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Stockholders' Deficit Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity (Summary of Common Stock Repurchase) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]      
Treasury Stock Shares Repurchased 16,316vrsn_TreasuryStockSharesRepurchased 21,006vrsn_TreasuryStockSharesRepurchased 7,692vrsn_TreasuryStockSharesRepurchased
Treasury Stock Shares Repurchased For Tax Withholdings And Other 297vrsn_TreasuryStockSharesRepurchasedForTaxWithholdingsAndOther 298vrsn_TreasuryStockSharesRepurchasedForTaxWithholdingsAndOther 279vrsn_TreasuryStockSharesRepurchasedForTaxWithholdingsAndOther
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired 16,613us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 21,304us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 7,971us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method $ 883,403us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 1,035,617us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 325,680us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
Treasury Stock Shares Repurchased, Average Cost Per Share $ 53.15vrsn_TreasuryStockSharesRepurchasedAverageCostPerShare $ 48.65vrsn_TreasuryStockSharesRepurchasedAverageCostPerShare $ 40.90vrsn_TreasuryStockSharesRepurchasedAverageCostPerShare
Treasury stock shares repurchased for tax withholdings and other, average cost per share $ 54.73vrsn_TreasuryStockSharesRepurchasedForTaxWithholdingsAndOtherAverageCostPerShare $ 46.16vrsn_TreasuryStockSharesRepurchasedForTaxWithholdingsAndOtherAverageCostPerShare $ 39.63vrsn_TreasuryStockSharesRepurchasedForTaxWithholdingsAndOtherAverageCostPerShare
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share $ 53.18us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare $ 48.61us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare $ 40.86us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare