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Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Tables) (Foreign Pension Plans [Member])

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Foreign Pension Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components of net periodic benefit cost of Viad's pension and postretirement benefit plans

		Domestic Plans
		Pension Plans								Postretirement Benefit Plans								Foreign Pension Plans
		2013				2012				2013				2012				2013				2012
		(in thousands)
Service cost		$	30			$	27			$	46			$	37			$	137			$	122
Interest cost			261				297				173				197				181				184
Expected return on plan assets			(100	)			(151	)			—				(22	)			(180	)			(156	)
Amortization of prior service credit			—				—				(225	)			(278	)			—				—
Recognized net actuarial loss			149				130				141				154				10				6
Net periodic benefit cost		$	340			$	303			$	135			$	88			$	148			$	156

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (h)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21915506&loc=d3e1928-114920

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