Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 3,402,045	$ 3,497,401	$ 3,240,487
Costs of products sold	2,427,552	2,438,412	2,352,574
Gross profit	974,493	1,058,989	887,913
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	488,349	443,503	420,111
Operating income	486,144	615,486	467,802
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(25,131)	(17,129)	(17,538)
Other	25,263	(4,852)	(15,654)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(18,874)	0	0
Total other income (expense)	(18,742)	(21,981)	(33,192)
Income before taxes	467,402	593,505	434,610
Income tax expense	141,889	163,022	135,673
Net earnings	325,513	430,483	298,937
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,693	1,673	967
Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders	$ 323,820	$ 428,810	$ 297,970
Basic earnings per share attributable to Vishay stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 2.32	$ 2.99	$ 2.05
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Vishay stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 2.31	$ 2.98	$ 2.05
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	139,447	143,399	145,005
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	140,246	143,915	145,495
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.4	$ 0.4	$ 0.385