Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenues
Revenues	$ 979,234	$ 603,896	$ 563,246
Operating Expenses
Employment expenses	358,230	267,299	240,521
Distribution and other asset-based expenses	141,039	77,010	82,099
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	12,400	0	0
Restructuring and severance	0	1,155	2,302
Depreciation expense	3,900	4,660	4,992
Amortization expense	44,481	30,127	30,244
Total operating expenses	653,746	460,732	438,536
Operating Income (Loss)	325,488	143,164	124,710
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense), net	4,230	1,876	2,411
Total other income (expense), net	6,376	7,050	8,253
Interest Income (Expense)
Total interest income (expense), net	21,806	13,684	7,722
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	353,670	163,898	140,685
Income tax expense (benefit)	90,835	43,935	35,177
Net Income (Loss)	262,835	119,963	105,508
Noncontrolling interests	(54,704)	(40,006)	(9,859)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Stockholders	208,131	79,957	95,649
Preferred stockholder dividends	0	0	(8,337)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.	$ 208,131	$ 79,957	$ 87,312
Earnings (Loss) per Share—Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 27.13	$ 10.49	$ 12.54
Earnings (Loss) per Share—Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 26.01	$ 10.02	$ 11.74
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding—Basic (in shares)	7,672	7,620	6,963
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding—Diluted (in shares)	8,003	7,976	8,149
Consolidated Entity excluding Consolidated Investment Products
Operating Expenses
Other operating expenses	$ 90,134	$ 69,896	$ 74,363
Other Income (Expense)
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net	3,907	7,139	7,044
Interest Income (Expense)
Interest expense	(9,240)	(11,894)	(19,473)
Interest and dividend income	1,364	1,367	3,844
Consolidated Investment Products
Operating Expenses
Other operating expenses	3,562	10,585	4,015
Other Income (Expense)
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net	(1,761)	(1,965)	(1,202)
Interest Income (Expense)
Interest expense	(60,398)	(85,437)	(92,005)
Interest and dividend income	90,080	109,648	115,356
Investment management fees
Revenues
Revenues	781,585	505,338	461,477
Distribution and service fees
Revenues
Revenues	90,555	38,425	40,898
Administration and shareholder service fees
Revenues
Revenues	102,531	59,463	59,884
Other income and fees
Revenues
Revenues	$ 4,563	$ 670	$ 987