Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 317,919	$ 269,812	$ 283,958
Costs of products sold	192,777	165,541	172,341
Gross profit	125,142	104,271	111,617
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	95,273	78,256	79,622
Acquisition costs	1,198	0	443
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles	1,223	2,440	0
Executive severance costs	0	0	611
Restructuring costs	76	918	2,293
Operating income	27,372	22,657	28,648
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(1,230)	(1,366)	(1,507)
Other	(230)	(2,982)	(701)
Other expenses - net	(1,460)	(4,348)	(2,208)
Income before taxes	25,912	18,309	26,440
Income tax expense	5,469	7,509	4,145
Net earnings	20,443	10,800	22,295
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	222	13	107
Net earnings attributable to VPG stockholders	$ 20,221	$ 10,787	$ 22,188
Basic earnings per share attributable to VPG stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 1.49	$ 0.80	$ 1.64
Diluted earnings per share attributable to VPG stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 1.48	$ 0.79	$ 1.63
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	13,616	13,566	13,515
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	13,657	13,623	13,597