VSE Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - ASC 606 (Details)

Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies - ASC 606 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 01, 2018
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Receivables, net	$ 60,004				$ 55,760				$ 60,004	$ 55,760		$ 56,250
Unbilled receivables, net	41,255				42,577				41,255	42,577		45,961
Inventories, net	166,392				132,591				166,392	132,591		130,834
Accounts payable	57,408				66,015				57,408	66,015		65,517
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	37,133				40,243				37,133	40,243		40,898
Deferred tax liabilities	18,482				19,423				18,482	19,423		19,918
Retained earnings	301,073				267,902				301,073	267,902		269,367
Revenues	180,996	$ 168,931	$ 170,394	$ 176,897	194,795	$ 174,164	$ 193,860	$ 197,294	697,218	760,113	$ 691,790
Provision for income taxes									10,168	5,989	14,881
Net income	9,243	$ 10,034	$ 8,751	$ 7,052	17,357	$ 6,639	$ 7,807	$ 7,293	35,080	39,096	26,793
Deferred taxes									(1,371)	(10,534)	(1,146)
Receivables, net									(3,754)	(91)	(12,166)
Unbilled receivables, net									4,706	2,972	(10,581)
Inventories, net									(35,558)	3,749	(27,217)
Accounts payable and deferred compensation									(7,405)	(23,587)	54,743
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities									(2,515)	7,562	4,253
Net cash provided by operating activities									18,855	50,420	47,193
Without Adoption of ASC 606
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Receivables, net					55,760					55,760
Unbilled receivables, net	36,451				42,577				36,451	42,577
Inventories, net	169,673				132,591				169,673	132,591
Accounts payable					66,015					66,015
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	37,133				40,243				37,133	40,243
Deferred tax liabilities	18,097				19,423				18,097	19,423
Retained earnings	$ 299,936				$ 267,902				299,936	267,902
Provision for income taxes									10,281
Net income									35,406
Deferred taxes									(1,260)
Receivables, net									(4,244)
Unbilled receivables, net									6,126
Inventories, net									(37,082)
Accounts payable and deferred compensation									(7,903)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities									(1,860)
Net cash provided by operating activities									18,855
ASU 2014-09 \| Effect of ASC 606 Increase/(Decrease)
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Receivables, net												490
Unbilled receivables, net												3,384
Inventories, net												(1,757)
Accounts payable												(498)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities												655
Deferred tax liabilities												495
Retained earnings												$ 1,465
Products
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Revenues									360,505	350,129	341,776
Costs and operating expenses									303,881	291,769	279,629
Products \| Without Adoption of ASC 606
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Revenues									358,496
Costs and operating expenses									302,356
Services
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Revenues									336,713	409,984	350,014
Costs and operating expenses									321,076	$ 395,573	$ 337,956
Services \| Without Adoption of ASC 606
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Revenues									337,635
Costs and operating expenses									$ 321,076