,000
Net operating loss carryforward	1,755,000	3,086,000
Deferred income		125,000
Other deferred income tax assets	5,331,000	1,745,000
Total deferred tax assets	77,208,000	70,716,000
Valuation allowance	(14,576,000,000)	(356)
Net deferred tax assets	61,642,000	70,360,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	(8,801,000)	(7,729,000)
Goodwill and other intangible assets	(2,841,000)	(1,006,000)
Unremitted foreign earnings	(978,000)
Other deferred income tax liabilities	(176,000)	(287,000)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(11,261,000)	(9,022,000)
Foreign deferred tax liabilities included above	2,024,000	1,617,000
United States deferred tax assets	52,405,000	62,955,000
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Deferred tax assets:
Total deferred tax assets	$ (990,000)

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 Marketing & Events U.S [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Marketing & Events U.S [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Marketing & Events U.S [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Marketing & Events International [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Marketing & Events International [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Travel & Recreation Group [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Travel & Recreation Group [Member]
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
Goodwill, Beginning Balance	$ 133,694	$ 127,441	$ 62,686	$ 62,686	$ 62,686	$ 22,198	$ 22,455	$ 48,810	$ 42,300
Business acquisition	1,890	7,645						1,890	7,645
Foreign currency translation adjustments	2,236	(1,392)				856	(257)	1,380	(1,135)
Goodwill Ending balance	$ 137,820	$ 133,694	$ 62,686	$ 62,686	$ 62,686	$ 23,054	$ 22,198	$ 52,080	$ 48,810

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Leases and Other (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Net rent expense under operating leases
Minimum rentals	$ 36,309	$ 30,860	$ 29,072
Sublease rentals	(6,501)	(6,497)	(5,704)
Total rentals, net	$ 29,808	$ 24,363	$ 23,368

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Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equipment	$ 473,865	$ 437,397
Accumulated depreciation	(276,567)	(263,584)
Property and equipment, net	197,298	173,813
Land and land interests [Member]
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equipment	26,124	18,134
Building and leasehold improvements [Member]
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equipment	137,293	109,077
Equipment and other [Member]
Property and Equipment
Total Property and Equipment	$ 310,448	$ 310,186

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
Net actuarial loss	$ 20,306	$ 19,178
Prior service credit	(2,900)	(4,013)
Subtotal	17,406	15,165
Less tax effect	(6,601)	(5,792)
Total	10,805	9,373
Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
Net actuarial loss	6,706	7,029
Prior service credit	(2,900)	(4,013)
Subtotal	3,806	3,016
Less tax effect	(1,443)	(1,153)
Total	2,363	1,863
Funded Plans [Member]
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
Net actuarial loss	9,052	8,238
Prior service credit
Subtotal	9,052	8,238
Less tax effect	(3,433)	(3,146)
Total	5,619	5,092
Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
Net actuarial loss	4,548	3,911
Prior service credit
Subtotal	4,548	3,911
Less tax effect	(1,725)	(1,493)
Total	$ 2,823	$ 2,418

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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Summary of share-based compensation expense

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Restricted stock/PBRS	$	3,267		$	3,042		$	2,821
Performance unit incentive plan (“PUP”)		2,922			714			(3	)
Stock options		593			537			447
Restricted stock units/PBRS units		450			120			253
Total share-based compensation before income tax benefit		7,232			4,413			3,518
Income tax benefit		(2,574	)		(1,594	)		(1,225	)
Total share-based compensation, net of income tax benefit	$	4,658		$	2,819		$	2,293

Summary of restricted stock and PBRS activity

	Restricted Stock					PBRS
				Weighted-Average					Weighted-Average
				Grant Date					Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value		Shares			Fair Value
Balance at January 1, 2010		390,810		$	24.59		174,927		$	20.77
Granted		157,900			19.30		—			—
Vested		(65,961	)		34.42		(29,547	)		35.31
Cancelled		—			—		(126,550	)		15.36
Forfeited		(4,250	)		22.55		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2010		478,499			21.51		18,830			33.02
Granted		191,850			22.70		—			—
Vested		(91,212	)		31.31		(18,414	)		33.42
Forfeited		(7,115	)		20.81		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2011		572,022			20.36		416			15.36
Granted		168,050			20.46		—			—
Vested		(219,571	)		18.26		(416	)		15.36
Forfeited		(4,150	)		24.80		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2012		516,351			21.25		—			—

Summary of Liability Based Award Activity

	Restricted Stock Units					PBRS Units					PUP Awards
				Weighted-Average					Weighted-Average					Weighted-Average
				Grant Date					Grant Date					Grant Date
	Units			Fair Value		Units			Fair Value		Units			Fair Value
Balance at January 1, 2010		13,700		$	15.36		13,900		$	15.36		102,960		$	33.81
Granted		12,350			19.20		—			—		—			—
Vested		—			—		(1,958	)		15.36		—			—
Cancelled		—			—		(8,028	)		15.36		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2010		26,050			17.18		3,914			15.36		102,960			33.81
Granted		12,550			23.01		—			—		95,500			23.02
Vested		—			—		(1,958	)		15.36		—			—
Cancelled		—			—		—			—		(102,960	)		33.81
Balance at December 31, 2011		38,600			19.07		1,956			15.36		95,500			23.02
Granted		15,850			20.57		—			—		115,100			20.60
Vested		(13,100	)		15.36		(1,956	)		15.36		—			—
Cancelled		(850	)		20.89		—			—		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2012		40,500			20.82		—			—		210,600			21.70

Summary of stock option activity

				Weighted-
				Average		Options
	Shares			Exercise Price		Exercisable
Options outstanding at January 1, 2010		541,718		$	25.74		462,683
Granted		280,900			19.20
Exercised		(22,311	)		23.21
Forfeited or expired		(36,513	)		26.34
Options outstanding at December 31, 2010		763,794			23.38		451,194
Exercised		(14,616	)		20.14
Forfeited or expired		(164,977	)		23.88
Options outstanding at December 31, 2011		584,201			23.32		396,688
Exercised		(12,099	)		19.41
Forfeited or expired		(208,206	)		25.81
Options outstanding at December 31, 2012		363,896			22.03		276,009

Summary of information concerning stock options outstanding and exercisable

	Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Weighted-Average		Weighted-				Weighted-
			Remaining		Average				Average
Range of Exercise Prices	Shares		Contractual Life		Exercise Price		Shares		Exercise Price
$19.20		247,867		7.0 years	$	19.20		166,740	$	19.20
$19.57		43,796		0.3 years		19.57		43,796		19.57
$23.28 to $31.92		29,433		1.1 years		29.43		27,433		29.76
$33.81 to $38.44		42,800		1.7 years		35.86		38,040		36.12
$19.20 to $38.44		363,896		5.1 years		22.03		276,009		22.64

Summary of additional information pertaining to stock options

	2012		2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Total intrinsic value of stock options outstanding	$	2,329	$	—		$	2,341
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$	296	$	325		$	544
Fair value of stock options vested	$	539	$	682		$	404
Cash received from the exercise of stock options	$	248	$	296		$	593
Tax benefits (deficiencies) realized for tax deductions related to stock option exercises and performance-based awards	$	96	$	(325	)	$	(524	)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 M	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Performance Shares [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Liability Based Awards [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Restricted Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Restricted Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Alaskan Park Properties Inc [Member] Rooms GuestCabins	Mar. 07, 2012 Banff International Hotel [Member] Rooms	Dec. 31, 2012 Glacier Park Inc [Member] Property Vehicle Lodges	Dec. 31, 2012 Building [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Building [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Equipment [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Equipment [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Software [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Software [Member] Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of lodges										5
Number of motor inns										3
Numbers of hotel										1
Percentage of owned subsidiary of Viad										80.00%
Number of guest rooms								42	162
Number of guest cabins								46
Property, plant and equipment, useful life											40 years	15 years	12 years	3 years	10 years	3 years
Share based compensation arrangements vesting period						5 years	3 years
Share based compensation arrangements requisite service period		5 years	3 years	3 years	3 years
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Remaining maturities of highly-liquid investments	three months or less
Contracts completion period	3
Percent of shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant	40.00%
Percent of increments over the subsequent two anniversary dates	30.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock awards description and terms	PBRS is subject to a graded vesting schedule whereby one third of the earned shares vest after the first year and the remaining earned shares vest in one-third increments each year over the next two years on the first business day in January.

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Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights/Common Stock Repurchases [Abstract]

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

Note 13. Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

Viad had one Preferred Stock Purchase Right (“Right”) outstanding on each outstanding share of common stock pursuant to a shareholder rights plan (the “Rights Agreement”) adopted by the Board of Directors on February 28, 2002, as adjusted in connection with Viad’s one-for-four reverse stock split on July 1, 2004, and as amended on February 28, 2012. The Rights expired and the Rights Agreement terminated on February 28, 2013 on its own terms.

Viad has authorized five million and two million shares of Preferred Stock and Junior Participating Preferred Stock, respectively, none of which is outstanding.

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Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Allowance for doubtful accounts [Member]
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Balance at beginning of Year	$ 1,072	$ 1,172	$ 3,892
Additions Charged to Expense	708	1,696	615
Additions Charged to Other Accounts
Deductions Write Offs	(630)	(1,796)	(3,335)
Deductions Credited to Other Accounts
Balance at end of Year	1,150	1,072	1,172
Deferred tax valuation allowance [Member]
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Balance at beginning of Year	356	411	162
Additions Charged to Expense	14,220		411
Additions Charged to Other Accounts
Deductions Write Offs		(55)	(162)
Deductions Credited to Other Accounts
Balance at end of Year	$ 14,576	$ 356	$ 411

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Litigation, Claims, Contingencies and Other

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Litigation, Claims, Contingencies and Other [Abstract]

Litigation, Claims, Contingencies and Other

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 December 31, 2012 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 December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had recorded environmental remediation liabilities of $5.3 million and $5.8 million, respectively, related to previously sold operations.

As of December 31, 2012, Viad had certain obligations under guarantees to third parties on behalf of its subsidiaries. These guarantees are not subject to liability recognition in the 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 December 31, 2012 would be $21.2 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. As of December 31, 2012, approximately 34 percent of Viad’s regular full-time employees are covered by collective-bargaining agreements. If the Company were 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 2013 will be renegotiated in the ordinary course of business without having a material adverse effect on Viad’s operations.

Viad’s businesses contribute to various multi-employer pension plans based on obligations arising under collective bargaining agreements covering its union-represented employees. Viad’s contributions to these plans in 2012, 2011 and 2010 totaled $20.7 million, $19.6 million and $15.3 million, respectively. 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 December 31, 2012, the amount of additional funding, if any, that Viad would be required to make related to multi-employer pension plans is not ascertainable.

Glacier Park operates the concession portion of its business under a concession contract with the U.S. National Park Service (the “Park Service”) for Glacier National Park. Glacier Park’s original 25-year concession contract with the Park Service that was to expire on December 31, 2005 has been extended for eight one-year periods and now expires on December 31, 2013. Glacier Park generated approximately 49 percent of its 2012 revenues through its concession contract for services provided within Glacier National Park.

On December 14, 2012, the Park Service issued a prospectus soliciting proposals from prospective bidders, including Glacier Park, for the award of a 16-year concession contract beginning on January 1, 2014. Glacier Park is currently preparing its bid for the contract, which is due on or before April 16, 2013. Although Viad believes that Glacier Park is well-positioned to win the new contract, if the Park Service selects a new concessionaire, Glacier Park would be entitled to $25 million for its “possessory interest,” which generally means the value of the structures acquired or constructed, fixtures installed and improvements made to the concession property at Glacier National Park during the term of the concession contract, plus an estimated $5 million for the personal property Glacier Park uses at the facilities covered by the concession contract.

If a new concessionaire is selected by the Park Service, Glacier Park would continue to generate revenue from the four properties it owns outside of Glacier National Park: Glacier Park Lodge in East Glacier, Montana; Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish, Montana; St. Mary Lodge & Resort in St. Mary, Montana and the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, which Glacier Park owns and operates under a 42-year ground lease with the Canadian government running through January 31, 2052.

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details 6) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Funded Plans [Member]
Accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets
Projected Benefit obligation	$ 15,348	$ 13,938
Accumulated benefit obligation	15,348	13,938
Fair value of Plan assets	10,624	9,846
Domestic Pension Plans [Member] | Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]
Accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets
Projected Benefit obligation	11,570	10,883
Accumulated benefit obligation	11,322	10,589
Fair value of Plan assets
Foreign Plans [Member] | Funded Plans [Member]
Accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets
Projected Benefit obligation	15,387	13,141
Accumulated benefit obligation	14,307	12,049
Fair value of Plan assets	12,997	11,028
Foreign Plans [Member] | Unfunded Pension Plans [Member]
Accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets
Projected Benefit obligation	3,032	2,939
Accumulated benefit obligation	3,032	2,939
Fair value of Plan assets

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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Reconciliation of income statement items from reportable segments

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	676,772		$	631,360		$	570,978
International		240,137			218,639			197,787
Intersegment eliminations		(14,869	)		(9,449	)		(12,281	)
		902,040			840,550			756,484
Travel & Recreation Group		123,191			101,814			88,277
	$	1,025,231		$	942,364		$	844,761
Segment operating income (loss):
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	5,579		$	(6,269	)	$	(15,217	)
International		12,321			11,449			10,088
		17,900			5,180			(5,129	)
Travel & Recreation Group		23,962			20,196			19,885
		41,862			25,376			14,756
Corporate activities		(9,408	)		(7,682	)		(6,422	)
		32,454			17,694			8,334
Interest income		593			779			584
Interest expense		(1,303	)		(1,511	)		(1,835	)
Restructuring charges:
Marketing & Events U.S.		(3,479	)		(3,756	)		(3,232	)
Marketing & Events International		(1,373	)		—			(448	)
Travel & Recreation Group		(79	)		—			(235	)
Corporate		(11	)		(26	)		(307	)
Impairment losses:
Travel & Recreation Group		—			—			(302	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	26,802		$	13,180		$	2,559

Reconciliation of assets from reportable segments

	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	203,145	$	213,843	$	235,965
International		100,387		96,996		83,441
Travel & Recreation Group		223,199		194,278		157,562
Corporate and other		123,846		112,711		139,535
	$	650,577	$	617,828	$	616,503
Depreciation and amortization:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	17,643	$	17,247	$	17,887
International		5,162		5,027		4,486
Travel & Recreation Group		7,781		6,674		5,648
Corporate and other		145		178		231
	$	30,731	$	29,126	$	28,252
Capital expenditures:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	7,525	$	11,692	$	9,050
International		4,913		5,635		4,776
Travel & Recreation Group		15,201		3,271		3,214
Corporate and other		36		940		—
	$	27,675	$	21,538	$	17,040

Viad's revenues for each group of products and services

	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Exhibition and event services	$	726,429	$	670,054	$	590,444
Exhibits and environments		175,611		170,496		166,040
Travel and recreation services		123,191		101,814		88,277
Total revenues	$	1,025,231	$	942,364	$	844,761

Financial information by major geographic area

	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
United States	$	700,414	$	660,998	$	590,163
Canada		151,070		140,374		136,066
United Kingdom		153,027		124,208		93,092
Other international		20,720		16,784		25,440
Total revenues	$	1,025,231	$	942,364	$	844,761
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	141,727	$	145,217	$	117,751
Canada		76,067		47,624		51,182
United Kingdom		9,757		8,165		8,295
Other international		2,163		3,858		3,481
Total long-lived assets	$	229,714	$	204,864	$	180,709

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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 202,552	$ 307,457	$ 246,450	$ 268,772	$ 197,405	$ 216,169	$ 238,692	$ 290,098	$ 1,025,231	$ 942,364	$ 844,761
Segment operating income (loss):
Corporate activities									(9,408)	(7,682)	(6,422)
Segment operating income (loss), Total	(13,190)	31,538	7,633	1,531	(11,868)	2,981	7,080	15,719	32,454	17,694	8,334
Interest income									593	779	584
Interest expense									(1,303)	(1,511)	(1,835)
Restructuring charges	(1,431)	(608)	(678)	(2,225)	(2,232)	(75)	(1,206)	(269)	(4,942)	(3,782)	(4,222)
Impairment losses									0	0	(302)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									26,802	13,180	2,559
U.S. [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues									676,772	631,360	570,978
Segment operating income (loss):
Segment operating income (loss), Total									5,579	(6,269)	(15,217)
International [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues									240,137	218,639	197,787
Segment operating income (loss):
Segment operating income (loss), Total									12,321	11,449	10,088
Intersegment eliminations [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues									(14,869)	(9,449)	(12,281)
Marketing & Events Group [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues									902,040	840,550	756,484
Segment operating income (loss):
Segment operating income (loss), Total									17,900	5,180	(5,129)
Restructuring charges									(3,479)	(3,756)	(3,232)
Marketing & Events International [Member]
Segment operating income (loss):
Restructuring charges									(1,373)		(448)
Travel & Recreation Group [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues									123,191	101,814	88,277
Segment operating income (loss):
Segment operating income (loss), Total									23,962	20,196	19,885
Restructuring charges									(79)		(235)
Impairment losses											(302)
Other Segments [Member]
Segment operating income (loss):
Segment operating income (loss), Total									41,862	25,376	14,756
Corporate [Member]
Segment operating income (loss):
Restructuring charges									$ (11)	$ (26)	$ (307)

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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Debt [Abstract]

Long-term capital lease obligation

	2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Capital lease obligations, 6.4% (2012) and 6.2% (2011) weighted-average interest rate at December 31, due to 2017	$	2,226		$	3,239
Current portion		(1,347	)		(2,018	)
Long-term capital leases	$	879		$	1,221

Aggregate annual maturities of capital lease obligations

	(in thousands)
2013	$	1,421
2014		594
2015		283
2016		34
2017		17
Total		2,349
Less: Amount representing interest		(123	)
Present value of minimum lease payments	$	2,226

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Segment Information (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 1,025,231	$ 942,364	$ 844,761
Exhibition and event services [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	726,429	670,054	590,444
Exhibits and Environments [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	175,611	170,496	166,040
Travel and Recreation Services [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 123,191	$ 101,814	$ 88,277

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 6,583	$ 9,743	$ 1,079
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized investment gains (losses) arising during the period, net of tax expense (benefit) of $33, $(36) and $82	53	(60)	128
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	7,510	(4,331)	7,696
Amortization of net actuarial loss, net of tax expense (benefit) of $(574), $(709) and $1,433	(1,311)	(1,777)	(2,109)
Amortization of prior service credit, net of tax expense (benefit) of $(433), $(487) and $17	(680)	(790)	84
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	5,572	(6,958)	5,799
Comprehensive income	12,155	2,785	6,878
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(686)	(533)	(636)
Comprehensive income attributable to Viad	$ 11,469	$ 2,252	$ 6,242

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Income Taxes (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards	$ 11,400,000
Gross deferred tax assets	77,208,000	70,716,000
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract]
Increase to income tax expense due to reduction in the deferred tax asset			1,300,000
Accrued interest and penalties for discontinued operations	418,000	386,000
Accrued interest and penalties for continued operations			146,000
Tax-related interest expense credits		146,000
Accrued gross liabilities	636,000	636,000
Liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions	1,100,000	1,000,000
State net operating loss carry forwards	82,000,000	91,900,000
Deferred tax assets, State	1,800,000	2,100,000
Valuation allowance related to the foreign tax credit carryforwards	13,400,000
Valuation allowance related to state net operating loss carryforwards	805,000
Valuation allowance	(14,576,000,000)	(356)
Incremental unrecognized tax liability	4,500,000
Tax deficiencies	(96,000)	325,000	524,000
General business credit	519,000
Unrecognized tax liability for undistributed foreign earnings	711,000
Aggregate tax benefit restricted stock and PBRS and the exercise of stock options vested	96,000
State and Local [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax benefits related to the favorable resolution of tax matters		103,000	514,000
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Foreign tax credit carryforward, expire on 2019	268,000
Foreign tax credit carryforward, expire on 2020	8,300,000
Foreign tax credit carryforward, expire on 2021	4,500,000
Foreign tax credit carryforward, expire on 2022	320,000
Tax credit carryforwards	13,400,000
Valuation allowance related to the foreign tax credit carryforwards	13,400,000
Period of tax credit	10 years
Expiration period	2019
Gross deferred tax assets	$ (990,000)

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Share-Based Compensation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation

Note 2. Share-Based Compensation

Viad grants share-based compensation awards to officers, directors and certain key employees pursuant to the 2007 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”). The 2007 Plan has a 10-year life and provides for the following types of awards: (a) incentive and non-qualified stock options; (b) restricted stock and restricted stock units; (c) performance units or performance shares; (d) stock appreciation rights; (e) cash-based awards and (f) certain other stock-based awards. The number of shares of common stock available for grant under the 2007 Plan is limited to 1,700,000 shares plus shares awarded under the 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan (which terminated in May 2007) that subsequently cease for any reason to be subject to such awards (other than by reason of exercise or settlement of the awards to the extent the shares are exercised for, or settled in, vested and non-forfeited shares) up to an aggregate maximum of 1,500,000 shares. As of December 31, 2012, there were 1,071,632 total shares available for future grant.

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Restricted stock/PBRS	$	3,267		$	3,042		$	2,821
Performance unit incentive plan (“PUP”)		2,922			714			(3	)
Stock options		593			537			447
Restricted stock units/PBRS units		450			120			253
Total share-based compensation before income tax benefit		7,232			4,413			3,518
Income tax benefit		(2,574	)		(1,594	)		(1,225	)
Total share-based compensation, net of income tax benefit	$	4,658		$	2,819		$	2,293

In addition, $253,000, $124,000 and $519,000 of costs associated with share-based compensation were included in restructuring expense in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Of the 2012 amount, $94,000 related to the PUP awards presented below. No share-based compensation costs were capitalized during 2012, 2011 or 2010.

Restricted Stock and PBRS. The following table summarizes restricted stock and PBRS activity:

	Restricted Stock					PBRS
				Weighted-Average					Weighted-Average
				Grant Date					Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value		Shares			Fair Value
Balance at January 1, 2010		390,810		$	24.59		174,927		$	20.77
Granted		157,900			19.30		—			—
Vested		(65,961	)		34.42		(29,547	)		35.31
Cancelled		—			—		(126,550	)		15.36
Forfeited		(4,250	)		22.55		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2010		478,499			21.51		18,830			33.02
Granted		191,850			22.70		—			—
Vested		(91,212	)		31.31		(18,414	)		33.42
Forfeited		(7,115	)		20.81		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2011		572,022			20.36		416			15.36
Granted		168,050			20.46		—			—
Vested		(219,571	)		18.26		(416	)		15.36
Forfeited		(4,150	)		24.80		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2012		516,351			21.25		—			—

The grant date fair value of restricted stock which vested during 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $4.0 million, $2.9 million and $2.3 million, respectively. The grant date fair value of PBRS which vested during 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $6,000, $615,000 and $1.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2012, the unamortized cost of all outstanding stock awards was $4.0 million, which Viad expects to recognize in the consolidated financial statements over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.0 years. During 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company repurchased 56,885 shares for $1.1 million, 28,627 shares for $679,000 and 28,407 shares for $573,000, respectively, related to tax withholding requirements on vested share-based awards.

Liability-Based Awards. The following table summarizes the liability-based award activity:

	Restricted Stock Units					PBRS Units					PUP Awards
				Weighted-Average					Weighted-Average					Weighted-Average
				Grant Date					Grant Date					Grant Date
	Units			Fair Value		Units			Fair Value		Units			Fair Value
Balance at January 1, 2010		13,700		$	15.36		13,900		$	15.36		102,960		$	33.81
Granted		12,350			19.20		—			—		—			—
Vested		—			—		(1,958	)		15.36		—			—
Cancelled		—			—		(8,028	)		15.36		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2010		26,050			17.18		3,914			15.36		102,960			33.81
Granted		12,550			23.01		—			—		95,500			23.02
Vested		—			—		(1,958	)		15.36		—			—
Cancelled		—			—		—			—		(102,960	)		33.81
Balance at December 31, 2011		38,600			19.07		1,956			15.36		95,500			23.02
Granted		15,850			20.57		—			—		115,100			20.60
Vested		(13,100	)		15.36		(1,956	)		15.36		—			—
Cancelled		(850	)		20.89		—			—		—			—
Balance at December 31, 2012		40,500			20.82		—			—		210,600			21.70

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had aggregate liabilities recorded of $633,000 and $475,000, respectively, related to restricted stock unit and PBRS unit liability awards. A portion of the 2009 PBRS unit awards vested effective December 31, 2009 and cash payouts of $35,000 and $52,000 were distributed in January 2012 and January 2011, respectively. Similarly, a portion of the 2009 restricted stock unit awards vested in February 2012 and cash payouts of $257,000 were distributed in February 2012.

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, Viad had liabilities recorded of $3.7 million and $714,000, respectively, related to PUP awards. There were no PUP awards which vested or cancelled during 2012 or 2011. Furthermore, there were no cash settlements of PUP awards during 2012 or 2011. No PUP awards were granted in 2010 and no other PUP awards vested during 2012, 2011 or 2010.

Stock Options. The following table summarizes stock option activity:

				Weighted-
				Average		Options
	Shares			Exercise Price		Exercisable
Options outstanding at January 1, 2010		541,718		$	25.74		462,683
Granted		280,900			19.20
Exercised		(22,311	)		23.21
Forfeited or expired		(36,513	)		26.34
Options outstanding at December 31, 2010		763,794			23.38		451,194
Exercised		(14,616	)		20.14
Forfeited or expired		(164,977	)		23.88
Options outstanding at December 31, 2011		584,201			23.32		396,688
Exercised		(12,099	)		19.41
Forfeited or expired		(208,206	)		25.81
Options outstanding at December 31, 2012		363,896			22.03		276,009

As of December 31, 2012, the total unrecognized cost related to non-vested stock option awards was $104,000. Viad expects to recognize such costs in the consolidated financial statements over a weighted-average period of less than one year. No stock options were granted in 2012 or 2011.

The following table summarizes information concerning stock options outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2012:

	Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Weighted-Average		Weighted-				Weighted-
			Remaining		Average				Average
Range of Exercise Prices	Shares		Contractual Life		Exercise Price		Shares		Exercise Price
$19.20		247,867		7.0 years	$	19.20		166,740	$	19.20
$19.57		43,796		0.3 years		19.57		43,796		19.57
$23.28 to $31.92		29,433		1.1 years		29.43		27,433		29.76
$33.81 to $38.44		42,800		1.7 years		35.86		38,040		36.12
$19.20 to $38.44		363,896		5.1 years		22.03		276,009		22.64

In addition to the above, Viad had stock options outstanding which were granted to employees of MoneyGram International, Inc. prior to the spin-off of that company. As of December 31, 2012, there were 2,267 of such options outstanding and exercisable, both with an exercise price of $19.57. The weighted-average remaining contractual life of these options outstanding was less than one year. During 2012, 135 options were exercised by employees of MoneyGram International, Inc. at an exercise price of $19.57.

Stock options granted in 2010 were for a term of 10 years and became exercisable one third after one year, another third after two years and the balance after three years from the date of grant. Stock options granted between 2004 and 2008 were for contractual terms of seven years and become exercisable, based on a graded vesting schedule, in annual increments of 20 percent beginning one year after the grant date and become fully exercisable after five years from the date of grant. Stock options granted in 2003 were for a term of 10 years and became exercisable one third after one year, another third after two years and the balance after three years from the date of grant. Stock options granted in calendar years 2002 and prior were for a contractual term of 10 years and became exercisable 50 percent after one year from the date of grant with the balance exercisable after two years from the date of grant.

The fair value of the 2010 stock option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model assuming Viad’s expected stock price volatility of 33.2 percent, a five year expected period of time the stock options will remain outstanding, an expected dividend yield on Viad common stock of 0.8 percent and a risk-free interest rate estimate of 2.44 percent. The expected dividend yield was based on Viad’s expectation of future dividend payouts. The volatility assumption was based on Viad’s daily historical stock price volatility during the time period that corresponds to the expected weighted-average life of the option. The expected life (estimated period of time outstanding) of stock options granted was estimated based on historical exercise activity. The risk-free interest rate assumption was based on the interest rate of a U.S. Treasury strip for a five-year term from the date the option was granted.

Additional information pertaining to stock options is provided in the table below:

	2012		2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Total intrinsic value of stock options outstanding	$	2,329	$	—		$	2,341
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$	296	$	325		$	544
Fair value of stock options vested	$	539	$	682		$	404
Cash received from the exercise of stock options	$	248	$	296		$	593
Tax benefits (deficiencies) realized for tax deductions related to stock option exercises and performance-based awards	$	96	$	(325	)	$	(524	)

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding in the table above represents the difference between Viad’s closing stock price on December 31 of each year and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options. The intrinsic value of stock options outstanding therefore changes based on changes in the fair market value of Viad’s common stock.

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Share-Based Compensation (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended										1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 MoneyGram International Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Performance unit incentive plan (PUP) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Performance unit incentive plan (PUP) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Performance unit incentive plan (PUP) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 PBRS Units [Member]	Feb. 28, 2012 Restricted Stock RSU [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted Stock Units and Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Restricted Stock Units and Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Restricted Stock Units and Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Stock options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Stock options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Restricted Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Restricted Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted Stock [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 PBRS [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 PBRS [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 PBRS [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 PBRS [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 PBRS [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Performance Based Restricted Stock Shares [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Performance Based Restricted Stock Shares [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Performance Based Restricted Stock Shares [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock options granted 2010 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock options granted 2004 and 2008 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock options granted 2003 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock options granted 2002 and prior [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restructuring Charges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Restructuring Charges [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Restructuring Charges [Member]
Share Based Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]
Useful Life of the 2007 plan	10 years
Share-based compensation before income tax benefit	$ 7,232,000	$ 4,413,000	$ 3,518,000				$ 94,000					$ 450,000	$ 120,000	$ 253,000	$ 593,000	$ 537,000	$ 447,000																	$ 253,000	$ 124,000	$ 519,000
Unamortized cost																		4,000,000
Recognition Period of Unrecognized cost															1 year			2 years
Repurchase of Common Stock for Employee Tax Withholding Obligations amount	1,100,000	679,000	573,000
Repurchase of Common Stock for Employee Tax Withholding Obligations amount, shares	56,885	28,627	28,407
Minimum number of shares of common stock available for grant	1,700,000
Additional number of shares of common stock available for grant	1,500,000
Shares Available for Grant	1,071,632
Payments To Employees	0	0									257,000											35,000	52,000
Liabilities related to restricted stock												633,000	475,000
Liability awards recorded		714,000					3,700,000
Total unrecognized cost related to non-vested stock option awards	104,000
stock options granted	0		280,900			2,267
Stock options outstanding minimum						$ 19.57
Weighted-average remaining contractual life						1 year
Weighted-average exercised	$ 22.03	$ 23.32	$ 23.38	$ 25.74	$ 19.57
Effective vesting date										Dec. 31, 2009
PUP award cancelled							0	0										4,150	7,115	4,250						126,550
PUP awards, Granted									0									168,050	191,850	157,900						29,547
PUP award vested							0	0	0									219,571	91,212	65,961				416	18,414
Options Exercised	12,099	14,616	22,311			135
Term of Stock options granted																					3 years									10 years	7 years	10 years	10 years
Percentage of Stock options granted																															20.00%		50.00%
Stock price, Expected Volatility Rate																														3320.00%
Stock price, Expected Period																														5 years
Stock price, Expected Dividend Yield																														80.00%
Stock price, Risk free interest rate																														2.44%
Period of US Treasury strip	5 years
Capitalized share-based compensation costs	0	0	0
Grant date fair value of restricted stock vested																		$ 20.46	$ 22.70	$ 19.30						$ 35.31
Grant date fair value of restricted stock vested																		$ 4,000,000	$ 2,900,000	$ 2,300,000							$ 6,000	$ 615,000	$ 1,000,000

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Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (Details Textual) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (Textual) [Abstract]
Outstanding common stock	28.00%
Preferred Stock, Authorized	5
Junior participating preferred Stock, Authorized	2

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Segment Information (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Reconciliation of assets from segment
Total Assets	$ 650,577	$ 617,828	$ 616,503
Total Depreciation and Amortization	30,731	29,126	28,252
Capital expenditures	27,675	21,538	17,040
Marketing & Events Group [Member] | U.S. [Member]
Reconciliation of assets from segment
Total Assets	203,145	213,843	235,965
Total Depreciation and Amortization	17,643	17,247	17,887
Capital expenditures	7,525	11,692	9,050
Marketing & Events Group [Member] | International [Member]
Reconciliation of assets from segment
Total Assets	100,387	96,996	83,441
Total Depreciation and Amortization	5,162	5,027	4,486
Capital expenditures	4,913	5,635	4,776
Travel & Recreation Group [Member]
Reconciliation of assets from segment
Total Assets	223,199	194,278	157,562
Total Depreciation and Amortization	7,781	6,674	5,648
Capital expenditures	15,201	3,271	3,214
Corporate and other[Member]
Reconciliation of assets from segment
Total Assets	123,846	112,711	139,535
Total Depreciation and Amortization	145	178	231
Capital expenditures	$ 36	$ 940

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Estimated amortization expense related to amortized intangible assets
2013	$ 712
2014	426
2015	255
2016	199
2017	445
Thereafter	$ 24

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Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

Note 19. Segment Information

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. No reportable segment has a client comprising more than 5.2 percent of that segment’s revenues, and no client comprises more than 3.1 percent of Viad’s revenues. Disclosures regarding Viad’s reportable segments with reconciliations to consolidated totals are as follows:

	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	676,772		$	631,360		$	570,978
International		240,137			218,639			197,787
Intersegment eliminations		(14,869	)		(9,449	)		(12,281	)
		902,040			840,550			756,484
Travel & Recreation Group		123,191			101,814			88,277
	$	1,025,231		$	942,364		$	844,761
Segment operating income (loss):
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	5,579		$	(6,269	)	$	(15,217	)
International		12,321			11,449			10,088
		17,900			5,180			(5,129	)
Travel & Recreation Group		23,962			20,196			19,885
		41,862			25,376			14,756
Corporate activities		(9,408	)		(7,682	)		(6,422	)
		32,454			17,694			8,334
Interest income		593			779			584
Interest expense		(1,303	)		(1,511	)		(1,835	)
Restructuring charges:
Marketing & Events U.S.		(3,479	)		(3,756	)		(3,232	)
Marketing & Events International		(1,373	)		—			(448	)
Travel & Recreation Group		(79	)		—			(235	)
Corporate		(11	)		(26	)		(307	)
Impairment losses:
Travel & Recreation Group		—			—			(302	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	26,802		$	13,180		$	2,559

	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	203,145	$	213,843	$	235,965
International		100,387		96,996		83,441
Travel & Recreation Group		223,199		194,278		157,562
Corporate and other		123,846		112,711		139,535
	$	650,577	$	617,828	$	616,503
Depreciation and amortization:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	17,643	$	17,247	$	17,887
International		5,162		5,027		4,486
Travel & Recreation Group		7,781		6,674		5,648
Corporate and other		145		178		231
	$	30,731	$	29,126	$	28,252
Capital expenditures:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S.	$	7,525	$	11,692	$	9,050
International		4,913		5,635		4,776
Travel & Recreation Group		15,201		3,271		3,214
Corporate and other		36		940		—
	$	27,675	$	21,538	$	17,040

Products and Services. Viad’s revenues for each group of products and services are presented in the following table:

	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
Exhibition and event services	$	726,429	$	670,054	$	590,444
Exhibits and environments		175,611		170,496		166,040
Travel and recreation services		123,191		101,814		88,277
Total revenues	$	1,025,231	$	942,364	$	844,761

Geographic Areas. Viad’s foreign operations are located principally in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United Arab Emirates. Marketing & Events Group revenues are designated as domestic or foreign based on the originating location of the product or service. Long-lived assets are attributed to domestic or foreign based principally on the physical location of the assets. Long-lived assets consist of “Property and equipment, net” and “Other investments and assets.” The table below presents the financial information by major geographic area:

	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Revenues:
United States	$	700,414	$	660,998	$	590,163
Canada		151,070		140,374		136,066
United Kingdom		153,027		124,208		93,092
Other international		20,720		16,784		25,440
Total revenues	$	1,025,231	$	942,364	$	844,761
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	141,727	$	145,217	$	117,751
Canada		76,067		47,624		51,182
United Kingdom		9,757		8,165		8,295
Other international		2,163		3,858		3,481
Total long-lived assets	$	229,714	$	204,864	$	180,709

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Debt (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Aggregate annual maturities of capital lease obligations
2013	$ 1,421
2014	594
2015	283
2016	34
2017	17
Total	2,349
Less: Amount representing interest	(123)
Present value of minimum lease payments	$ 2,226

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Other Investment and Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Other Investments and Assets [Abstract]

Summary of other investments and assets

	2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Cash surrender value of life insurance	$	19,142	$	18,812
Workers’ compensation insurance security deposits		3,350		4,658
Other		9,924		7,581
Total other investments and assets	$	32,416	$	31,051

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Employee Stock Ownership Feature of 401 (k) Plan

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Employee Stock Ownership Feature of 401 (k) Plan/Pension and Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Stock Ownership Feature of 401(k) Plan

Note 12. Employee Stock Ownership Feature of 401(k) Plan

Viad funds its matching contributions to employees’ 401(k) accounts through the Company’s ESOP portion of the Viad Corp Capital Accumulation Plan (the “401(k) Plan”). All eligible employees of Viad and its participating affiliates, other than certain employees covered by collective-bargaining agreements that do not expressly provide for participation of such employees in an employee stock ownership plan, may participate in the employee stock ownership feature within the 401(k) Plan.

In 1989, the ESOP borrowed $40.0 million (guaranteed by Viad) to purchase treasury shares from the Company. In 2004, Viad borrowed $12.4 million under its revolving credit agreement to pay in full the outstanding ESOP loan and obtain release of Viad from its guarantee of the loan. In connection with the loan payoff, the ESOP entered into a $12.4 million loan with Viad maturing in June 2009 calling for minimum quarterly principal payments of $250,000 plus interest. The same amount, representing unearned employee benefits, was recorded as a reduction of stockholders’ equity. In 2007, the loan agreement between the ESOP and Viad was extended to December 31, 2016. As of December 31, 2012, the balance of the ESOP loan was $1.3 million and is included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Unearned employee benefits and other.” The liability is reduced as the ESOP makes principal payments on the borrowing, and the amount offsetting stockholders’ equity is reduced as stock is allocated to employees and benefits are charged to expense. The 401(k) Plan repays the loan using Viad contributions and dividends received on the unallocated Viad shares held by the 401(k) Plan.

Information regarding ESOP transactions is as follows:

	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Amounts paid by ESOP for:
Debt repayment	$	1,647	$	1,490	$	1,518
Interest		5		8		12
Amounts received from Viad as:
Contributions		1,604		1,435		1,444
Dividends		48		63		86

Shares were released for allocation to participants based upon the ratio of the current year’s principal and interest payments to the sum of the total principal and interest payments expected over the remaining life of the loan. Viad recorded expense of $1.7 million, $1.6 million and $1.5 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Unallocated shares held by the 401(k) Plan totaled 130,577 and 293,280 as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Shares allocated during 2012 and 2011 totaled 162,703 and 147,089, respectively.

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Leases and Other (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012
Future minimum rental payments and related sublease rentals receivable
Rental Payments, 2013	$ 17,793
Rental Payments, 2014	16,320
Rental Payments, 2015	9,824
Rental Payments, 2016	6,842
Rental Payments, 2017	5,288
Rental Payments, Thereafter	9,323
Rental Payments, Total	65,390
Receivable Under Subleases, 2013	1,592
Receivable Under Subleases, 2014	990
Receivable Under Subleases, 2015	746
Receivable Under Subleases, 2016	494
Receivable Under Subleases, 2017	480
Receivable Under Subleases, Thereafter	951
Receivable Under Subleases, Total	$ 5,253