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Acquisition of Businesses - Schedule of Purchase Price Allocated to Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 29, 2016 | Aug. 11, 2016 | Mar. 11, 2016 | Jan. 04, 2016
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Maligne Tours Ltd |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 9,244
Weighted average life | [1] |  |  |  | 26 years 8 months 12 days
Maligne Tours Ltd | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 788
Maligne Tours Ltd | Operating licenses |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 8,313
Maligne Tours Ltd | Trade name |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 143
CATC Alaska Tourism Corporation |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | $ 980 |
Weighted average life |  |  |  | 5 years 9 months 18 days |
CATC Alaska Tourism Corporation | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | $ 780 |
CATC Alaska Tourism Corporation | Trade name |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | $ 200 |
ON Event Services LLC |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  |  | $ 33,990 |  |
Weighted average life |  |  | 10 years 6 months |  |
ON Event Services LLC | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  |  | $ 27,620 |  |
ON Event Services LLC | Trade name |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  |  | 3,190 |  |
ON Event Services LLC | Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  |  | $ 3,180 |  |
FlyOver Canada |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  | $ 6,028 |  |  |
Weighted average life |  | 9 years 4 months 24 days |  |  |
FlyOver Canada | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  | $ 1,592 |  |  |
FlyOver Canada | Trade name |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  | 3,710 |  |  |
FlyOver Canada | Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of intangible assets acquired |  | $ 726 |  |  |
[1] | Largely attributable to operating licenses amortized over the remaining Parks Canada lease of 29 years.

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