Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Class B Convertible Common Stock [Member]	Capital In Excess of Par Value [Member]	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Total Vishay Stockholders' Equity [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Total
Balance at period start at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 13,271	$ 1,210	$ 1,347,830	$ 401,694	$ 0	$ (20,252)	$ 1,743,753	$ 2,967	$ 1,746,720
Net earnings (loss)	0	0	0	428,810	0	0	428,810	1,673	430,483
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0	0	9,425	9,425	0	9,425
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(741)	(741)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests									0
Issuance of stock and related tax withholdings for vested restricted stock units	20	0	(2,143)	0	0	0	(2,123)	0	(2,123)
Dividends declared	0	0	89	(57,276)	0	0	(57,187)	0	(57,187)
Stock compensation expense	0	0	6,545	0	0	0	6,545	0	6,545
Repurchase of common stock held in treasury	0	0	0	0	(82,972)	0	(82,972)	0	(82,972)
Balance at period end at Dec. 31, 2022	13,291	1,210	1,352,321	773,228	(82,972)	(10,827)	2,046,251	3,899	2,050,150
Net earnings (loss)	0	0	0	323,820	0	0	323,820	1,693	325,513
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0	0	21,164	21,164	0	21,164
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(867)	(867)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests									0
Issuance of stock and related tax withholdings for vested restricted stock units	28	0	(4,022)	0	0	0	(3,994)	0	(3,994)
Dividends declared	0	0	50	(55,676)	0	0	(55,626)	0	(55,626)
Stock compensation expense	0	0	16,532	0	0	0	16,532	0	16,532
Repurchase of common stock held in treasury	0	0	0	0	(78,684)	0	(78,684)	0	(78,684)
Capped call transactions, net of tax	0	0	(73,382)	0	0	0	(73,382)	0	(73,382)
Balance at period end at Dec. 31, 2023	13,319	1,210	1,291,499	1,041,372	(161,656)	10,337	2,196,081	4,725	2,200,806
Net earnings (loss)	0	0	0	(31,150)	0	0	(31,150)	1,395	(29,755)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0	0	(45,629)	(45,629)	0	(45,629)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(2,500)	(2,500)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests	0	0	(1,880)	0	0	0	(1,880)	(3,620)	(5,500)
Issuance of stock and related tax withholdings for vested restricted stock units	42	0	(4,345)	0	0	0	(4,303)	0	(4,303)
Dividends declared	0	0	50	(54,722)	0	0	(54,672)	0	(54,672)
Stock compensation expense	0	0	20,921	0	0	0	20,921	0	20,921
Repurchase of common stock held in treasury	0	0	0	0	(50,406)	0	(50,406)	0	(50,406)
Balance at period end at Dec. 31, 2024	$ 13,361	$ 1,210	$ 1,306,245	$ 955,500	$ (212,062)	$ (35,292)	$ 2,028,962	$ 0	$ 2,028,962