Common and Preferred Stock - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Feb. 07, 2019
Common Stock Repurchases (Textual) [Abstract]
Authorized repurchase of additional shares				500,000
Repurchased shares		53,784	0
Shares remain available for repurchase		546,283
Common stock purchased for treasury		$ 2,800,000
Dividends payable, date of record	Apr. 13, 2020
Preferred stock, voting rights	one preferred stock purchase right per each outstanding share of Viad common stock to purchase one one-hundredth of a share
Preferred stock exercise price	$ 115,000.00
Preferred stock, redemption price per share	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage	10.00%
Preferred stock, redemption date	Feb. 28, 2021