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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 | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | $ 415,435 | $ 1,302,736 | $ 1,237,324
GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 338,625 | 1,079,923 | 1,052,037
GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 338,625 | 1,079,923 | 1,052,037
GES | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | (3,680) | (20,741) | (17,140)
Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 76,810 | 222,813 | 185,287
Pursuit | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 76,810 | 222,813 | 185,287
Pursuit | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | (317) | (1,686) | (1,551)
North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 288,921 | 884,105 | 866,187
EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 53,384 | 216,559 | 202,990
Services Transferred Over Time | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 298,945 | 936,604 | 913,986
Services Transferred Over Time | GES | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | (3,680) | (20,741) | (17,140)
Services Transferred Over Time | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 52,583 | 164,930 | 137,404
Services Transferred Over Time | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 260,964 | 809,499 | 793,343
Services Transferred Over Time | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 41,661 | 147,846 | 137,783
Products Transferred Over Time | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 15,517 | 61,668 | 60,193
Products Transferred Over Time | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 13,068 | 45,597 | 44,109
Products Transferred Over Time | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue | [1] | 2,449 | 16,071 | 16,084
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 24,163 | 81,651 | 77,858
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 24,227 | 57,883 | 47,883
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 14,889 | 29,009 | 28,735
Products Transferred at a Point in Time | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 9,274 | 52,642 | 49,123
Core Services | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 265,222 | 815,621 | 794,918
Core Services | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 231,666 | 701,721 | 689,804
Core Services | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 33,556 | 113,900 | 105,114
Audio Visual | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 24,274 | 102,375 | 95,342
Audio Visual | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 20,148 | 78,178 | 73,331
Audio Visual | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 4,126 | 24,197 | 22,011
Event Technology | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 13,129 | 39,349 | 40,866
Event Technology | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 9,150 | 29,600 | 30,208
Event Technology | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 3,979 | 9,749 | 10,658
Total Services | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 298,945 | 936,604 | 913,986
Total Services | GES | Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | (3,680) | (20,741) | (17,140)
Total Services | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 52,583 | 164,930 | 137,404
Total Services | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 260,964 | 809,499 | 793,343
Total Services | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 41,661 | 147,846 | 137,783
Core Products | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 39,680 | 143,319 | 138,051
Core Products | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 27,957 | 74,606 | 72,844
Core Products | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 11,723 | 68,713 | 65,207
Exhibitions | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 252,030 | 623,050 | 635,738
Exhibitions | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 211,953 | 463,653 | 486,400
Exhibitions | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 40,077 | 159,397 | 149,338
Conferences | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 49,160 | 278,010 | 247,305
Conferences | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 41,371 | 253,511 | 223,096
Conferences | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 7,789 | 24,499 | 24,209
Corporate Events | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 29,874 | 171,562 | 153,497
Corporate Events | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 24,521 | 139,935 | 126,084
Corporate Events | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 5,353 | 31,627 | 27,413
Consumer Events | GES |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 11,241 | 28,042 | 32,637
Consumer Events | North America | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 11,076 | 27,006 | 30,607
Consumer Events | EMEA | GES | Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 165 | 1,036 | 2,030
Admissions | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 19,939 | 85,371 | 83,000
Accommodations | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 29,800 | 60,672 | 37,470
Transportation | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 2,694 | 14,594 | 13,956
Travel Planning | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 467 | 5,979 | 4,529
Food and Beverage | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 10,295 | 31,838 | 25,962
Retail Operations | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 13,932 | 26,045 | 21,921
Products |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 63,907 | 201,202 | 185,935
Products | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 24,227 | 57,883 | 47,883
Banff Jasper Collection | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 46,913 | 133,229 | 106,106
Alaska Collection | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 6,282 | 39,406 | 36,451
Glacier Park Collection | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | 17,596 | 37,121 | 31,465
FlyOver | Pursuit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  | $ 6,019 | $ 13,057 | $ 11,265
[1] | 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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