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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Restricted Stock
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Restricted Stock
Dec. 31, 2014
Liability Based Awards
Dec. 31, 2014
Performance Shares
Dec. 31, 2014
Stock options
Sep. 16, 2014
Blitz Communication Group Limited
USD ($)
Sep. 16, 2014
Blitz Communication Group Limited
GBP (£)
Oct. 07, 2014
onPeak LLC
USD ($)
Oct. 07, 2014
Travel Planners, Inc
USD ($)
Nov. 24, 2014
N200 Limited and Affiliates
USD ($)
Nov. 24, 2014
N200 Limited and Affiliates
EUR (€)
Sep. 16, 2014
N200 Limited and Affiliates
USD ($)
Sep. 16, 2014
N200 Limited and Affiliates
GBP (£)
Jul. 01, 2014
West Glacier Motel and Cabins
acre
Room
Jul. 01, 2014
Apgar Village Lodge
Room
acre
Jul. 01, 2014
West Glacier Motel and Cabins, Apgar Village Lodge, and Other Operations
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Glacier Park Inc
Property
Room
Dec. 31, 2014
Minimum
Restricted Stock
Dec. 31, 2014
Maximum
Restricted Stock
Dec. 31, 2014
Building
Minimum
Dec. 31, 2014
Building
Maximum
Dec. 31, 2014
Equipment
Minimum
Dec. 31, 2014
Equipment
Maximum
Dec. 31, 2014
Computer Software, Intangible Asset
Minimum
Dec. 31, 2014
Computer Software, Intangible Asset
Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]                                                    
Property, plant and equipment, useful life                                         15 years 40 years 3 years 12 years 3 years 10 years
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                                                    
Cash             $ 24,416,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_BlitzCommunicationGroupLimitedMember
£ 15,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_BlitzCommunicationGroupLimitedMember
$ 42,950,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_OnPeakLLCMember
$ 33,674,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_TravelPlannersIncMember
$ 12,068,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_N200LimitedandAffiliatesMember
€ 9,700,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_N200LimitedandAffiliatesMember
$ 12,100,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_N200LimitedandAffiliatesMember
£ 9,700,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_N200LimitedandAffiliatesMember
    $ 16,544,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_WestGlacierMotelandCabinsApgarVillageLodgeandOtherOperationsMember
                 
Contingent Consideration, Liability                   1,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_TravelPlannersIncMember
  1,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_N200LimitedandAffiliatesMember
                           
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent                                   80.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= vvi_GlacierParkIncMember
               
Numbers of hotel                                   7vvi_NumbersOfHotel
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= vvi_GlacierParkIncMember
               
Rooms acquired                             32vvi_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedRoomsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_WestGlacierMotelandCabinsMember
48vvi_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedRoomsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_ApgarVillageLodgeMember
  115vvi_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedRoomsAcquired
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= vvi_GlacierParkIncMember
               
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract                                   42 years                
Land acquired                             200vvi_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedLandAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_WestGlacierMotelandCabinsMember
3.8vvi_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedLandAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_ApgarVillageLodgeMember
                   
Working capital adjustment                   $ (279,000)vvi_PaymentstoAcquireBusinessesWorkingCapitalAdjustment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_TravelPlannersIncMember
$ 1,244,000vvi_PaymentstoAcquireBusinessesWorkingCapitalAdjustment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_N200LimitedandAffiliatesMember
          $ 320,000vvi_PaymentstoAcquireBusinessesWorkingCapitalAdjustment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= vvi_WestGlacierMotelandCabinsApgarVillageLodgeandOtherOperationsMember
                 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                                                    
Share based compensation arrangements vesting period                                     3 years 5 years            
Share based compensation arrangements requisite service period   3 years 5 years 3 years 3 years 5 years                                        
Percent of shares vest on the third anniversary of the grant 40.00%vvi_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentageInThirdAnniversary                                                  
Percent of increments over the subsequent two anniversary dates 30.00%vvi_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPercentageAfterThirdAnniversary                                                  
Performance Based Restricted Stock awards description and terms PBRS is subject to a graded vesting schedule whereby one third of the earned shares vest after the first year and the remaining earned shares vest in one-third increments each year over the next two years on the first business day in January                                                  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]                                                    
Remaining maturities of highly-liquid investments three months or less