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

Business Segments and Customer Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Segment	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable operating segments \| Segment			4
Revenues	$ 137,396	$ 101,749	$ 389,313	$ 329,120
Operating income	13,243	7,183	35,423	29,243
Total assets	624,689		624,689		$ 355,330
Corporate/unallocated Expenses [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income	(429)	(773)	(2,033)	(1,880)
Total assets	78,018		78,018		76,595
Operating Segments [Member] \| Supply Chain Management Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	50,315	44,542	144,429	127,478
Operating income	9,235	6,195	26,222	21,713
Total assets	196,355		196,355		192,720
Operating Segments [Member] \| Aviation Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	32,976	0	87,644	0
Operating income	2,116	0	6,833	0
Total assets	269,743		269,743		0
Operating Segments [Member] \| Federal Services Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	42,240	41,915	117,774	155,117
Operating income	1,152	(105)	529	4,259
Total assets	33,014		33,014		36,225
Operating Segments [Member] \| IT, Energy and Management Consulting Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	11,865	15,292	39,466	46,525
Operating income	1,169	$ 1,866	3,872	$ 5,151
Total assets	$ 47,559		$ 47,559		$ 49,790