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Selected Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) - Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue: |  | $ 277,285 | $ 339,099 | $ 364,774 | $ 325,807 | $ 256,396 | $ 382,465 | $ 324,747 | $ 241,362 | $ 1,306,965 | $ 1,204,970 | $ 1,089,048
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ongoing operations | [1] | (4,726) | 47,066 | 39,402 | 12,684 | (1,466) | 58,917 | 34,014 | (6,280) |  |  |
Corporate activities |  | (2,785) | (4,474) | (3,008) | (2,610) | (2,932) | (2,772) | (2,707) | (1,911) |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  | (187) | (255) | (168) | (394) | (1,519) | (1,697) | (975) | (992) | (1,004) | (5,183) | (2,956)
Impairment recoveries (charges) |  |  | 24,467 | 2,247 | 2,384 | (98) | (120) |  |  | 29,098 | (218) | (96)
Operating income (loss) |  | (7,698) | 66,804 | 38,473 | 12,064 | (6,015) | 54,328 | 30,332 | (9,183) | 84,241 | 74,863 | 44,864
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Viad |  | (21,814) | 44,758 | 27,438 | 7,593 | (4,136) | 34,013 | 19,873 | (6,797) | 58,452 | 43,479 | 27,442
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad |  | $ (21,674) | $ 44,657 | $ 27,947 | $ 6,777 | $ (4,049) | $ 33,792 | $ 19,509 | $ (6,983) | $ 57,707 | $ 42,269 | $ 26,606
Basic and Diluted income (loss) per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations attributable to Viad | [2] | $ (1.08) | $ 2.19 | $ 1.35 | $ 0.37 | $ (0.21) | $ 1.68 | $ 0.98 | $ (0.34) |  |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to Viad common stockholders | [2] | $ (1.07) | $ 2.19 | $ 1.37 | $ 0.33 | $ (0.20) | $ 1.67 | $ 0.96 | $ (0.35) |  |  |
[1] | Represents revenue less costs of services and cost of products sold.
[2] | The sum of quarterly income per share amounts may not equal annual income per share due to rounding.

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