VSE Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Acquisition (Details)

Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Jan. 28, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 120,791,000us-gaap_Revenues	$ 119,409,000us-gaap_Revenues
Operating income	10,684,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	11,357,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Summary of fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities assumed [Abstract]
Goodwill	193,772,000us-gaap_Goodwill			92,052,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Aviation Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired			4
Additional potential consideration payment - two year earn-out			40,000,000
Additional potential consideration payment - one year earn-out			5,000,000
Escrow account			18,000,000
Revenue	22,800,000
Operating income	2,100,000
Estimated cash and net working capital adjustment			5,000,000
Estimated net working capital adjustment	2,900,000
Summary of fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities assumed [Abstract]
Cash			686,000
Accounts Receivable			11,104,000
Inventory			55,544,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			2,641,000
Property and equipment			11,461,000
Goodwill			101,720,000
Accounts payable			(8,688,000)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			(4,450,000)
Long-term deferred tax liability			(35,861,000)
Cash consideration			192,357,000
Acquisition date fair value of earn-out obligation			35,000,000
Total			227,357,000
Acquisition-related expenses	300,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Revenue	128,196,000	148,997,000
Income from continuing operations	5,383,000	7,143,000
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.34
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.33
Aviation Group [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Summary of fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities assumed [Abstract]
Intangible Assets			85,700,000
Amortization finite-lived intangible assets			14 years
Aviation Group [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Summary of fair value adjustments for assets and liabilities assumed [Abstract]
Intangible Assets			$ 7,500,000
Amortization finite-lived intangible assets			9 years