Segment and Geographic Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment and Geographic Data [Abstract]

Segment reporting information

The following tables set forth business segment information:

	MOSFETs		Diodes		Optoelectronic Components		Resistors & Inductors		Capacitors		Vishay Precision Group		Corporate / Other		Total
Year ended December 31, 2012:
Product sales	$	433,436	$	496,744	$	209,141	$	635,488	$	448,157	$	-	$	-	$	2,222,966
Royalty revenues		246		-		53		6,832		-		-		-	$	7,131
Total revenue	$	433,682	$	496,744	$	209,194	$	642,320	$	448,157	$	-	$	-	$	2,230,097
Gross Margin	$	56,694	$	99,116	$	67,943	$	204,137	$	98,783	$	-	$	-	$	526,673
Depreciation expense	$	49,124	$	36,335	$	11,917	$	31,921	$	23,354	$	-	$	1,150	$	153,801
Interest expense (income)		-		64		140		543		52		-		21,805	$	22,604
Capital expenditures		49,201		30,025		16,759		35,878		15,531		-		2,897	$	150,291
Total Assets as of December 31, 2012:	$	625,597	$	670,811	$	199,385	$	760,257	$	587,586	$	-	$	172,641	$	3,016,277
Year ended December 31, 2011:
Product sales	$	537,783	$	607,493	$	229,814	$	634,490	$	577,816	$	-	$	-	$	2,587,396
Royalty revenues		197		-		72		6,364		-		-		-	$	6,633
Total revenue	$	537,980	$	607,493	$	229,886	$	640,854	$	577,816	$	-	$	-	$	2,594,029
Gross Margin	$	125,498	$	143,876	$	74,772	$	213,997	$	161,843	$	-	$	-	$	719,986
Depreciation expense	$	53,808	$	39,577	$	12,384	$	32,039	$	25,979	$	-	$	1,235	$	165,022
Interest expense (income)		12		-		-		223		223		-		18,819	$	19,277
Capital expenditures		61,520		39,444		15,442		28,751		19,676		-		3,808	$	168,641
Total Assets as of December 31, 2011:	$	646,660	$	682,017	$	163,486	$	609,556	$	672,049	$	-	$	219,962	$	2,993,730
Year ended December 31, 2010:
Product sales	$	626,498	$	596,354	$	226,402	$	622,819	$	546,149	$	101,089	$	-	$	2,719,311
Royalty revenues		200		-		96		5,485		-		-		-	$	5,781
Total revenue	$	626,698	$	596,354	$	226,498	$	628,304	$	546,149	$	101,089	$	-	$	2,725,092
Gross Margin	$	189,209	$	138,308	$	75,804	$	222,785	$	144,349	$	37,030	$	-	$	807,485
Depreciation expense	$	51,865	$	39,035	$	12,282	$	30,142	$	31,551	$	3,391	$	1,458	$	169,724
Interest expense (income)		-		-		-		933		762		33		9,308	$	11,036
Capital expenditures		55,457		30,879		13,066		27,874		17,132		918		87	$	145,413
Total Assets as of December 31, 2010:	$	745,641	$	685,490	$	163,584	$	602,466	$	652,742	$	-	$	116,170	$	2,966,093

Operating margin reconciliation

	Years ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Operating margin reconciliation:
MOSFETs	$	17,198		$	85,336		$	152,794
Diodes		75,733			118,111			115,168
Optoelectronic Components		54,632			60,492			64,088
Resistors & Inductors		172,129			185,327			195,730
Capacitors		76,858			136,901			121,714
Vishay Precision Group		-			-			18,949
Unallocated Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses		(219,502	)		(233,804	)		(250,505	)
Gain on sale of property		12,153			-			-
Executive compensation charges		-			(5,762	)		-
Consolidated Operating Income (Loss)	$	189,201		$	346,601		$	417,938

Revenues and property and equipment based on geographic area

The following table summarizes net revenues based on revenues generated by subsidiaries located within the identified geographic area:

	Years ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
United States	$	568,849	$	363,847	$	345,267
Germany		775,204		801,539		726,235
Other Europe		61,236		175,639		217,099
Israel		14,708		219,037		292,025
Asia		810,100		1,033,967		1,144,466
	$	2,230,097	$	2,594,029	$	2,725,092

The following table summarizes property and equipment based on physical location:

	December 31,
	2012		2011
United States	$	133,812	$	136,159
Germany		121,957		125,905
Czech Republic		51,620		53,126
Other Europe		98,534		97,212
Israel		140,994		125,885
People's Republic of China		169,395		178,877
Republic of China (Taiwan)		116,315		117,450
Other Asia		80,304		71,677
Other		1,621		1,614
	$	914,552	$	907,905