| Debt (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | ||
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| Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | |
| Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] | |||
| Debt outstanding | 244,800,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt | $ 48,600,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt | |
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| Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] | |||
| Base margin (in hundredths) | 2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember | ||
| Base Rate [Member] | |||
| Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] | |||
| Base margin (in hundredths) | 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_BaseRateMember | ||
| Amended and Restated [Member] | |||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
| Maturity date | Jan. 28, 2020 | ||
| Financing costs | 2,000,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_AmendedAndRestatedMember | ||
| Amortization period of debt issuance costs | 5 years | ||
| Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] | |||
| Revolving loans potential increment in maximum borrowing capacity | 75,000,000vsec_RevolvingLoansPotentialIncrementInMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_AmendedAndRestatedMember | ||
| Duration of interest rate cash flow hedge | 3 years | ||
| Interest rate range, minimum (in hundredths) | 2.43%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_AmendedAndRestatedMember | ||
| Interest rate range, maximum (in hundredths) | 4.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMaximum / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_AmendedAndRestatedMember | ||
| Effective interest rate (in hundredths) | 2.97%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_AmendedAndRestatedMember | ||
| Interest expense, net | 1,700,000us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_AmendedAndRestatedMember | 692,000us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_AmendedAndRestatedMember | |
| Amended and Restated [Member] | Swap [Member] | |||
| Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] | |||
| Derivative notional amount | 125,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_AmendedAndRestatedMember | ||
| Term loan Facility [Member] | |||
| Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] | |||
| Term loan payments 2015 | 11,200,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalRemainderOfFiscalYear / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_TermLoanFacilityMember | ||
| Term loan payments 2016 | 17,800,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_TermLoanFacilityMember | ||
| Term loan payments 2017 | 21,600,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_TermLoanFacilityMember | ||
| Term loan payments 2018 | 28,100,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_TermLoanFacilityMember | ||
| Term loan payments 2019 | 30,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_TermLoanFacilityMember | ||
| Term loan payments after 2019 | 41,300,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_TermLoanFacilityMember | ||
| Borrowings outstanding | 150,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = vsec_TermLoanFacilityMember | ||
| Revolving Loan Facility [Member] | |||
| Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] | |||
| Revolving loans maximum borrowing capacity | 150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | ||
| Revolving loans amount outstanding | 94,800,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | 23,600,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | |
| Letters of credit outstanding | 0us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | $ 0us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember | |
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- Definition Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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