Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Accounts receivable, allowances for credit losses	$ 1,311	$ 1,705
Total Vishay stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Treasury stock (in shares)	9,933,595	7,535,881
Common Stock [Member]
Total Vishay stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	300,000,000	300,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	133,607,153	133,187,901
Common Class B [Member]
Total Vishay stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	40,000,000	40,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	12,097,148	12,097,148