Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of income statement items from reportable segments

Our reportable segments, with reconciliations to consolidated totals, are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Revenue:
GES:
U.S.	$	872,154		$	826,408		$	720,882
International		282,712			248,503			272,634
Intersegment eliminations		(21,769	)		(20,172	)		(16,638	)
Total GES		1,133,097			1,054,739			976,878
Pursuit		173,868			153,364			112,170
Corporate eliminations (1)		—			(3,133	)		—
Total revenue	$	1,306,965		$	1,204,970		$	1,089,048
Segment operating income:
GES:
U.S.	$	34,494		$	40,524		$	14,563
International		15,475			9,699			12,211
Total GES		49,969			50,223			26,774
Pursuit		47,082			35,705			27,810
Segment operating income		97,051			85,928			54,584
Corporate eliminations (1)		67			(743	)		—
Corporate activities		(12,877	)		(10,322	)		(9,720	)
Operating income		84,241			74,863			44,864
Interest income		319			1,165			658
Interest expense		(8,304	)		(5,898	)		(4,535	)
Restructuring recoveries (charges):
GES U.S.		354			(2,893	)		(541	)
GES International		(1,061	)		(1,559	)		(1,813	)
Pursuit		(86	)		(171	)		(200	)
Corporate		(211	)		(560	)		(402	)
Impairment recoveries (charges):
Pursuit		29,098			(218	)		(96	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	104,350		$	64,729		$	37,935

⁽¹⁾ Corporate eliminations during 2017 represent the elimination of depreciation expense recorded by Pursuit associated with previously eliminated intercompany profit realized by GES for renovations to Pursuit’s Banff Gondola. Corporate eliminations recorded during 2016 represent the elimination of intercompany revenue and profit realized by GES for work completed on renovations to Pursuit’s Banff Gondola.

Reconciliation of assets from reportable segments

	December 31,
(in thousands)	2017		2016			2015
Assets:
GES:
U.S.	$	380,909	$	380,951		$	294,618
International		135,917		109,705			115,494
Pursuit		350,256		301,941			195,527
Corporate and other		52,817		77,219			85,084
	$	919,899	$	869,816		$	690,723
Depreciation and amortization:
GES:
U.S.	$	29,088	$	21,473		$	18,658
International		8,176		8,092			8,435
Pursuit		17,653		12,967			7,974
Corporate and other		197		211			164
	$	55,114	$	42,743		$	35,231
Capital expenditures:
GES:
U.S.	$	17,337	$	14,291		$	8,066
International		8,084		5,033			8,366
Pursuit		30,786		31,861			13,107
Corporate and other(1)		414		(1,370	)		300
	$	56,621	$	49,815		$	29,839

⁽¹⁾ The 2016 amount includes an intercompany elimination for work completed by GES on renovations to Pursuit’s Banff Gondola.

Financial information by major geographic area

The table below presents the financial information by major geographic area:

	December 31,
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Revenue:
United States	$	913,210	$	855,304	$	726,436
EMEA		209,824		205,028		220,046
Canada		183,931		144,638		142,566
Total revenue	$	1,306,965	$	1,204,970	$	1,089,048
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	180,345	$	182,611	$	139,479
EMEA		43,630		37,083		15,714
Canada		129,108		104,461		71,677
Total long-lived assets	$	353,083	$	324,155	$	226,870