VSE Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 242,866	$ 244,364
Accumulated Amortization	(134,603)	(136,955)
Accumulated Impairment Loss	0	(3,814)
Net Intangible Assets	108,263	103,595
Contract and customer-related
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets	221,796	213,194
Accumulated Amortization	(116,385)	(110,917)
Accumulated Impairment Loss	0	(3,814)
Net Intangible Assets	105,411	98,463
Acquired technologies
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets	12,400	12,400
Accumulated Amortization	(11,915)	(10,787)
Accumulated Impairment Loss	0	0
Net Intangible Assets	485	1,613
Trade names
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets	8,670	18,770
Accumulated Amortization	(6,303)	(15,251)
Accumulated Impairment Loss	0	0
Net Intangible Assets	$ 2,367	$ 3,519