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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract] |
Remaining maturities of highly-liquid investments | three months or less
Contracts completion period | 3 months
Percent of shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant | 40.00%
Percent of increments over the subsequent two anniversary dates | 30.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock awards description and terms | PBRS is subject to a graded vesting schedule whereby one third of the earned shares vest after the first year and the remaining earned shares vest in one-third increments each year over the next two years on the first business day in January
Stock options |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Share based compensation arrangements requisite service period | 5 years
Restricted Stock |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Share based compensation arrangements requisite service period | 3 years
Performance Shares |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Share based compensation arrangements requisite service period | 3 years
Liability Based Awards |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Share based compensation arrangements requisite service period | 3 years
Maximum | Restricted Stock |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Share based compensation arrangements vesting period | 5 years
Minimum | Restricted Stock |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Share based compensation arrangements vesting period | 3 years
Glacier Park Inc |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Numbers of hotel | 5
Percentage of owned subsidiary of Viad | 80.00%
Building | Maximum |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 40 years
Building | Minimum |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 15 years
Equipment | Maximum |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 12 years
Equipment | Minimum |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 3 years
Software | Maximum |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 10 years
Software | Minimum |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Property, plant and equipment, useful life | 3 years

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