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Segment Information - Reconciliation of Income Statement Items from Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ 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
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total 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
Segment operating income |  | $ (7,698) | 66,804 | 38,473 | 12,064 | (6,015) | 54,328 | $ 30,332 | $ (9,183) | 84,241 | 74,863 | 44,864
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 319 | 1,165 | 658
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,304) | (5,898) | (4,535)
Impairment recoveries (charges) |  |  | $ 24,467 | $ 2,247 | $ 2,384 | $ (98) | $ (120) |  |  | 29,098 | (218) | (96)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,350 | 64,729 | 37,935
Pursuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment recoveries (charges) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (200) | (100)
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 97,051 | 85,928 | 54,584
Operating Segments | GES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,133,097 | 1,054,739 | 976,878
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,969 | 50,223 | 26,774
Operating Segments | Pursuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 173,868 | 153,364 | 112,170
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,082 | 35,705 | 27,810
Restructuring recoveries (charges) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (86) | (171) | (200)
Impairment recoveries (charges) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,098 | (218) | (96)
Intersegment Eliminations | GES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (21,769) | (20,172) | (16,638)
Corporate Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,133) |
Segment operating income | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67 | (743) |
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,877) | (10,322) | (9,720)
Restructuring recoveries (charges) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (211) | (560) | (402)
U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 913,210 | 855,304 | 726,436
U.S. | Operating Segments | GES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 872,154 | 826,408 | 720,882
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,494 | 40,524 | 14,563
Restructuring recoveries (charges) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 354 | (2,893) | (541)
International | Operating Segments | GES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 282,712 | 248,503 | 272,634
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,475 | 9,699 | 12,211
Restructuring recoveries (charges) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1,061) | $ (1,559) | $ (1,813)
[1] | Corporate eliminations during 2017 represent the elimination of depreciation expense recorded by Pursuit associated with previously eliminated intercompany profit realized by GES for renovations to Pursuit’s Banff Gondola. Corporate eliminations recorded during 2016 represent the elimination of intercompany revenue and profit realized by GES for work completed on renovations to Pursuit’s Banff Gondola.

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