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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details)

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Roll Forward]      
Balance as of beginning of period $ 92,052,000us-gaap_Goodwill    
Increase from the Aviation Acquisition 101,720,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod    
Balance as of end of period 193,772,000us-gaap_Goodwill    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]      
Amortization of intangible assets 3,600,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived 2,500,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived  
Contract-related 179,004,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedContractualRightsGross   93,304,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedContractualRightsGross
Acquired technologies 12,400,000vsec_AcquiredTechnologies   12,400,000vsec_AcquiredTechnologies
Trade name - amortizable 17,600,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedTradeNamesGross   10,100,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedTradeNamesGross
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]      
Cost 209,004,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross   115,804,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Accumulated Amortization (46,210,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization   (42,570,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Accumulated Impairment Loss (1,025,000)vsec_AccumulatedImpairmentLoss   (1,025,000)vsec_AccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Net Intangible Assets 161,769,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet   72,209,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Contract and Customer-Related [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]      
Accumulated Amortization (36,796,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractualRightsMember
  (33,840,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractualRightsMember
Accumulated Impairment Loss (1,025,000)vsec_AccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractualRightsMember
  (1,025,000)vsec_AccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractualRightsMember
Net Intangible Assets 141,183,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractualRightsMember
  58,439,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ContractualRightsMember
Acquired Technologies [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]      
Accumulated Amortization (4,306,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
  (4,024,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
Accumulated Impairment Loss 0vsec_AccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
  0vsec_AccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
Net Intangible Assets 8,094,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
  8,376,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentedTechnologyMember
Trade Names - Amortizable [Member]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract]      
Accumulated Amortization (5,108,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
  (4,706,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Accumulated Impairment Loss 0vsec_AccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
  0vsec_AccumulatedImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Net Intangible Assets 12,492,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
  5,394,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Supply Chain Management Group [Member]      
Goodwill [Roll Forward]      
Balance as of beginning of period 61,169,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsec_SupplyChainManagementGroupMember
   
Increase from the Aviation Acquisition 0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsec_SupplyChainManagementGroupMember
   
Balance as of end of period 61,169,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsec_SupplyChainManagementGroupMember
   
IT, Energy and Management Consulting Group [Member]      
Goodwill [Roll Forward]      
Balance as of beginning of period 30,883,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsec_ItEnergyAndManagementConsultingGroupMember
   
Increase from the Aviation Acquisition 0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsec_ItEnergyAndManagementConsultingGroupMember
   
Balance as of end of period 30,883,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsec_ItEnergyAndManagementConsultingGroupMember
   
Aviation Group [Member]      
Goodwill [Roll Forward]      
Balance as of beginning of period 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsec_AviationAcquisitionsMember
   
Increase from the Aviation Acquisition 101,720,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsec_AviationAcquisitionsMember
   
Balance as of end of period $ 101,720,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsec_AviationAcquisitionsMember