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Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Unrealized gains on the investments after-tax | $ 631,000 us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax | $ 471,000 us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
Money market funds |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Unrealized gains on the investments | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember |
Other mutual funds |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Unrealized gains on the investments | 900,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = vvi_OtherMutualFundMember | 800,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = vvi_OtherMutualFundMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 15,199,000 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember | 11,054,000 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Money market funds |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 12,619,000 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember | 8,518,000 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other mutual funds |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 2,580,000 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = vvi_OtherMutualFundMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember | $ 2,536,000 us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = vvi_OtherMutualFundMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember

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