$VMI
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC Stock $vmi

$vmi Overview Financials Valuation SEC Filings Company Website

2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746913001680 Filed on February 26, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011
Revenue	$3.170B	$752.7M	$2.768B
YoY Change	14.52%	25.72%	36.18%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.227B	$557.8M	$1.995B
YoY Change	11.65%	26.49%	37.0%
Gross Profit	$802.5M	$194.9M	$666.8M
YoY Change	20.34%	23.59%	28.34%
Gross Profit Margin	25.32%	25.89%	24.09%
Selling, General & Admin	$420.2M	$117.6M	$403.5M
YoY Change	4.13%	23.27%	18.27%
% of Gross Profit	52.36%	60.34%	60.51%
Research & Development	$7.100M		$6.200M
YoY Change	14.52%		12.73%
% of Gross Profit	0.88%		0.93%
Depreciation & Amortization	$70.22M	$21.40M	$74.56M
YoY Change	-5.82%	19.55%	24.97%
% of Gross Profit	8.75%	10.98%	11.18%
Operating Expenses	$427.3M	$117.6M	$409.7M
YoY Change	4.29%	23.27%	18.18%
Operating Profit	$382.3M	$77.30M	$263.3M
YoY Change	45.19%	24.08%	47.58%
Interest Expense	$31.63M	-$7.100M	$36.18M
YoY Change	-12.58%	10.94%	16.89%
% of Operating Profit	8.27%	-9.18%	13.74%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$23.01M	-$1.900M	-$29.55M
YoY Change	-22.15%	-416.67%	16.21%
Pretax Income	$248.8M	$68.40M	$134.4M
YoY Change	85.2%	20.85%	71.54%
Income Tax	$126.5M	-$46.00M	$4.590M
% Of Pretax Income	50.84%	-67.25%	3.42%
Net Earnings	$238.9M	$114.7M	$237.2M
YoY Change	0.71%	228.65%	136.25%
Net Earnings / Revenue	7.54%	15.24%	8.57%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$8.84		$8.67
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$8.75	$4.328M	$8.60
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	26.47M shares		26.33M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	26.76M shares		26.55M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$414.1M	$362.9M	$362.9M
YoY Change	14.11%	4.61%	4.61%
Cash & Equivalents	$414.1M	$362.9M	$362.9M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$25.10M	$25.80M	$25.80M
YoY Change	-2.71%	8.4%	8.4%
Inventory	$412.4M	$393.8M	$393.8M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$515.9M	$426.7M	$426.7M
Other Receivables	$58.40M	$43.80M	$43.80M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.426B	$1.253B	$1.253B
YoY Change	13.81%	14.51%	14.5%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$512.6M	$454.9M	$454.9M
YoY Change	12.68%	3.48%	3.48%
Goodwill		$314.7M
YoY Change		-0.06%
Intangibles		$168.1M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$126.9M	$115.5M	$115.5M
YoY Change	9.87%	104.44%	104.42%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.143B	$1.053B	$1.053B
YoY Change	8.5%	5.68%	5.69%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.426B	$1.253B	$1.253B
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.143B	$1.053B	$1.053B
Total Assets	$2.569B	$2.306B	$2.306B
YoY Change	11.38%	10.3%	10.3%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$212.4M	$216.7M	$216.7M
YoY Change	-1.98%	20.54%	20.52%
Accrued Expenses	$180.4M	$73.52M	$157.1M
YoY Change	14.83%	-52.17%	2.21%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$13.40M	$11.40M	$11.40M
YoY Change	17.54%	29.55%	29.55%
Long-Term Debt Due	$200.0K	$235.0K	$200.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	17.5%	0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$412.4M	$408.1M	$408.1M
YoY Change	1.05%	17.63%	17.64%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$472.6M	$474.4M	$474.4M
YoY Change	-0.38%	1.24%	1.24%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$188.2M	$41.42M	$140.2M
YoY Change	34.24%	-76.36%	-19.98%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$660.8M	$515.8M	$614.6M
YoY Change	7.52%	-19.88%	-4.54%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$412.4M	$408.1M	$408.1M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$660.8M	$515.8M	$614.6M
Total Liabilities	$1.219B	$923.9M	$1.159B
YoY Change	5.13%	-21.36%	-1.34%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$1.080B
YoY Change
Common Stock		$27.90M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$24.69M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		1.419M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.350B	$1.147B	$1.147B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$2.569B	$2.306B	$2.306B
YoY Change	11.38%	10.3%	10.3%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$238.9M	$114.7M	$237.2M
YoY Change	0.71%	228.65%	136.25%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$70.22M	$21.40M	$74.56M
YoY Change	-5.82%	19.55%	24.97%
Cash From Operating Activities	$197.1M	$85.60M	$149.7M
YoY Change	31.69%	27.95%	-1.66%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$97.07M	-$36.70M	$83.07M
YoY Change	16.86%	132.28%	130.16%
Acquisitions	$45.69M		$1.539M
YoY Change	2868.62%		-99.38%
Other Investing Activities	-$44.00K	-$3.700M	$3.161M
YoY Change	-101.39%	1133.33%	-128.61%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$136.7M	-$40.50M	-$84.06M
YoY Change	62.61%	151.55%	-68.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$4.802M
YoY Change			448.17%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$39.56M		$271.2M
YoY Change	-85.41%		47.99%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$16.36M	-22.90M	-$45.91M
YoY Change	-64.38%	-21.31%	-117.02%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$197.1M	85.60M	$149.7M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$136.7M	-40.50M	-$84.06M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$16.36M	-22.90M	-$45.91M
Net Change In Cash	$44.05M	22.20M	$19.70M
YoY Change	123.64%	2.3%	-87.63%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$197.1M	$85.60M	$149.7M
Capital Expenditures	$97.07M	-$36.70M	$83.07M
Free Cash Flow	$100.0M	$122.3M	$66.60M
YoY Change	50.18%	47.88%	-42.64%

Facts In Submission

Frame	Concept Type	Concept / XBRL Key	Value	Unit
CY2012	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC
CY2012	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2012	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-29
CY2012	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2012	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2012	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2012	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2012Q2	dei	Entity Public Float EntityPublicFloat	3217703409	USD
CY2013Q1	dei	Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding	26685395	shares
CY2012	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2012
CY2012	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	2353470000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	1737940000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	308010000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	237565000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	1975505000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	1788908000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	1290446000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Cost Of Services CostOfServices	205762000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Cost Of Services CostOfServices	165485000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Cost Of Revenue CostOfRevenue	1994670000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Cost Of Revenue CostOfRevenue	1455931000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	666810000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	519574000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	403500000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	341161000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	263310000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	178413000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	36175000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	30947000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	9265000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	4840000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-2643000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	676000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-29553000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-25431000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	233757000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	89552000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	49991000	USD
CY2012	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2012	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2012-12-29
CY2012	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000102729
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	18227000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	152982000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-84962000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	5017000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	4590000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	55008000	USD
CY2011	vmi	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	229167000	USD
CY2010	vmi	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	97974000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	8059000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	2439000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	237226000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	8918000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6034000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	228308000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	94379000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	8.67
CY2010	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	3.62
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	8.60
CY2010	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	3.57
CY2011	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.705
CY2010	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.645
CY2012	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	3029541000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Cost Of Revenue CostOfRevenue	2227085000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	802456000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	382296000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-23006000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	359290000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	126502000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	238916000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	15741000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	400000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Reclassification Adjustment Realized Upon Sale Or Liquidation Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationReclassificationAdjustmentRealizedUponSaleOrLiquidationNetOfTax	-1446000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-3568000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Adjustment On Derivatives Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentOnDerivativesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	-233000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-3335000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	22365000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-1500000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	49700000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	235726000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	150113000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	7011000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	9042000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	228715000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	141071000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	213958000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	74560000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	59663000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	5931000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	7154000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Pension Expense PensionExpense	5449000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Pension Expense PensionExpense	5874000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Pension Contributions PensionContributions	11860000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-693000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-3203000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	393000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	17430000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	51793000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	118866000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	83069000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-22321000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Expense IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense	4042000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Expense IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense	-4365000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	42637000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-872000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	11845000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	-7542000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-5881000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-598000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	22430000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	7847000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	149671000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	152220000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	36092000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	1539000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	249057000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Productive Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets	3706000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Productive Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets	11387000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	3161000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-11049000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-84063000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-262713000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	2698000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	-3075000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	277832000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	491680000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	271245000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	183285000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	16588000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	4958000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	13071000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Additional Interest In Subsidiaries PaymentsToAcquireAdditionalInterestInSubsidiaries	25253000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Derivative Instrument Financing Activities PaymentsForDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities	3568000	USD
CY2010	vmi	Retirement Of Preference Shares RetirementOfPreferenceShares	4467000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	1339000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	3858000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Plans ProceedsFromStockPlans	20008000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Plans ProceedsFromStockPlans	4464000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	3033000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	2021000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-45911000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	269685000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations	51235000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-16355000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-136692000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents Continuing Operations EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations	-3707000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents Continuing Operations EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations	6926000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations	15990000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInContinuingOperations	166118000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Cash Acquired From Acquisition CashAcquiredFromAcquisition	198810000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	362894000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Receivables Net Current ReceivablesNetCurrent	426683000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	393782000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	25765000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Income Taxes Receivable And Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net Current IncomeTaxesReceivableAndDeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent	43819000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Assets Current AssetsCurrent	1252943000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	911642000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	456765000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	454877000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	314662000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	168083000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	115511000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	2306076000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	235000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Bank Loans And Notes Payable ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable	11403000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable Current AccountsPayableCurrent	216729000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	83613000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	73515000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Amount DividendsPayableAmount	4767000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	408070000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Commitments And Contingencies CommitmentsAndContingencies		USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent	-85497000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	474415000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Pension Plan Liabilities Noncurrent DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent	68024000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Liability Classified Noncurrent DeferredCompensationLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent	30741000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	41418000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Commitments And Contingencies CommitmentsAndContingencies		USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	1079698000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	64052000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	24688000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1146962000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Minority Interest MinorityInterest	50949000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1197911000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	2306076000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Value CommonStockValue	27900000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Value CommonStockValue	27900000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	1300529000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	43938000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	1349912000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1407010000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	2568551000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue		USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue		USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	512612000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	2568551000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	412433000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	180786000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	346904000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	414129000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	808307000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	7898000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	7555000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	1
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	1
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	500000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	500000	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	0	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	0	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	1
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	1
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	75000000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	75000000	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	27900000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	27900000	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	1225836	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	1418934	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1010127000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	100413000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	28952000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	20748000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	16992000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Business Combination NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination	79529000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	13071000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Redemptions MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	7065000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	876000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	4464000	USD
CY2010	vmi	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Stock Plan Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredStockPlanCostMethod	3260000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Tax Benefit From Stock Options Exercised TaxBenefitFromStockOptionsExercised	-2021000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Option Plan Expense StockOptionPlanExpense	-4944000	USD
CY2010	vmi	Stock Issued Value Restricted Stock Units Long Term Incentive Payments In Shares StockIssuedValueRestrictedStockUnitsLongTermIncentivePaymentsInShares	2013000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-20530000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	18642000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	4958000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Redemptions MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	25253000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Minority Interest In Net Income Loss Other Minority Interests MinorityInterestInNetIncomeLossOtherMinorityInterests	3494000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	4802000	USD
CY2011	vmi	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Stock Plan Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredStockPlanCostMethod	20090000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	20008000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Tax Benefit From Stock Options Exercised TaxBenefitFromStockOptionsExercised	-3033000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Option Plan Expense StockOptionPlanExpense	-5623000	USD
CY2011	vmi	Stock Issued Value Restricted Stock Units Long Term Incentive Payments In Shares StockIssuedValueRestrictedStockUnitsLongTermIncentivePaymentsInShares	633000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	22756000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	1944000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Minority Interest Increase From Stock Issuance MinorityInterestIncreaseFromStockIssuance	1404000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Stock Plan Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredStockPlanCostMethod	21259000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	21827000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Tax Benefit From Stock Options Exercised TaxBenefitFromStockOptionsExercised	-5494000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Option Plan Expense StockOptionPlanExpense	-4934000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Stock Issued Value Restricted Stock Units Long Term Incentive Payments In Shares StockIssuedValueRestrictedStockUnitsLongTermIncentivePaymentsInShares	1362000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Cash Paid CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid	0.645
CY2010	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	12351	shares
CY2010	vmi	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired Stock Plan TreasuryStockSharesAcquiredStockPlan	109711	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	43104	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	9088	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Cash Paid CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid	0.705
CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	53847	shares
CY2011	vmi	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired Stock Plan TreasuryStockSharesAcquiredStockPlan	184639	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	306218	shares
CY2012	vmi	Treasury Stock Shares Acquired Stock Plan TreasuryStockSharesAcquiredStockPlan	174943	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	341090	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	20998	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	23968	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Fiscal Period FiscalPeriod	<div style='font-size:10.0pt;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;'>The Company operates on a 52 or 53 week fiscal year with each year ending on the last Saturday in December. Accordingly, the Company's fiscal year ended December 29, 2012 consisted of 52 weeks. The Company's fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 consisted of 53 weeks and fiscal year ended December 25, 2010 consisted of 52 weeks. The estimated impact on the company's results of operations due to the extra week in fiscal 2011 was additional net sales of approximately $50,000 and additional net earnings of approximately $3,000.</div>
CY2012	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style='font-size:10.0pt;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;'>Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities, the reported amounts of revenue and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</div>
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Bank Overdrafts BankOverdrafts	23321000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Bank Overdrafts BankOverdrafts	21214000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Reporting Segments Number ReportingSegmentsNumber	4	item
CY2012	vmi	Percentage Of Sales To Total Consolidated Sales Of Other Business Activities Aggregated As Other Maximum PercentageOfSalesToTotalConsolidatedSalesOfOtherBusinessActivitiesAggregatedAsOtherMaximum	0.10	pure
CY2012	vmi	Number Of Weeks In Fiscal Year NumberOfWeeksInFiscalYear	52	week
CY2011	vmi	Number Of Weeks In Fiscal Year NumberOfWeeksInFiscalYear	53	week
CY2010	vmi	Number Of Weeks In Fiscal Year NumberOfWeeksInFiscalYear	52	week
CY2011	vmi	Additional Sales Revenue Goods Net AdditionalSalesRevenueGoodsNet	50000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Percentage Of Lifo Inventory PercentageOfLIFOInventory	0.40	pure
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Percentage Of Lifo Inventory PercentageOfLIFOInventory	0.43	pure
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Excess Of Replacement Or Current Costs Over Stated Lifo Value ExcessOfReplacementOrCurrentCostsOverStatedLIFOValue	49536000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Excess Of Replacement Or Current Costs Over Stated Lifo Value ExcessOfReplacementOrCurrentCostsOverStatedLIFOValue	45822000	USD
CY2011	vmi	Additional Profit Loss AdditionalProfitLoss	3000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Useful Life Minimum FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsUsefulLifeMinimum	5
CY2012	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Useful Life Maximum FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsUsefulLifeMaximum	20
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Increase Additional Borrowings DebtInstrumentIncreaseAdditionalBorrowings	150000000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Notional Amount Of Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivatives NotionalAmountOfInterestRateCashFlowHedgeDerivatives	130000000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Changes In Gross Loss From Cash Flow Hedges Effect Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossChangesInGrossLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax	3568000	USD
CY2011Q2	vmi	Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivatives Settlement Payment To Counterparty InterestRateCashFlowHedgeDerivativesSettlementPaymentToCounterparty	3568000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	30576000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	16070000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Defined Benefit Pension And Other Postretirement Plans Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax	-16297000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Defined Benefit Pension And Other Postretirement Plans Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax	-51317000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cumulative Changes In Net Gain Loss From Cash Flow Hedges Effect Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax	-3335000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cumulative Changes In Net Gain Loss From Cash Flow Hedges Effect Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax	-2935000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	7100000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	6200000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	5500000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	31276000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	34176000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	26268000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	137121000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	66898000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	38106000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials And Supplies InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies	199808000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Work In Process InventoryWorkInProcess	36114000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods InventoryFinishedGoods	222284000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Gross InventoryGross	458206000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Lifo Reserve InventoryLIFOReserve	45822000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials And Supplies InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies	202953000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Work In Process InventoryWorkInProcess	28053000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Finished Goods InventoryFinishedGoods	212312000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Gross InventoryGross	443318000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Lifo Reserve InventoryLIFOReserve	49536000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	412384000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Effect Of Lifo Inventory Liquidation On Income EffectOfLIFOInventoryLiquidationOnIncome	1509000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	994774000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	22775000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	15652000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	24645000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	21627000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	19068000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	16023000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	12300000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	8905000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	37263000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	115186000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	185389000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	72811000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	170046000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	57988000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpense	14833000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpense	11873000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpense	14332000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year One FutureAmortizationExpenseYearOne	14909000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year Two FutureAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	14480000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year Three FutureAmortizationExpenseYearThree	13581000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year Four FutureAmortizationExpenseYearFour	13008000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Future Amortization Expense Year Five FutureAmortizationExpenseYearFive	12998000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	314847000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Translation Adjustments GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	-697000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	788000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	31625000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Investment Income Interest InvestmentIncomeInterest	8272000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	474650000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	472817000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	224000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	472593000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	224000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	234000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	242000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	229000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Nonvested Stock And Restricted Stock Unit Activity Table Textblock ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationNonvestedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitActivityTableTextblock	<div style='font-size:10.0pt;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;'> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"> </p> <div style="POSITION: relative; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; WIDTH: 70%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 15%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"> </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="45"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="45"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="7" align="right"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="45"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" colspan="2" align="center"><font size="1"><b>2012</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" colspan="2" align="center"><font size="1"><b>2011</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" colspan="2" align="center"><font size="1"><b>2010</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times; MARGIN-LEFT: 10pt"><font size="2">Shares issued</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">27,293</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">47,417</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">29,076</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times; MARGIN-LEFT: 10pt"><font size="2">Weighted-average per share price on grant date</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">132.21</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">88.26</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">80.91</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times; MARGIN-LEFT: 10pt"><font size="2">Compensation expense</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,835</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,004</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2,541</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr></table></div> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --></div></div>
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Available For Grant ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant	472567	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range Number Of Outstanding Options ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions	868992	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range Number Of Exercisable Options ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions	485786	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	8000000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	137000000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	20000000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	26329000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	26100000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	26471000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	8.84
CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	221000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	322000	shares
CY2011	vmi	Earnings Per Share Dilutive Securities Stock Options Per Share EarningsPerShareDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptionsPerShare	0.07
CY2010	vmi	Earnings Per Share Dilutive Securities Stock Options Per Share EarningsPerShareDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptionsPerShare	0.05
CY2012	vmi	Earnings Per Share Dilutive Securities Stock Options Per Share EarningsPerShareDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptionsPerShare	0.09
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	228308000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	94379000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	26550000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	26422000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	26764000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	8.75
CY2012	vmi	Defined Contribution Plan Employee Contribution Limit Percentage Of Compensation DefinedContributionPlanEmployeeContributionLimitPercentageOfCompensation	0.5	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	10000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	8700000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	8300000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Plan Assets DeferredCompensationPlanAssets	20087000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Plan Assets DeferredCompensationPlanAssets	19152000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Deferred Compensation Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredCompensationLiabilitiesNoncurrent	20087000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Deferred Compensation Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredCompensationLiabilitiesNoncurrent	19152000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Distributions Paid DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualDistributionsPaid	322000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Annual Consolidated Natural Gas Purchase Requirements AnnualConsolidatedNaturalGasPurchaseRequirements	1000000
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	15333000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	13586000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual ProductWarrantyAccrual	12016000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	14997000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Payments ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	9662000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	16542000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	12776000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Preexisting Increase Decrease ProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease	202000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Preexisting Increase Decrease ProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease	-1544000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	122782000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	3720000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6079000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Assets Current AssetsCurrent	1425940000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value TreasuryStockValue	22455000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Receivables Net Current ReceivablesNetCurrent	515902000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	25144000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Income Taxes Receivable And Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net Current IncomeTaxesReceivableAndDeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent	58381000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	482162000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	330791000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	172270000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	126938000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Minority Interest MinorityInterest	57098000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Short Term Bank Loans And Notes Payable ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable	13375000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable Current AccountsPayableCurrent	212424000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Accrued Expenses Current AccruedExpensesCurrent	78503000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Amount DividendsPayableAmount	6002000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Defined Benefit Plan Percentage Of Salary Retirement Benefits DefinedBenefitPlanPercentageOfSalaryRetirementBenefits	0.0167	pure
CY2012	vmi	Defined Benefit Plan Age For Retirement Benefits DefinedBenefitPlanAgeForRetirementBenefits	65
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Translation ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation	1.6121	GBP
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Translation ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateTranslation	1.5425	GBP
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Funded Status Of Plan DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan	-104171000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation	463807000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets	359636000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation	492519000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost	25643000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefits Paid DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid	11539000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Actuarial Net Gains Losses DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialNetGainsLosses	-16187000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Changes Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesBenefitObligation	-1579000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets	424495000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Contributions By Employer DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer	11860000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Actual Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssets	67474000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Changes Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesPlanAssets	-2936000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Funded Status Of Plan DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan	-68024000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax	60014000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax	28952000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Net Gains Losses Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax	31093000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Currency Translation Gain Loss Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrencyTranslationGainLossBeforeTax	-31000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate	0.0480	pure
CY2011Q4	vmi	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Inflation Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationInflationRate	0.0230	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets	20194000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	5449000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0550	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Expected Long Term Return On Assets DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets	0.0540	pure
CY2011	vmi	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Inflation DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostInflation	0.0350	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Other Costs DefinedBenefitPlanOtherCosts	1612000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Other Costs DefinedBenefitPlanOtherCosts	1000000	GBP
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments In Year One DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsInYearOne	12413000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments In Year Two DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsInYearTwo	12736000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments In Year Three DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsInYearThree	13058000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments In Year Four DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsInYearFour	13380000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments In Year Five DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsInYearFive	13703000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments In Five Fiscal Years Thereafter DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsInFiveFiscalYearsThereafter	73512000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Defined Benefit Plan Weighted Average Maturity Period Of Debt Portfolio DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageMaturityPeriodOfDebtPortfolio	12
CY2011	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	2767778000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	3169556000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	2032428000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Revenues From Transactions With Other Operating Segments Of Same Entity RevenuesFromTransactionsWithOtherOperatingSegmentsOfSameEntity	140015000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Revenues From Transactions With Other Operating Segments Of Same Entity RevenuesFromTransactionsWithOtherOperatingSegmentsOfSameEntity	106298000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Revenues From Transactions With Other Operating Segments Of Same Entity RevenuesFromTransactionsWithOtherOperatingSegmentsOfSameEntity	56923000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	2661480000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Nonoperating Net InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet	-23353000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Nonoperating Net InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet	-26910000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Nonoperating Net InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet	-26107000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	347000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	2090743000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	97074000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	70218000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	1142611000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	1053133000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	996517000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Subsidiary Guarantors Percentage Owned SubsidiaryGuarantorsPercentageOwned	1.00	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Selling General And Administrative Expense SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	420160000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent	-88300000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Liabilities Noncurrent Other Than Longterm Debt And Deferred Taxes LiabilitiesNoncurrentOtherThanLongtermDebtAndDeferredTaxes	44252000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	197097000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Accrued Expenses Current AccruedExpensesCurrent	73515000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Liabilities Noncurrent Other Than Longterm Debt And Deferred Taxes LiabilitiesNoncurrentOtherThanLongtermDebtAndDeferredTaxes	41418000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent	115511000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Pension Expense PensionExpense	4281000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Pension Contributions PensionContributions	11591000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-321000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Guarantor Nonguarantor Income Loss From Equity Method Investments GuarantorNonguarantorIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	6128000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	126938000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	45687000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	2721512000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	308029000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Cost Of Goods Sold CostOfGoodsSold	2032030000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Cost Of Services CostOfServices	195055000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-35020000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	220037000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	5829000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	84890000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	101905000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Liabilities Current AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	78503000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	13613000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Expense IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidExpense	-1243000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-6249000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	20640000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities	-4350000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Income Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedIncomeTaxesPayable	-21250000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Productive Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets	6025000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-44000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Income Taxes Current AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	17808000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Pension Plan Liabilities Noncurrent DefinedBenefitPensionPlanLiabilitiesNoncurrent	112043000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Liability Classified Noncurrent DeferredCompensationLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent	31920000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	1828000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	44252000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	39126000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	39564000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	1404000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	21520000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Cash Paid CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid	0.855
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	1944000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	1747000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Plans ProceedsFromStockPlans	21827000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	5494000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents Continuing Operations EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations	7185000	USD
CY2011	vmi	Guarantor Nonguarantor Income Loss From Equity Method Investments GuarantorNonguarantorIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	8059000	USD
CY2010	vmi	Guarantor Nonguarantor Income Loss From Equity Method Investments GuarantorNonguarantorIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	2439000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	134363000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	78327000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	248840000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	99394000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	74655000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	110450000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	53005000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	21900000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	81000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	10342000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	32294000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Current Federal State Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit Total CurrentFederalStateForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitTotal	123636000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	8915000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	3527000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	29287000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	23919000	USD
CY2011	vmi	Current Federal State Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit Total CurrentFederalStateForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitTotal	91207000	USD
CY2010	vmi	Current Federal State Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit Total CurrentFederalStateForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitTotal	49346000	USD
CY2011	vmi	Noncurrent Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations NoncurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	-1655000	USD
CY2010	vmi	Noncurrent Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations NoncurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	645000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Noncurrent Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations NoncurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	-854000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-4586000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	5258000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-3824000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-660000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1180000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	686000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	11198000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	107088000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets	60684000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	9380000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	106615000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	29999000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	17241000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Uncertain Tax Positions Recognized Percentage Of Likelihood Of Being Sustained UncertainTaxPositionsRecognizedPercentageOfLikelihoodOfBeingSustained	0.50	pure
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	5708000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-79196000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-927000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	8204000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	4590000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	55008000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	126502000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.015	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.018	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.017	pure
CY2011	vmi	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Carryforwards Credits And Changes In Valuation Allowances EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationCarryforwardsCreditsAndChangesInValuationAllowances	0.277	pure
CY2010	vmi	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Carryforwards Credits And Changes In Valuation Allowances EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationCarryforwardsCreditsAndChangesInValuationAllowances	0.002	pure
CY2012	vmi	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Carryforwards Credits And Changes In Valuation Allowances EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationCarryforwardsCreditsAndChangesInValuationAllowances	-0.018	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.027	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.034	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.025	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Contingencies EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies	-0.007	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Contingencies EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies	0.004	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Contingencies EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies	-0.002	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	0.023	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Deductions Qualified Production Activities EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities	0.023	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Deductions Qualified Production Activities EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities	0.013	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Deductions Qualified Production Activities EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities	0.023	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.011	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.014	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.017	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.020	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.360	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.352	pure
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Accrued Liabilities DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities	16898000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Accrued Liabilities DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities	18020000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Accrued Insurance DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedInsurance	1572000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Accrued Insurance DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedInsurance	1283000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit And Net Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditAndNetOperatingLossCarryforwards	161348000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Pensions DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensions	25770000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	4151000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Warranty Reserves DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsWarrantyReserves	5463000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Compensation DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation	42031000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	258066000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	120979000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	137087000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit And Net Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditAndNetOperatingLossCarryforwards	166020000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Pensions DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensions	17006000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	6262000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Warranty Reserves DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsWarrantyReserves	4900000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Compensation DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation	34720000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	247378000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	123522000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	123856000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	36551000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	35756000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets	60134000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	4304000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	3370000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit And Net Operating Loss Carryforwards Resulting From Acquisitions DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditAndNetOperatingLossCarryforwardsResultingFromAcquisitions	161348000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit And Net Operating Loss Carryforwards Resulting From Acquisitions DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditAndNetOperatingLossCarryforwardsResultingFromAcquisitions	166020000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Pensions Resulting From Acquisitions DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensionsResultingFromAcquisitions	17006000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	3000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	37000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	34000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	3000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	328000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	851000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	2224000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	1296000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Significant Change In Unrecognized Tax Benefits Is Reasonably Possible Amount Of Unrecorded Benefit SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit	1463000	USD
CY2011Q3	vmi	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations Domestic UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitationsDomestic	1446000	USD
CY2010Q2	vmi	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increase Resulting From Acquisition UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseResultingFromAcquisition	3000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	405000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	413000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	4098000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	3164000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Included In Refundable And Deferred Income Taxes And Other Assets DeferredTaxAssetsIncludedInRefundableAndDeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherAssets	118299000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Included In Refundable And Deferred Income Taxes And Other Assets DeferredTaxAssetsIncludedInRefundableAndDeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherAssets	102738000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Included In Refundable And Deferred Income Taxes DeferredTaxAssetsIncludedInRefundableAndDeferredIncomeTaxes	57209000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Included In Refundable And Deferred Income Taxes DeferredTaxAssetsIncludedInRefundableAndDeferredIncomeTaxes	43819000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Included In Other Assets DeferredTaxAssetsIncludedInOtherAssets	61089000	USD
CY2011Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Included In Other Assets DeferredTaxAssetsIncludedInOtherAssets	58920000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent	-89922000	USD
CY2011	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance Decrease In Tax Expense Relating To Operating Losses DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceDecreaseInTaxExpenseRelatingToOperatingLosses	34402000	USD
CY2011	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance Decrease In Tax Expense Relating To Defined Benefit Pension Obligation DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceDecreaseInTaxExpenseRelatingToDefinedBenefitPensionObligation	31300000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Income Tax Expense Recorded On Undistributed Earnings Of Foreign Subsidiaries Not Considered Permanently Invested IncomeTaxExpenseRecordedOnUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiariesNotConsideredPermanentlyInvested	928000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Undistributed Earnings Of Foreign Subsidiaries Not Considered Permanently Invested UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiariesNotConsideredPermanentlyInvested	3730000	USD
CY2011	vmi	Undistributed Earnings Of Foreign Subsidiaries UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries	518887000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	12676000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Translation Adjustments GoodwillTranslationAdjustments	3453000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	293000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	234072000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.855
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate	0.0460	pure
CY2012Q4	vmi	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Inflation Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationInflationRate	0.0270	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets	19168000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	4277000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0480	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Expected Long Term Return On Assets DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets	0.0440	pure
CY2012	vmi	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Inflation DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostInflation	0.0320	pure
CY2011	vmi	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Treasury Shares Stock Plan Exercises PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonTreasurySharesStockPlanExercises	20090000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	4844000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-18879000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Reclassification Adjustment On Derivatives Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeReclassificationAdjustmentOnDerivativesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	-400000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Pensions Resulting From Acquisitions DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensionsResultingFromAcquisitions	25770000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation	597767000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Interest Cost DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost	23445000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Benefits Paid DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid	11722000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Actuarial Net Gains Losses DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialNetGainsLosses	-69859000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Changes Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesBenefitObligation	23666000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets	485724000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Contributions By Employer DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer	11591000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Actual Return On Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssets	41345000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Changes Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesPlanAssets	20015000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Funded Status Of Plan DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan	-112043000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax	12617000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Net Gains Losses Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetGainsLossesBeforeTax	-48524000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Currency Translation Gain Loss Before Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrencyTranslationGainLossBeforeTax	1127000	USD
CY2010	vmi	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Treasury Shares Stock Plan Exercises PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonTreasurySharesStockPlanExercises	3260000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Treasury Shares Stock Plan Exercises PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonTreasurySharesStockPlanExercises	21259000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	4802000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	876000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	-276000	USD
CY2012Q3	vmi	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations Domestic UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitationsDomestic	351000	USD
CY2012Q4	vmi	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations Domestic UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitationsDomestic	491000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Undistributed Earnings Of Foreign Subsidiaries UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries	586198000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	234072000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Distributions Paid DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualDistributionsPaid	250000	USD
CY2012	vmi	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	232788000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	6128000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Amounts That Will Be Amortized From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss In Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanAmountsThatWillBeAmortizedFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossInNextFiscalYear	0	USD

Files In Submission

Name	View Source	Status
0001047469-13-001680-index-headers.html	Edgar Link	pending
0001047469-13-001680-index.html	Edgar Link	pending
0001047469-13-001680.txt	Edgar Link	pending
0001047469-13-001680-xbrl.zip	Edgar Link	pending
a2213079z10-k.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2213079zex-10_9.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2213079zex-21.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2213079zex-23.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2213079zex-24.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2213079zex-31_1.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2213079zex-31_2.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2213079zex-32_1.htm	Edgar Link	pending
a2213079zex-3_2.htm	Edgar Link	pending
FilingSummary.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
Financial_Report.xls	Edgar Link	pending
g776722.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
g969873.jpg	Edgar Link	pending
R1.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R10.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R11.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R12.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R13.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R14.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R15.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R16.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R17.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R18.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R19.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R2.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R20.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R21.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R22.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R23.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R24.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R25.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R26.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R27.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R28.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R29.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R3.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R30.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R31.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R32.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R33.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R34.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R35.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R36.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R37.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R38.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R39.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R4.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R40.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R41.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R42.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R43.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R44.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R45.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R46.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R47.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R48.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R49.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R5.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R50.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R51.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R52.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R53.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R54.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R55.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R56.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R57.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R58.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R59.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R6.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R60.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R61.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R62.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R63.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R64.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R65.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R66.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R67.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R68.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R69.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R7.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R70.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R71.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R72.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R73.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R74.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R75.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R76.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R77.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R78.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R79.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R8.htm	Edgar Link	pending
R9.htm	Edgar Link	pending
report.css	Edgar Link	pending
Show.js	Edgar Link	pending
vmi-20121229.xml	Edgar Link	completed
vmi-20121229.xsd	Edgar Link	pending
vmi-20121229_cal.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
vmi-20121229_def.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
vmi-20121229_lab.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable
vmi-20121229_pre.xml	Edgar Link	unprocessable

Create your account

Find Stocks Worth Researching

Deeply Understand Businesses

Value Businesses Intelligently

$VMI
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC Stock $vmi

2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746913001680 Filed on February 26, 2013

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$VMI VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC Stock $vmi

2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746913001680 Filed on February 26, 2013

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$VMI
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC Stock $vmi