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

Business Segments and Customer Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Segment	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable operating segments \| Segment			4
Revenues	$ 131,126	$ 107,962	$ 251,917	$ 227,371
Operating income	11,496	10,703	22,180	22,060
Total assets	632,030		632,030		$ 355,330
Corporate/unallocated Expenses [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	(921)	(472)	(1,604)	(1,107)
Total assets	85,312		85,312		76,595
Operating Segments [Member] \| Supply Chain Management Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	47,872	42,313	94,114	82,936
Operating income	8,681	7,697	16,987	15,518
Total assets	190,372		190,372		192,720
Operating Segments [Member] \| Aviation Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	31,904	0	54,668	0
Operating income	2,604	0	4,717	0
Total assets	272,890		272,890		0
Operating Segments [Member] \| Federal Services Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	37,742	49,931	75,534	113,202
Operating income	(356)	1,646	(623)	4,364
Total assets	33,823		33,823		36,225
Operating Segments [Member] \| IT, Energy and Management Consulting Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	13,608	15,718	27,601	31,233
Operating income	1,488	$ 1,832	2,703	$ 3,285
Total assets	$ 49,633		$ 49,633		$ 49,790