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Revenue and Related Contract Costs and Contract Liabilities - Disaggregate GES and Pursuit Revenue by Major Product Line Timing of Revenue Recognition and Markets Served (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | $ 285,594 | $ 277,428
GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 274,927 | 267,706
GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 274,927 | 267,706
GES | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | (2,690) | (3,278)
Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 10,667 | 9,722
Pursuit | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 10,667 | 9,722
Pursuit | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | (185) | (206)
North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 223,241 | 222,064
EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 54,376 | 48,920
Services Transferred Over Time | GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 242,256 | 237,793
Services Transferred Over Time | GES | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | (2,690) | (3,278)
Services Transferred Over Time | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 8,385 | 7,755
Services Transferred Over Time | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 207,042 | 205,644
Services Transferred Over Time | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 37,904 | 35,427
Products Transferred Over Time | GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [2] | 14,748 | 14,698
Products Transferred Over Time | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1],[2] | 11,269 | 11,369
Products Transferred Over Time | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1],[2] | 3,479 | 3,329
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 17,923 | 15,215
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 2,282 | 1,967
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 4,930 | 5,051
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 12,993 | 10,164
Core Services | GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 210,936 | 209,510
Core Services | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 179,873 | 180,525
Core Services | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 31,063 | 28,985
Audio Visual | GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 22,294 | 20,252
Audio Visual | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 18,406 | 17,084
Audio Visual | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 3,888 | 3,168
Event Technology | GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 11,716 | 11,309
Event Technology | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 8,763 | 8,035
Event Technology | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 2,953 | 3,274
Total Services | GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 242,256 | 237,793
Total Services | GES | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | (2,690) | (3,278)
Total Services | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 8,385 | 7,755
Total Services | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 207,042 | 205,644
Total Services | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 37,904 | 35,427
Core Products | GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 32,671 | 29,913
Core Products | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 16,199 | 16,420
Core Products | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 16,472 | 13,493
Exhibitions | GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 182,084 | 185,753
Exhibitions | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 136,429 | 145,818
Exhibitions | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 45,655 | 39,935
Conferences | GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 50,844 | 44,477
Conferences | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 47,862 | 39,089
Conferences | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 2,982 | 5,388
Corporate Events | GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 38,332 | 34,305
Corporate Events | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 32,787 | 30,903
Corporate Events | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 5,545 | 3,402
Consumer Events | GES |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 6,357 | 6,449
Consumer Events | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 6,163 | 6,254
Consumer Events | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 194 | 195
Accommodations | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 2,418 | 1,705
Admissions | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 3,525 | 3,579
Transportation | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 1,995 | 2,369
Travel Planning | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 632 | 308
Food and Beverage | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 1,364 | 1,219
Retail Operations | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 918 | 748
Products |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 34,953 | 31,880
Products | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 2,282 | 1,967
Banff Jasper Collection | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 7,870 | 7,089
Alaska Collection | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 180 | 213
Glacier Park Collection | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 823 | 626
FlyOver | Pursuit |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenue |  | $ 1,794 | $ 1,794
[1] | During the first quarter of 2019, we realigned GES’ organizational structure. As a result, we changed GES’ reportable segments to reflect how our chief operating decision maker regularly reviews and makes decisions regarding the allocation of resources. Accordingly, GES’ new reportable segments are GES North America and GES EMEA.
[2] | GES’ graphics product revenue is recognized over time as it is considered a part of the single performance obligation satisfied over time.

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