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Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Narrative (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | May. 18, 2011 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate on credit facility |  | 2.30% | 2.40% |
Weighted interest rate on long term debt | 6.00% | 6.00% | 6.00% |
Fixed charge coverage ratio |  | 2.12 | 2.61 |
Leverage ratio |  | 1.66 | 1.73 |
Balance of long term debt | $ 141,020,000 | $ 116,907,000 | $ 141,020,000 |
Revolving credit facility and term loan, 2.3% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019 | 139,500,000 | 115,625,000 | 139,500,000 |
Capital lease obligations, 6.2% and 6.0% weighted-average interest at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2018 | 1,520,000 | 1,282,000 | $ 1,520,000 |
Remaining borrowing capacity on line of credit |  | 172,500,000 |  |
Letters of credit outstanding |  | 2,500,000 |  |
Commitment fee percentage on line of credit |  |  | 0.35% |
Maximum potential amount of future payments |  | $ 2,900,000 |  |
Recourse provisions |  | There are no recourse provisions that would enable Viad to recover from third parties any payments made under the guarantees |  |
Collateral on line of credit |  | Furthermore, there are no collateral or similar arrangements whereby Viad could recover payments. |  |
Fair value of debt | 123,000,000 | $ 101,600,000 | $ 123,000,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility and term loan, 2.3% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019 | 14,500,000 |  | 14,500,000 |
Term Loan |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility and term loan, 2.3% and 2.4% weighted-average interest rate at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, due through 2019 | $ 125,000,000 | 115,600,000 | 125,000,000 |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fixed charge coverage ratio | 1.75 |  |  |
Leverage ratio | 3.00 |  |  |
Annual share repurchase limit | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |
Leverage ratio required for dividend or share activity | 2.00 |  |  |
Required level of restricted cash | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Top Tier Foreign Subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percent of lenders security interest on capital stock foreign subsidiary | 65.00% |  |  |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Senior Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity on line of credit | $ 300,000,000 |  | 300,000,000 |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity on line of credit | 175,000,000 |  | 175,000,000 |
Additional borrowing capacity on line of credit | 100,000,000 |  | 100,000,000 |
Line of Credit borrowings used to support letter of credit | 40,000,000 |  | 40,000,000 |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Term Loan |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity on line of credit | $ 125,000,000 |  | $ 125,000,000 |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | First Debt Covenant Trigger |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Fixed charge coverage ratio | 2.00 |  |  |
Leverage ratio | 2.75 |  |  |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Second Debt Covenant Trigger |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio | 2.50 |  |  |
Amended 2014 Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity on line of credit |  |  |  | $ 180,000,000
2011 Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Balance of long term debt |  | $ 116,900,000 |  |

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- Definition Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455398&loc=d3e45280-112737 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 7 + Details
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