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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance, Change in Amount | $ 10,900,000 us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount |  |  |
Tax deficiencies from share-based compensation |  | (461,000)us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIncomeTaxDeficiencyFromShareBasedCompensation | (404,000)us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIncomeTaxDeficiencyFromShareBasedCompensation | (96,000)us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIncomeTaxDeficiencyFromShareBasedCompensation
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross |  | 69,203,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross | 76,970,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross |
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards |  | 21,783,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards | 26,945,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards |
Deferred Tax, Operating Loss Carryforwards |  | 4,886,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards | 4,794,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards |
Valuation Allowance Operating Loss Carryforwards Change In Amount |  | 622,000 vvi_ValuationAllowanceOperatingLossCarryforwardsChangeInAmount |  |
Valuation Allowance |  | 3,781,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | 12,393,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance |
Deferred Tax Assets, Foreign Tax Credits |  | 12,700,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign |  |
Foreign Tax Credit Carryforward Expire On 2020 |  | 4,700,000 vvi_ForeignTaxCreditCarryforwardExpireYearFive |  |
Foreign Tax Credit Carryforward Expire On 2021 |  | 5,500,000 vvi_ForeignTaxCreditCarryforwardExpireYearSix |  |
Foreign Tax Credit Carryforward Expire On 2022 |  | 600,000 vvi_ForeignTaxCreditCarryforwardExpireYearSeven |  |
Foreign Tax Credit Carryforward Expire On 2023 |  | 1,900,000 vvi_ForeignTaxCreditCarryforwardExpireYearEight |  |
Unrecognized Tax Liability For Undistributed Foreign Earnings |  | 350,000 vvi_UnrecognizedTaxLiabilityForUndistributedForeignEarnings |  |
Liability for Uncertain Tax Positions, Noncurrent |  | 2,400,000 us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent | 1,800,000 us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent |
Increase (Decrease) in Uncertain Tax Liability |  | 238,000 vvi_IncreaseDecreaseinUncertainTaxLiability |  |
Accrued Interest And Penalties For Continued Operations |  | 53,000 vvi_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesForContinuedOperations |  |
Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense |  | 400,000 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense |  |
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Amount of Unrecorded Benefit |  | 300,000 us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit |  |
Accrued Income Taxes Payable |  | 636,000 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable | 636,000 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable |
Accrued Interest and Penalties for Discontinued Operations |  | 483,000 vvi_AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesForDiscontinuedOperations |  |
Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance, Change in Amount |  | (1,900,000)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross |  | (1,536,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember | (1,713,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember |
Federal, State, Foreign |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards |  | 75,800,000 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = vvi_FederalStateForeignMember | 96,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = vvi_FederalStateForeignMember |
Deferred Tax, Operating Loss Carryforwards |  | 4,900,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = vvi_FederalStateForeignMember | 4,800,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = vvi_FederalStateForeignMember |
State and Foreign |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Valuation Allowance |  | 3,800,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = vvi_StateandForeignMember | 1,500,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = vvi_StateandForeignMember |
Foreign Income Tax Credit |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance, Change in Amount | 11,400,000 us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = vvi_ForeignIncomeTaxCreditMember |  |  |
Foreign Income Tax Credit | Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards |  | 12,700,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = vvi_ForeignIncomeTaxCreditMember |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Expiration Period |  | 10 years |  |
Alternative Minimum Tax Credit Carryforward |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount |  | $ 8,800,000 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = vvi_AlternativeMinimumTaxCreditCarryforwardMember |  |

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