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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Summary of the Goodwill Balances by Component and Segment | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
(in thousands) |  | GES U.S. |  |  | GES International |  |  | Pursuit |  |  | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 112,300 |  |  | $ | 38,635 |  |  | $ | 34,288 |  |  | $ | 185,223 |
Business acquisitions |  |  | 35,977 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 35,681 |  |  |  | 71,658 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,175 | ) |  |  | 1,316 |  |  |  | (2,859 | )
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  |  | 148,277 |  |  |  | 34,460 |  |  |  | 71,285 |  |  |  | 254,022 |
Business acquisitions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,060 |  |  |  | 7,094 |  |  |  | 8,154 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,320 |  |  |  | 5,055 |  |  |  | 8,375 |
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 148,277 |  |  | $ | 38,840 |  |  | $ | 83,434 |  |  | $ | 270,551 |
Goodwill by reporting unit and segment | The following table summarizes goodwill by reporting unit and segment:
|  | December 31, |
(in thousands) |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
GES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ | 148,277 |  |  | $ | 148,277 |
International: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
GES EMEA |  |  | 31,612 |  |  |  | 27,694 |
GES Canada |  |  | 7,228 |  |  |  | 6,766 |
Total GES |  |  | 187,117 |  |  |  | 182,737 |
Pursuit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Banff Jasper Collection |  |  | 35,305 |  |  |  | 32,587 |
Alaska Collection |  |  | 3,184 |  |  |  | 3,184 |
Glacier Park Collection |  |  | 1,268 |  |  |  | 1,268 |
FlyOver |  |  | 43,677 |  |  |  | 34,246 |
Total Pursuit |  |  | 83,434 |  |  |  | 71,285 |
Total Goodwill |  | $ | 270,551 |  |  | $ | 254,022 |
Summary of Other Intangible Assets | Other intangible assets consisted of the following:
|  | December 31, 2017 |  |  | December 31, 2016 |
(in thousands) |  | Gross Carrying Value |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Carrying Value |  |  | Gross Carrying Value |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Net Carrying Value |
Amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer contracts and relationships |  | $ | 68,798 |  |  | $ | (23,696 | ) |  | $ | 45,102 |  |  | $ | 67,762 |  |  | $ | (14,345 | ) |  | $ | 53,417 |
Operating contracts and licenses |  |  | 9,951 |  |  |  | (1,094 | ) |  |  | 8,857 |  |  |  | 9,315 |  |  |  | (652 | ) |  |  | 8,663 |
Tradenames |  |  | 8,633 |  |  |  | (2,873 | ) |  |  | 5,760 |  |  |  | 8,324 |  |  |  | (1,440 | ) |  |  | 6,884 |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 5,363 |  |  |  | (3,007 | ) |  |  | 2,356 |  |  |  | 5,190 |  |  |  | (1,369 | ) |  |  | 3,821 |
Other |  |  | 896 |  |  |  | (650 | ) |  |  | 246 |  |  |  | 886 |  |  |  | (458 | ) |  |  | 428 |
Total amortized intangible assets |  |  | 93,641 |  |  |  | (31,320 | ) |  |  | 62,321 |  |  |  | 91,477 |  |  |  | (18,264 | ) |  |  | 73,213 |
Unamortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business licenses |  |  | 460 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 460 |  |  |  | 460 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 460 |
Other intangible assets |  | $ | 94,101 |  |  | $ | (31,320 | ) |  | $ | 62,781 |  |  | $ | 91,937 |  |  | $ | (18,264 | ) |  | $ | 73,673 |
Estimated Amortization Expense Related to Amortized Intangible Assets | The estimated future amortization expense related to amortized intangible assets held at December 31, 2017 is as follows:
(in thousands) |  |  |  |
Year ending December 31, |  |  |  |
2018 |  | $ | 11,013 |
2019 |  |  | 9,945 |
2020 |  |  | 8,444 |
2021 |  |  | 7,447 |
2022 |  |  | 5,895 |
Thereafter |  |  | 19,577 |
Total |  | $ | 62,321 |

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