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Retirement Plans (401(k) Retirement Plan) (Details) (401(k) Retirement Plan [Member])	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Virco stock held in plan	689,284virc_DefinedContributionPlanNumberOfCommonSharesHeld	771,070virc_DefinedContributionPlanNumberOfCommonSharesHeld
Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Participant deferral percentage allowance	1.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = virc_A401KRetirementPlanMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember
Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Participant deferral percentage allowance	50.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = virc_A401KRetirementPlanMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember

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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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Defined Contribution Plan, Number of Common Shares Held

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