Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenue:
Exhibition and event services		$ 240,278	$ 152,664	$ 681,592	$ 603,530
Exhibits and environments		44,785	36,199	123,871	128,830
Travel and recreation services		97,402	67,083	143,111	105,017
Total revenue		382,465	255,946	948,574	837,377
Costs and expenses:
Costs of services		278,764	205,227	743,032	667,356
Costs of products sold		44,784	36,148	118,891	120,289
Corporate activities		2,772	1,354	7,390	6,147
Interest income		(44)	(65)	(138)	(571)
Interest expense		1,489	1,198	4,109	3,452
Restructuring charges		1,697	257	3,664	1,542
Impairment charges		120		120
Total costs and expenses		329,582	244,119	877,068	798,215
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		52,883	11,827	71,506	39,162
Income tax expense		17,878	3,746	23,652	10,851
Income from continuing operations		35,005	8,081	47,854	28,311
Loss from discontinued operations		(221)	(163)	(771)	(233)
Net income		34,784	7,918	47,083	28,078
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(992)	(688)	(765)	(515)
Net income attributable to Viad		$ 33,792	$ 7,230	$ 46,318	$ 27,563
Diluted income per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ 1.68	$ 0.37	$ 2.33	$ 1.38
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		(0.01)	(0.01)	(0.04)	(0.01)
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders	[1]	$ 1.67	$ 0.36	$ 2.29	$ 1.37
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive common shares		20,207	19,974	20,150	19,946
Basic income per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ 1.68	$ 0.37	$ 2.33	$ 1.38
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		(0.01)	(0.01)	(0.04)	(0.01)
Net income attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ 1.67	$ 0.36	$ 2.29	$ 1.37
Weighted-average outstanding common shares		20,017	19,831	19,972	19,782
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.30	$ 0.30
Amounts attributable to Viad common stockholders
Income from continuing operations		$ 34,013	$ 7,393	$ 47,089	$ 27,796
Loss from discontinued operations		(221)	(163)	(771)	(233)
Net income attributable to Viad		$ 33,792	$ 7,230	$ 46,318	$ 27,563

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