CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue:
Total revenue		$ 306,008	$ 285,594
Costs and expenses:
Corporate activities		789	1,833
Interest income		(79)	(98)
Interest expense		4,018	2,915
Other expense		419	455
Restructuring charges		851	688
Legal settlement			8,500
Impairment charges		88,380
Total costs and expenses		409,786	311,123
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes		(103,778)	(25,529)
Income tax benefit		(15,797)	(7,595)
Loss from continuing operations		(87,981)	(17,934)
Loss from discontinued operations		(454)	(287)
Net loss		(88,435)	(18,221)
Net loss attributable to non-redeemable noncontrolling interest		1,333	420
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		517	24
Net loss attributable to Viad		$ (86,585)	$ (17,777)
Diluted loss per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ (4.27)	$ (0.88)
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		(0.02)	(0.01)
Net loss attributable to Viad common stockholders	[1]	$ (4.29)	$ (0.89)
Weighted-average outstanding and potentially dilutive common shares		20,215	20,076
Basic loss per common share:
Continuing operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ (4.27)	$ (0.88)
Discontinued operations attributable to Viad common stockholders		(0.02)	(0.01)
Net loss attributable to Viad common stockholders		$ (4.29)	$ (0.89)
Weighted-average outstanding common shares		20,215	20,076
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Amounts attributable to Viad common stockholders
Loss from continuing operations		$ (86,131)	$ (17,490)
Loss from discontinued operations		(454)	(287)
Net loss attributable to Viad		(86,585)	(17,777)
Services
Revenue:
Total revenue		275,556	250,641
Costs and expenses:
Costs and expenses		284,402	263,356
Products
Revenue:
Total revenue		30,452	34,953
Costs and expenses:
Costs and expenses		$ 31,006	$ 33,474

[1] ^{Diluted loss per share amount cannot exceed basic loss per share.}