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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures | The following summarizes Glacier Park’s expired concession contract operating results, which are presented in income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, in Viad’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014:
(in thousands) |  |
Total revenue |  | $ | — |
Costs and expenses |  | (68 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before income taxes |  | (68 | )
Income tax (expense) benefit |  | 20 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  | (48 | )
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax |  | 15,286 |
Income from discontinued operations |  | 15,238 |
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest |  | (2,668 | )
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Viad |  | $ | 12,570 |
Reconciliation of Noncontrolling Interest, Income Statement | The following is a reconciliation of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest for the three months ended March 31:
(in thousands) |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Income (loss) from continuing operations |  | $ | (64 | ) |  | $ | (131 | )
Income from discontinued operations |  | — |  |  | 2,668 |
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest |  | $ | (64 | ) |  | $ | 2,537 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e957-107759 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1510-107760 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1474-107760 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8077374&loc=d3e2443-110228 + Details
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