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Segment Information - Reconciliation of Income Statement Items from Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 415,435 | $ 1,302,736 | $ 1,237,324
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (124,862) | 79,445 | 77,591
Interest income |  | $ 64 | $ 58 | $ 176 | $ 79 | $ 109 | $ 79 | $ 83 | $ 98 | 377 | 369 | 354
Interest expense |  | (3,552) | (5,508) | (5,186) | (4,018) | (4,587) | (3,740) | (2,957) | (2,915) | (18,264) | (14,199) | (9,640)
Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal |  |  |  | (462) |  | (185) |  | (15,508) |  | (462) | (15,693) |
Other expense |  | (238) | (210) | (265) | (419) | (394) | (281) | (456) | (455) | (1,132) | (1,586) | (1,744)
Restructuring (charges) recoveries |  | (1,070) | (11,259) | (260) | (851) | (1,535) | (1,702) | (4,455) | (688) | (13,440) | (8,380) | (1,587)
Impairment charges (recoveries) |  |  | 676 | 114,020 | 88,380 | 5,346 |  |  |  | 203,076 | 5,346 | (35)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  | $ (57,855) | $ (27,005) | $ (172,221) | $ (103,778) | $ (14,867) | $ 46,498 | $ 20,008 | $ (25,529) | (360,859) | 26,110 | 65,009
GES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 338,625 | 1,079,923 | 1,052,037
Pursuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,810 | 222,813 | 185,287
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (116,240) | 90,243 | 88,517
Operating Segments | GES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 338,625 | 1,079,923 | 1,052,037
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (73,897) | 35,933 | 39,602
Legal settlement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,500) |
Operating Segments | Pursuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,810 | 222,813 | 185,287
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (42,343) | 54,310 | 48,915
Restructuring (charges) recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (132) | (52) | (140)
Impairment charges (recoveries) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,758) |  | 35
Intersegment Eliminations | GES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,680) | (20,741) | (17,140)
Intersegment Eliminations | Pursuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (317) | (1,686) | (1,551)
Corporate Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating income | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65 | 67 | 67
Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,687) | (10,865) | (10,993)
Restructuring (charges) recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (961) | (440) | 10
North America | Operating Segments | GES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 288,921 | 884,105 | 866,187
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (56,446) | 27,659 | 29,981
Restructuring (charges) recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,825) | (6,157) | (408)
Impairment charges (recoveries) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (171,095) | (5,346) |
EMEA | Operating Segments | GES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments reconciliations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,384 | 216,559 | 202,990
Segment operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,451) | 8,274 | 9,621
Restructuring (charges) recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,522) | $ (1,731) | $ (1,049)
Impairment charges (recoveries) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (30,223) |  |
[1] | Corporate eliminations represent the elimination of depreciation expense recorded by Pursuit associated with previously eliminated intercompany profit realized by GES for renovations to Pursuit’s Banff Gondola.

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