| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2412405 - Disclosure - Business Segments and Customer Information Business Segments and Customer Information, Geographic Area (Details) (http://www.vsecorp.com/role/BusinessSegmentsAndCustomerInformationBusinessSegmentsAndCustomerInformationGeographicAreaDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000102752 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | |||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | |||||||
| United States | Other Countries | Geographical [Domain] | United States | Other Countries | Geographical [Domain] | United States | Other Countries | Geographical [Domain] | |
Revenues | 691,790,000 | 533,982,000 | 424,071,000 | ||||||