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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jan. 28, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate cash purchase price for the acquisition (percent) | 100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired |  |  |
Maximum potential cash payment | $ 45,000,000 vsec_MaximumPotentialCashPayment |  |  |
Fair value adjustments to intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Excess of purchase price over net assets acquired, allocated to intangibles and goodwill |  | 92,052,000 us-gaap_Goodwill | 92,052,000 us-gaap_Goodwill | 92,052,000 us-gaap_Goodwill
Subsequent Event [Member] | VSE Aviation, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tangible assets acquired | 80,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = vsec_VSEAviationIncMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |
Liabilities assumed | 12,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = vsec_VSEAviationIncMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |
Identifiable net assets acquired | 68,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = vsec_VSEAviationIncMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |
Fair value adjustments to intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Cash paid | 189,000,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = vsec_VSEAviationIncMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |
Less identifiable net assets acquired | (68,000,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = vsec_VSEAviationIncMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |
Excess of purchase price over net assets acquired, allocated to intangibles and goodwill | $ 121,000,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = vsec_VSEAviationIncMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |

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