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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, 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 |  | 58,230 |  |  | 57,707 |  |  |  |  | 57,707 | 523
Dividends on common stock ($0.40 per share) |  | (8,160) |  |  | (8,160) |  |  |  |  | (8,160) |
Payment of payroll taxes on stock-based compensation through shares withheld |  | (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, net of tax |  | 17,058 |  |  |  |  | 17,058 |  |  | 17,058 |
Unrealized gains on investments, net of tax effects of $0, $0, and $121 |  | 195 |  |  |  |  | 195 |  |  | 195 |
Change in net actuarial loss, net of tax effects of $(44), $305, and $163 |  | 344 |  |  |  |  | 344 |  |  | 344 |
Change in prior service cost, net of tax effects of $(48), $(52), and $(473) |  | (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
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 49,712 |  |  | 49,170 |  |  |  |  | 49,170 | 542
Dividends on common stock ($0.40 per share) |  | (8,154) |  |  | (8,154) |  |  |  |  | (8,154) |
Payment of payroll taxes on stock-based compensation through shares withheld |  | (1,209) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,209) | (1,209) |
Common stock purchased for treasury |  | (17,174) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,174) | (17,174) |
Employee benefit plans |  | 4,902 |  | (1,905) |  |  |  |  | 6,807 | 4,902 |
Share-based compensation - equity awards |  | 2,849 |  | 2,849 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,849 |
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax |  | (24,306) |  |  |  |  | (24,306) |  |  | (24,306) |
Change in net actuarial loss, net of tax effects of $(44), $305, and $163 |  | 1,236 |  |  |  |  | 1,236 |  |  | 1,236 |
Change in prior service cost, net of tax effects of $(48), $(52), and $(473) |  | (153) |  |  |  |  | (153) |  |  | (153) |
Adoption of ASU | ASU 2016-01 |  |  |  |  | 616 |  | (616) | [1] |  |  |
Adoption of ASU | Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 | [2] |  |  |  |  |  | (1,568) |  |  |  |
Adoption of ASU | Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 |  |  |  |  | 1,568 |  | (1,568) |  |  |  |
Other, net |  | (85) |  | (63) | (4) | (19) |  |  | 1 | (85) |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | 450,555 | 37,402 | 575,339 | 109,032 | 199 | (47,975) |  | (237,790) | 436,207 | 14,348
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 24,344 |  |  | 22,035 |  |  |  |  | 22,035 | 2,309
Dividends on common stock ($0.40 per share) |  | (8,094) |  |  | (8,094) |  |  |  |  | (8,094) |
Distributions to noncontrolling interest |  | (407) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (407)
Payment of payroll taxes on stock-based compensation through shares withheld |  | (3,046) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,046) | (3,046) |
Employee benefit plans |  | 5,530 |  | (3,659) |  |  |  |  | 9,189 | 5,530 |
Share-based compensation - equity awards |  | 2,755 |  | 2,755 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,755 |
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax |  | 13,613 |  |  |  |  | 12,533 |  |  | 12,533 | 1,080
Change in net actuarial loss, net of tax effects of $(44), $305, and $163 |  | (116) |  |  |  |  | (116) |  |  | (116) |
Change in prior service cost, net of tax effects of $(48), $(52), and $(473) |  | (141) |  |  |  |  | (141) |  |  | (141) |
Acquisitions |  | 62,401 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,401
Other, net |  | (165) |  | 38 | (2) | $ (199) |  |  | (2) | (165) |
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2019 |  | $ 547,229 | $ 37,402 | $ 574,473 | $ 122,971 |  | $ (35,699) |  | $ (231,649) | $ 467,498 | $ 79,731
[1] |
(1) | Upon the adoption of ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, we recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment from unrealized gains on investments to beginning retained earnings.
[2] | Upon the adoption of ASU 2018-02, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income: Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, we recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment from AOCI to beginning retained earnings.

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