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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2007
Rate
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Rate
Dec. 31, 2013
Rate
Dec. 31, 2012
Rate
Income Taxes [Line Items]          
Liability for Uncertain Tax Positions, Noncurrent     $ 210,300,000us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent    
Federal statutory rate     35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
income tax benefit, related to worthless stock deduction   375,300,000vrsn_Incometaxbenefitrelatedtoworthlessstockdeductionnetofvaluationallowanceanduncertaintaxpositions      
Foreign Earnings Repatriated     740,900,000us-gaap_ForeignEarningsRepatriated    
Foreign Withholding Tax     28,100,000vrsn_ForeignWithholdingTax    
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) repatriation   167,115,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings (4,164,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings 167,115,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings
Alternative minimum tax credits     22,400,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsAlternativeMinimumTax    
Tax Credit Carryforward, Deferred Tax Asset     71,300,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardDeferredTaxAsset    
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount     187,700,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount    
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries     447,000,000vrsn_UndistributedForeignEarnings    
tax benefit as result of repatriation     8,600,000vrsn_Taxbenefitasresultofrepatriation    
Impact of tax holiday on diluted earnings per share     $ 0.50us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShare $ 0.18us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShare $ 0.11us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShare
Foreign Income Tax Paid, Net     14,500,000vrsn_ForeignIncomeTaxPaidNet    
Debt Instruments, Discount Rate 8.50%vrsn_DebtInstrumentsDiscountRate   8.50%vrsn_DebtInstrumentsDiscountRate    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage     3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum    
Tax credit carryforward expiration     2015 through 2034    
unrecognized tax benefits offset against deferred tax asset   140,600,000vrsn_Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsoffsetagainstdeferredtaxasset 108,100,000vrsn_Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsoffsetagainstdeferredtaxasset 140,600,000vrsn_Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsoffsetagainstdeferredtaxasset  
Federal [Member]          
Income Taxes [Line Items]          
Net operating loss carryforwards     39,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
   
Federal research tax credits     41,300,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
   
capital loss carryforward     3,000,000,000vrsn_Capitallosscarryforward
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
   
State [Member]          
Income Taxes [Line Items]          
Net operating loss carryforwards     1,600,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
   
Federal research tax credits     2,100,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
   
capital loss carryforward     3,100,000,000vrsn_Capitallosscarryforward
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
   
Foreign [Member]          
Income Taxes [Line Items]          
Net operating loss carryforwards     $ 22,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
   
Tax credit carryforward expiration     2024    
Federal And State [Member]          
Income Taxes [Line Items]          
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Date     2015 through 2034