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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Apr. 21, 2015
Plaintiff
May 08, 2015
Complaints
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Increase in accrued liabilities $ (35,020)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities $ (31,052)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities    
Subsequent Event [Member]        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Number of plaintiffs     3us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Central District of California [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Number of putative class action complaints filed       1vrts_LegalMattersNumberOfPutativeClassActionLawsuits
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= vrts_CentralDistrictOfCaliforniaMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Other Operating Expenses [Member]        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Increase in accrued liabilities $ 5,200us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseMember