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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 26, 2014
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items]      
Stock dividend paid to company stockholders     5.00%vgr_CommonStockDividendsPercentage
Fair market value of embedded derivatives at the midpoint of the inputs $ 162,039us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeNet $ 169,386us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeNet  
Minimum [Member]      
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items]      
Fair market value of embedded derivatives at the midpoint of the inputs 160,400us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeNet
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167,593us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeNet
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Maximum [Member]      
Summary of Investment Holdings [Line Items]      
Fair market value of embedded derivatives at the midpoint of the inputs $ 163,711us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeNet
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$ 171,215us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeNet
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