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Equity Compensation Plans - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2014
Oct. 01, 2012
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Oct. 01, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Cash received from stock option exercised     $ 8,336,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions $ 7,804,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions    
Nonqualified stock options contractual term 10 years          
Excess tax benefit from stock options exercised     4,421,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 7,006,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense    
Number of Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised Net Of Taxes     0vrsk_NumberofStockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercisedNetOfTaxes   27,159,000vrsk_NumberofStockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercisedNetOfTaxes  
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements     35,447,000vrsk_UnrecognizedCompensationCostRelatedToNonvestedShareBasedCompensationArrangements      
Unrecognized compensation cost weighted average period     2 years 4 months 13 days      
Nonvested stock options     2,019,385vrsk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber      
Stock options expected to vest     1,634,765us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableNumber      
Total fair value of options vested     3,005,000vrsk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageAggregateFairValue 3,415,000vrsk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageAggregateFairValue    
Grant date fair value restricted stock vested     2,502,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue 2,167,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue    
Authorized payroll deductions on base salary   20.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumEmployeeSubscriptionRate       20.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumEmployeeSubscriptionRate
Maximum payroll deductions on short-term incentive compensation   50.00%vrsk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfShortTermIncentiveCompensationAvailableForPayrollDeductionsMaximum        
Maximum amount of payroll deductions   $ 25,000vrsk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPayrollDeductionsAmountMaximum       $ 25,000vrsk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPayrollDeductionsAmountMaximum
Purchase discount   5.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDiscountFromMarketPricePurchaseDate        
Common stock issued, discounted price (in Dollars per share)     $ 67.83vrsk_ValueOfCommonStockIssuedToEmployeesPerShare      
2013 Incentive Plan            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Common stock reserved and available for future issuance     12,809,778us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance
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= vrsk_TwoThousandThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
     
Stock options            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Nonqualified stock options, service vesting period 4 years          
Stock options | Key employee            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Nonqualified stock options granted 1,177,579us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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= vrsk_KeyEmployeeMember
         
Restricted stock            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Nonqualified stock options, service vesting period 4 years          
Restricted stock options     436,943us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
  442,310us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
 
Stock options expected to vest     362,858us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableNumber
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
     
Restricted stock | Key employee            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Restricted stock granted 211,826us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
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= vrsk_KeyEmployeeMember
         
Employee stock purchase plan            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Common stock, shares issued     5,453us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod
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= vrsk_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember