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Overview and Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Segment Lodge Recreational Excursion RetailShop DiningOutlet | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | Segment |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Amount reclassified from operating expenses (cost of services and corporate activities) to other expense, with retrospective effect | [1] | $ 527 | $ 248 | $ 1,308 |  | $ 922
Tax cuts and jobs act of 2017 incomplete accounting current income tax expense |  | 3,100 |  |  |  |
Increase to net income on adopting Topic 606 |  | 37,389 | 44,657 | $ 51,492 |  | 79,381
Percentage of non equity ownership related redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  | 54.50% |  |
Glacier Park Inc |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of non-equity ownership related to non-redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |
ASU 2017-07 |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative-effect adjustment to increase beginning retained earnings |  |  |  | $ 600 |  |
Amount reclassified from operating expenses (cost of services and corporate activities) to other expense, with retrospective effect |  |  | 248 |  |  | 922
ASU 2018-02 |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reclassified the income tax effects of the tax act from AOCI to retained earnings |  | 1,600 |  | 1,680 | [2] |
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Effect of Change |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase to net income on adopting Topic 606 |  | 700 |  | 1,900 |  |
Minimum | Accounting Standards Update 2016 02 |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Anticipated lease liability and related right of use asset |  | 60,000 |  | 60,000 |  |
Services |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction to cost of services on adopting Topic 606 |  | 254,638 | 245,757 | 792,775 |  | 808,304
Services | ASU 2017-07 |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction to cost of services on adopting Topic 606 |  |  | $ (199) |  |  | $ (716)
Services | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Effect of Change |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction to cost of services on adopting Topic 606 |  | $ 1,000 |  | $ 2,600 |  |
GES |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of product lines | Segment |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Number of live event markets | Segment |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Pursuit |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business lines | Segment |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Pursuit | Banff Jasper Collection |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of world-class recreational attractions | Recreational |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Pursuit | Banff Jasper Collection | Banff National Park |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lodges | Lodge |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Pursuit | Banff Jasper Collection | Jasper National Park |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lodges | Lodge |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Pursuit | Alaska Collection | Denali National Park and Preserve |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lodges | Lodge |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Number of sightseeing excursion | Excursion |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Pursuit | Alaska Collection | Talkeetna |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lodges | Lodge |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Pursuit | Alaska Collection | Kenai Fjords National Park |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lodges | Lodge |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Pursuit | Glacier Park Collection |  |  |  |  |  |
Overview And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lodges | Lodge |  |  |  | 7 |  |
Number of retail shops | RetailShop |  |  |  | 12 |  |
Number of dining outlets | DiningOutlet |  |  |  | 11 |  |
[1] | We adopted ASU 2017-07 on January 1, 2018, which requires retrospective adoption. As a result, we recorded the nonservice cost component of net periodic benefit cost within other expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, and we reclassified $0.2 million from operating expenses to other expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to conform with current period presentation. Refer to Note 1 – Overview and Basis of Presentation for additional details on the impact of this adoption on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
[2] | Upon the adoption of ASU 2018-02, we recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment from AOCI to beginning retained earnings.

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