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Property and Equipment - Schedule of Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Property and Equipment    
Gross property and equipment $ 473,876us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 487,899us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less: accumulated depreciation (283,337)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (288,328)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Property and equipment, net 190,539us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 199,571us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Land and land interests    
Property and Equipment    
Gross property and equipment 29,595us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember		 30,360us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
Buildings and leasehold improvements    
Property and Equipment    
Gross property and equipment 133,435us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= vvi_BuildingAndLeaseholdImprovementMember		 138,104us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= vvi_BuildingAndLeaseholdImprovementMember
Equipment and other    
Property and Equipment    
Gross property and equipment $ 310,846us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_OtherMachineryAndEquipmentMember		 $ 319,435us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_OtherMachineryAndEquipmentMember