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Debt And Interest Expense (Convertible Debentures) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2007
Rate
Dec. 31, 2014
Rate
Dec. 31, 2013
Apr. 16, 2013
Rate
Aug. 15, 2007
Rate
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]          
Principal amount of debt   $ 1,250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount $ 1,250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount $ 750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount $ 1,250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Convertible debenture, interest rate 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage     4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
Convertible debenture, maturity date Aug. 15, 2037        
Conversion rate per 1000 principal amount 29.0968us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionRatio1        
Denominator of principal value upon which conversion is based 1,000vrsn_DenominatorOfPrincipalValueUponWhichConversionIsBased        
Conversion price         $ 34.37us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
stock reserved for issuance     36.4vrsn_Stockreservedforissuance    
Minimum required sales price as a percentage of conversion price 150.00%vrsn_MinimumRequiredSalesPriceAsPercentageOfConversionPrice        
Conversion threshold minimum stock price as a percentage of conversion price 130.00%vrsn_ConversionThresholdMinimumStockPriceAsPercentageOfConversionPrice        
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Stock Price Trigger $ 44.68us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleStockPriceTrigger        
Percentage of maximum required trading price per convertible debentures 98.00%vrsn_PercentageOfMaximumRequiredTradingPricePerConvertibleDebentures        
Latest conversion date May 15, 2037        
Additional common shares potentially issuable based on if-converted value of convertible debentures   14.4us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfPreferredStock      
Purchase price as percentage of principal amount of convertible debt 100.00%vrsn_PurchasePriceAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmountOfConvertibleDebt        
Debt issuance costs $ 25,777,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts        
Discount rate 8.50%vrsn_DebtInstrumentsDiscountRate 8.50%vrsn_DebtInstrumentsDiscountRate      
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Remaining Discount Amortization Period   22 years 227 days      
Effective interest rate         8.39%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage