Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue:
Exhibition and event services		$ 201,286	$ 213,252
Exhibits and environments		34,850	43,676
Travel and recreation services		5,226	7,468
Total revenue		241,362	264,396
Costs and expenses:
Costs of services		214,227	225,261
Costs of products sold		33,415	40,260
Corporate activities		1,911	2,810
Interest income		(56)	(63)
Interest expense		1,284	1,151
Restructuring charges		992	216
Total costs and expenses		251,773	269,635
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(10,411)	(5,239)
Income tax benefit		(3,452)	(3,267)
Loss from continuing operations		(6,959)	(1,972)
Loss from discontinued operations		(186)	(148)
Net loss		(7,145)	(2,120)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		162	64
Net loss attributable to Viad		$ (6,983)	$ (2,056)
Diluted loss per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ (0.34)	$ (0.10)
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		(0.01)
Net loss attributable to Viad common stockholders	[1]	$ (0.35)	$ (0.10)
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive common shares		19,914	19,736
Basic loss per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ (0.34)	$ (0.10)
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		(0.01)
Net loss attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ (0.35)	$ (0.10)
Weighted-average outstanding common shares		19,914	19,736
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Amounts attributable to Viad common stockholders
Loss from continuing operations		$ (6,797)	$ (1,908)
Loss from discontinued operations		(186)	(148)
Net loss attributable to Viad		$ (6,983)	$ (2,056)

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