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Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Proceeds from possessory interest and personal property—discontinued operations $ 0vvi_ProceedsfromPossessoryInterest $ 25,000,000vvi_ProceedsfromPossessoryInterest  
(Income) loss from discontinued operations 148,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (15,238,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax  
Glacier Park      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Proceeds from possessory interest and personal property—discontinued operations     25,000,000vvi_ProceedsfromPossessoryInterest
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Gain on Possessory Interest, before Tax     21,500,000vvi_GainonPossessoryInterestbeforeTax
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Gain on Possessory Interest, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Only     15,200,000vvi_GainonPossessoryInterestNetofTaxAttributabletoParent
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Gain on Possessory Interest, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest     2,700,000vvi_GainonPossessoryInterestNetofTaxAttributabletoNoncontrollingInterest
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(Income) loss from discontinued operations   $ (15,238,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
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