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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Common Stock | Additional Capital | Retained Earnings (Deficit) | Unearned Employee Benefits and Other | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Common Stock in Treasury | Total Viad Equity | Non-Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest
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Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | $ 347,702 | $ 37,402 | $ 582,066 | $ (36,427) | $ 23 | $ (589) | $ (247,088) | $ 335,387 | $ 12,315
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 27,048 |  |  | 26,606 |  |  |  | 26,606 | 442
Dividends on common stock ($0.40 per share) | (8,036) |  |  | (8,036) |  |  |  | (8,036) |
Common stock purchased for treasury | (4,816) |  |  |  |  |  | (4,816) | (4,816) |
Employee benefit plans | 4,536 |  | (7,957) |  |  |  | 12,493 | 4,536 |
Share-based compensation—equity awards | 2,156 |  | 2,156 |  |  |  |  | 2,156 |
Tax expense from share-based compensation | 360 |  | 360 |  |  |  |  | 360 |
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment | (35,673) |  |  |  |  | (35,673) |  | (35,673) |
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (125) |  |  |  |  | (125) |  | (125) |
Amortization of net actuarial gain (loss) | 2,556 |  |  |  |  | 2,556 |  | 2,556 |
Amortization of prior service cost | (345) |  |  |  |  | (345) |  | (345) |
Other, net | (25) |  | (102) | (9) | 86 |  |  | (25) |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 | 335,338 | 37,402 | 576,523 | (17,866) | 109 | (34,176) | (239,411) | 322,581 | 12,757
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 42,795 |  |  | 42,269 |  |  |  | 42,269 | 526
Dividends on common stock ($0.40 per share) | (8,111) |  |  | (8,111) |  |  |  | (8,111) |
Common stock purchased for treasury | (722) |  |  |  |  |  | (722) | (722) |
Employee benefit plans | 3,921 |  | (5,251) |  |  |  | 9,172 | 3,921 |
Share-based compensation—equity awards | 2,525 |  | 2,525 |  |  |  |  | 2,525 |
Tax expense from share-based compensation | 95 |  | 95 |  |  |  |  | 95 |
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment | (5,827) |  |  |  |  | (5,827) |  | (5,827) |
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 75 |  |  |  |  | 75 |  | 75 |
Amortization of net actuarial gain (loss) | 894 |  |  |  |  | 894 |  | 894 |
Amortization of prior service cost | (357) |  |  |  |  | (357) |  | (357) |
Other, net | 12 |  | (51) | (1) | 63 |  | 1 | 12 |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | 370,638 | 37,402 | 573,841 | 16,291 | 172 | (39,391) | (230,960) | 357,355 | 13,283
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 58,184 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 58,230 |  |  | 57,707 |  |  |  | 57,707 | 523
Dividends on common stock ($0.40 per share) | (8,160) |  |  | (8,160) |  |  |  | (8,160) |
Common stock purchased for treasury | (2,119) |  |  |  |  |  | (2,119) | (2,119) |
Employee benefit plans | 4,177 |  | (2,687) |  |  |  | 6,864 | 4,177 |
Share-based compensation—equity awards | 3,623 |  | 3,623 |  |  |  |  | 3,623 |
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment | 17,058 |  |  |  |  | 17,058 |  | 17,058 |
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 195 |  |  |  |  | 195 |  | 195 |
Amortization of net actuarial gain (loss) | 344 |  |  |  |  | 344 |  | 344 |
Amortization of prior service cost | (774) |  |  |  |  | (774) |  | (774) |
Other, net | (275) |  | (319) | (2) | 46 |  |  | (275) |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | $ 442,937 | $ 37,402 | $ 574,458 | $ 65,836 | $ 218 | $ (22,568) | $ (226,215) | $ 429,131 | $ 13,806

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