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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Estimated effective income tax rate 29.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 37.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 42.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Effective tax rate impacted by net tax benefit $ 15,505,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlementsDomestic    
Recognized tax benefit from uncertain tax positions 31,000,000us-gaap_LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsCurrent    
Reduction on deferred tax assets 15,500,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes    
Valuation allowance (2,397,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (35,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (1,600,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Deferred tax assets related to net operating losses for federal income tax purposes 21,547,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 23,705,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards  
Ownership percentage 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage    
Percentage increasing ownership 5.00%vrts_PercentageOfChangeInOwnership    
Pre-tax net operating loss carryovers 66,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards    
Built-in losses annual limitation 4,200,000vrts_BuiltInLossesAnnualLimitation    
Reduced unrecognized tax benefits 32,602,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 1,346,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 191,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Net of federal benefit 31,000,000vrts_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsNet    
Interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
Recognized tax benefits 39,349,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 44,778,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 27,030,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Connecticut [Member]      
Income Tax Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Open tax year 2001    
New York [Member]      
Income Tax Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Open tax year 2000    
Tax Year 2011 [Member]      
Income Tax Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Decrease in net operating loss carry-forwards 15,500,000vrts_IncreaseDecreaseInNetOperatingLossCarryForwards
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= us-gaap_TaxYear2011Member
   
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]      
Income Tax Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Deferred tax assets related to net operating losses for federal income tax purposes 41,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
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= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
   
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Income Tax Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Operating loss carry-forwards, expiration beginning year 2029    
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]      
Income Tax Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Deferred tax assets related to net operating losses for federal income tax purposes 7,200,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
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= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
   
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Minimum [Member]      
Income Tax Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Operating loss carry-forwards, expiration beginning year 2016    
Stock-based Incentive Plans [Member]      
Income Tax Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Recognized tax benefits $ 24,800,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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