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Acquisition of Businesses - Schedule of Recognized Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) $ in Thousands, CAD in Millions |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Dec. 29, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 29, 2016 CAD | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price, net of cash acquired |  |  | $ 1,661 | $ 145,735 |
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”) |  |  | $ 263,919 |  | $ 254,022
FlyOver Canada |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash | $ 50,920 | CAD 68.8 |  |  |
Cash acquired | (6) |  |  |  |
Purchase price, net of cash acquired | 50,914 |  |  |  |
Inventories | 11 |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses | 37 |  |  |  |
Property and equipment | 10,867 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 6,028 |  |  |  |
Total assets acquired | 16,943 |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities | 118 |  |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed | 118 |  |  |  |
Total fair value of net assets acquired | 16,825 |  |  |  |
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired (“goodwill”) | $ 34,089 |  |  |  |

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