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Litigation, Claims, Contingencies and Other - Narrative (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 Agreement | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |
Environmental remediation liability | $ 4,700,000 us-gaap_EnvironmentalExitCostsAssetsPreviouslyDisposedLiabilityForRemediation | $ 5,000,000 us-gaap_EnvironmentalExitCostsAssetsPreviouslyDisposedLiabilityForRemediation |
Maximum potential amount of future payments | 5,900,000 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure |  |
Guarantees relate to leased facilities expiry date | October 2017 |  |
Recourse provision to recover guarantees | 0 vvi_RecourseProvisionToRecoverGuarantees |  |
Bargaining agreements | 100 vvi_NumberOfBargainingAgreements |  |
Percent of Viad's regular full-time employees are covered by collective-bargaining agreements | 30.00%us-gaap_MultiemployerPlansCollectiveBargainingArrangementPercentageOfEmployersParticipants |  |
Contribution to multi-employer pension plans | 23,152,000 us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions | 20,313,000 us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions | 20,669,000 us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
Self Insurance Reserve, General Liability | 4,600,000 vvi_SelfInsuranceReserveLiabilityinExcessofSelfInsuranceLevelsforWhichCompanyisPrimaryObligorGeneralLiability |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Self Insurance Reserve | 19,900,000 us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserve |  |
Workers' Compensation Liability | 12,400,000 us-gaap_WorkersCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |
Self Insurance Reserve, General and Auto Insurance | 7,500,000 vvi_SelfInsuranceReserveGeneralandAutoInsurance |  |
Self Insurance Reserve | 4,500,000 vvi_DiscontinuedOperationsContinuationofActivitieswithDiscontinuedOperationafterDisposalSelfInsuranceReserve |  |
Payments for Self Insurance Claims, Net | 4,800,000 vvi_PaymentsforSelfInsuranceClaimsNet | 6,600,000 vvi_PaymentsforSelfInsuranceClaimsNet | 5,600,000 vvi_PaymentsforSelfInsuranceClaimsNet
Self-insured excess liability | 7,728,000 vvi_SelfInsuranceReserveLiabilityinExcessofSelfInsuranceLevelsforWhichCompanyisPrimaryObligor | 5,009,000 vvi_SelfInsuranceReserveLiabilityinExcessofSelfInsuranceLevelsforWhichCompanyisPrimaryObligor |
Self Insurance Reserve, Workers Compensation | 3,100,000 vvi_SelfInsuranceReserveLiabilityinExcessofSelfInsuranceLevelsforWhichCompanyisPrimaryObligorWorkersCompensation |  |
Maximum |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Insurance Liability, Per Claim, General Range | 400,000.0 vvi_InsuranceLiabilityPerClaimGeneralRange / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
Minimum |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Insurance Liability, Per Claim, General Range | $ 200,000.0 vvi_InsuranceLiabilityPerClaimGeneralRange / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |

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