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Employee Stock Ownership Feature of 401Plan - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2004 | Dec. 31, 1989
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
ESOP borrowing to purchase treasury shares |  |  |  |  | $ 40,000,000 us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPDebtStructureDirectLoanAmount
Borrowings of Viad under its revolving credit agreement |  |  |  | 12,200,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit |
ESOP, Loan entered with Viad |  |  |  | 12,400,000 vvi_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanLoan |
Minimum quarterly principal payments |  |  |  | 250,000 vvi_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanPeriodicPaymentPrincipal |
Reduction of stockholders' equity |  |  |  | 250,000 vvi_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanPeriodicPaymentPrincipalAsReductionToStockholderEquity |
Expense recorded by Viad | $ 100,000 us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCompensationExpense | $ 1,300,000 us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCompensationExpense | $ 1,700,000 us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPCompensationExpense |  |
Unallocated shares | 0 us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPNumberOfCommittedToBeReleasedShares | 4,361 us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPNumberOfCommittedToBeReleasedShares |  |  |
Shares allocated |  | 126,216 us-gaap_EmployeeStockOwnershipPlanESOPNumberOfAllocatedShares |  |  |

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- Definition The amount of plan compensation cost recognized during the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6418621&loc=d3e17540-113929 + Details
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- Definition The amount reported as a liability as of the balance sheet date by the entity (the employer) of the loan made by a third-party lender directly to the ESOP. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Direct Loan -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6510849 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 40 -Section 25 -Paragraph 9 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6418455&loc=d3e16545-113920 + Details
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- Definition The shares or units in an ESOP trust that have been assigned to individual participant accounts based on a known formula. IRS rules require allocations to be nondiscriminatory generally based on compensation, length of service, or a combination of both. For any particular participant such shares or units may be vested, unvested, or partially vested. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6418621&loc=d3e17540-113929 + Details
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- Definition The shares that, although not legally released, will be released by a future scheduled and committed debt service payment and will be allocated to employees for service rendered in the current accounting period. The ESOP documents typically define the period of service to which the shares relate. ESOP shares are released to compensate employees directly, to settle employer liabilities for other employee benefits, and to replace dividends on allocated shares that are used for debt service. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6418621&loc=d3e17540-113929 + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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