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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, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | $ 306,008 |  | $ 285,594 |
GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 292,485 |  | 274,927 |
GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 292,485 |  | 274,927 |
GES | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | (1,989) |  | (2,690) |
Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 13,523 |  | 10,667 |
Pursuit | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 13,523 |  | 10,667 |
Pursuit | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | (111) |  | (185) |
North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 251,758 |  | 223,241 |
EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 42,716 |  | 54,376 |
Services Transferred Over Time | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 264,576 |  | 242,256 |
Services Transferred Over Time | GES | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | (1,989) |  | (2,690) |
Services Transferred Over Time | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 10,980 |  | 8,385 |
Services Transferred Over Time | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 233,167 |  | 207,042 |
Services Transferred Over Time | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 33,398 |  | 37,904 |
Products Transferred Over Time | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 13,027 | [1] | 14,748 | [2]
Products Transferred Over Time | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 10,577 | [1] | 11,269 | [2]
Products Transferred Over Time | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 2,450 | [1] | 3,479 | [2]
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 14,882 |  | 17,923 |
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 2,543 |  | 2,282 |
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 8,014 |  | 4,930 |
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 6,868 |  | 12,993 |
Core Services | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 236,686 |  | 210,936 |
Core Services | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 210,183 |  | 179,873 |
Core Services | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 26,503 |  | 31,063 |
Audio Visual | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 21,464 |  | 22,294 |
Audio Visual | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 17,430 |  | 18,406 |
Audio Visual | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 4,034 |  | 3,888 |
Event Technology | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 8,415 |  | 11,716 |
Event Technology | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 5,554 |  | 8,763 |
Event Technology | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 2,861 |  | 2,953 |
Total Services | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 264,576 |  | 242,256 |
Total Services | GES | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | (1,989) |  | (2,690) |
Total Services | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 10,980 |  | 8,385 |
Total Services | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 233,167 |  | 207,042 |
Total Services | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 33,398 |  | 37,904 |
Core Products | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 27,909 |  | 32,671 |
Core Products | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 18,591 |  | 16,199 |
Core Products | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 9,318 |  | 16,472 |
Exhibitions | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 216,905 |  | 182,084 |
Exhibitions | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 184,358 |  | 136,429 |
Exhibitions | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 32,547 |  | 45,655 |
Conferences | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 40,697 |  | 50,844 |
Conferences | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 35,890 |  | 47,862 |
Conferences | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 4,807 |  | 2,982 |
Corporate Events | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 32,118 |  | 38,332 |
Corporate Events | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 26,964 |  | 32,787 |
Corporate Events | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 5,154 |  | 5,545 |
Consumer Events | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 4,754 |  | 6,357 |
Consumer Events | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 4,546 |  | 6,163 |
Consumer Events | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 208 |  | 194 |
Revolving Credit Facility | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 4,517 |  | 2,418 |
Admissions | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 4,102 |  | 3,525 |
Transportation | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 2,056 |  | 1,995 |
Travel Planning | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 416 |  | 632 |
Food and Beverage | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 1,649 |  | 1,364 |
Retail Operations | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 894 |  | 918 |
Products |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 30,452 |  | 34,953 |
Products | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 2,543 |  | 2,282 |
Banff Jasper Collection | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 9,799 |  | 7,870 |
Alaska Collection | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 151 |  | 180 |
Glacier Park Collection | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | 723 |  | 823 |
FlyOver | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | $ 2,850 |  | $ 1,794 |
[1] | GES’ graphics product revenue is earned over time over the duration of the event as it is considered a part of the single performance obligation satisfied over time.
[2] | GES’ graphics product revenue is earned over time over the duration of an event as it is considered a part of the single performance obligation satisfied over time.

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