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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance 1,800,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized    
Shares of common stock available for issuance 427,781us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant    
Vesting period of stock options in years 3 years    
Grant-date intrinsic value of RSU $ 14,300,000vrts_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsIntrinsicValue    
Weighted average remaining contractual life 1 year 1 month 6 days    
Weighted-average grant-date fair value $ 183.83us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 188.36us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 81.47us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
The total grant-date fair value of options vested 21,100,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue 17,900,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue 30,700,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
Cash used for employee withholding tax payments 9,100,000vrts_PaymentOfWithholdingTaxesRelatedToRestrictedStock 7,500,000vrts_PaymentOfWithholdingTaxesRelatedToRestrictedStock 11,500,000vrts_PaymentOfWithholdingTaxesRelatedToRestrictedStock
Share settlement under RSUs 50,952us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 38,222us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 143,102us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation
Compensation expense recognition period 3 years    
The weighted-average remaining contractual term for stock options outstanding 3 years 10 months 24 days 4 years 9 months 18 days  
The weighted-average remaining contractual term for stock options vested and exercisable 3 years 10 months 24 days    
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding 24,700,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue    
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options vested and exercisable 24,700,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue    
The total grant-date fair value of stock options vested 400,000vrts_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantDateFairValue 200,000vrts_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantDateFairValue 1,200,000vrts_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantDateFairValue
The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised 4,200,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1 5,100,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1 9,200,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
Cash received from stock option exercises 753,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 570,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 2,636,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Unamortized stock-based compensation expense 12,600,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
8,900,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
 
Weighted average remaining amortization periods 1 year 1 month 6 days 1 year  
Stock Options [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Contractual life in years 10 years    
Unamortized stock-based compensation expense   100,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
 
Weighted average remaining amortization periods   2 months 12 days  
Number of unvested stock options 0us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedNumberOfShares
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
RSU and Performance Shares [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Company granted performance contingent RSU 27,782us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vrts_RsuAndPerformanceSharesMember
   
Stock-based compensation expense 1,400,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vrts_RsuAndPerformanceSharesMember
   
Unamortized stock-based compensation expense $ 3,500,000vrts_UnamortizedStockBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= vrts_RsuAndPerformanceSharesMember
   
Minimum [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Contractual life in years 1 year    
Maximum [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Contractual life in years 3 years