Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of income statement items from reportable segments

Viad’s reportable segments, with reconciliations to consolidated totals, are as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2016			2015
Revenue:
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	183,737		$	192,943
International Segment		54,081			65,236
Intersegment eliminations		(1,682	)		(1,251	)
Total Marketing & Events Group		236,136			256,928
Travel & Recreation Group		5,226			7,468
Total revenue	$	241,362		$	264,396
Segment operating income (loss):
Marketing & Events Group:
U.S. Segment	$	862		$	2,637
International Segment		(569	)		1,047
Total Marketing & Events Group		293			3,684
Travel & Recreation Group		(6,573	)		(4,809	)
Segment operating loss		(6,280	)		(1,125	)
Corporate activities		(1,911	)		(2,810	)
Operating loss		(8,191	)		(3,935	)
Interest income		56			63
Interest expense		(1,284	)		(1,151	)
Restructuring (charges) recoveries:
Marketing & Events U.S. Segment		(293	)		(88	)
Marketing & Events International Segment		(215	)		(138	)
Travel & Recreation Group		(92	)		6
Corporate		(392	)		4
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(10,411	)	$	(5,239	)