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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Effective income tax rate | 62.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations | 15.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations |
Liability for uncertain tax positions from continuing operations | $ 1.3 vvi_LiabilityforUncertainTaxPositionsContinuingOperationsNoncurrent |  | $ 1.3 vvi_LiabilityforUncertainTaxPositionsContinuingOperationsNoncurrent
Liability for uncertain tax positions from discontinued operations | 1.1 vvi_LiabilityforUncertainTaxPositionsDiscontinuedOperationsNoncurrent |  | 1.1 vvi_LiabilityforUncertainTaxPositionsDiscontinuedOperationsNoncurrent
Liability for uncertain tax positions | 2.4 us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent |  | 2.4 us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent
Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward expiration period | 10 years |  |
Tax credit carryforward | $ 12.7 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember |  | $ 21.8 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember

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