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Revenue and Related Contract Costs and Contract Liabilities - Disaggregate Revenue of GES and Pursuit by Major Product Line Timing of Revenue Recognition and Markets Served (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | $ 267,706 |
Total services revenue | 245,548 | $ 290,643
Total products revenue | 31,880 | 35,164
Total revenue | 277,428 | $ 325,807
Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | (3,348) |
GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 203,868 |
GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 67,186 |
Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total services revenue | 7,755 |
Total products revenue | 1,967 |
Total revenue | 9,722 |
Pursuit | Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total services revenue | (206) |
Services Transferred Over Time |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 241,140 |
Services Transferred Over Time | GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 188,486 |
Services Transferred Over Time | GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 52,654 |
Services Transferred Over Time | Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total services revenue | 7,755 |
Products Transferred Over Time |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 14,699 |
Products Transferred Over Time | GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 10,592 |
Products Transferred Over Time | GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 4,107 |
Products Transferred at a Point in Time |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 15,215 |
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 4,790 |
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 10,425 |
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total products revenue | 1,967 |
Core Services |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 209,580 |
Core Services | GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 163,367 |
Core Services | GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 46,213 |
Audio Visual |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 20,252 |
Audio Visual | GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 17,084 |
Audio Visual | GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 3,168 |
Event Technology |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 11,309 |
Event Technology | GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 8,035 |
Event Technology | GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 3,274 |
Total Services |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 237,793 |
Total Services | Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | (3,348) |
Total Services | GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 188,486 |
Total Services | GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 52,655 |
Core Products |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 29,913 |
Core Products | GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 15,382 |
Core Products | GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 14,531 |
Exhibitions |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 185,824 |
Exhibitions | GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 130,494 |
Exhibitions | GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 55,330 |
Conferences |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 44,477 |
Conferences | GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 37,816 |
Conferences | GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 6,661 |
Corporate Events |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 34,304 |
Corporate Events | GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 29,444 |
Corporate Events | GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 4,860 |
Consumer Events |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 6,449 |
Consumer Events | GES U.S. |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 6,114 |
Consumer Events | GES International |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Disaggregate revenue | 335 |
Accommodations | Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total services revenue | 1,705 |
Admissions | Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total services revenue | 3,579 |
Transportation | Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total services revenue | 2,369 |
Travel Planning | Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total services revenue | 308 |
Food and Beverage | Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total products revenue | 1,219 |
Retail Operations | Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total products revenue | 748 |
Banff Jasper Collection | Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total revenue | 7,089 |
Alaska Collection | Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total revenue | 213 |
Glacier Park Collection | Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total revenue | 626 |
FlyOver | Pursuit |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Total revenue | $ 1,794 |

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