Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 362,580	$ 317,919	$ 269,812
Costs of products sold	212,978	192,777	165,541
Gross profit	149,602	125,142	104,271
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	104,285	95,273	78,256
Acquisition costs	0	1,198	0
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles	0	1,223	2,440
Restructuring costs	1,518	76	918
Operating income	43,799	27,372	22,657
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(2,269)	(1,230)	(1,366)
Other	3,558	(230)	(2,982)
Other income (expenses)	1,289	(1,460)	(4,348)
Income before taxes	45,088	25,912	18,309
Income tax expense	8,535	5,469	7,509
Net earnings	36,553	20,443	10,800
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	490	222	13
Net earnings attributable to VPG stockholders	$ 36,063	$ 20,221	$ 10,787
Basic earnings per share attributable to VPG stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 2.65	$ 1.49	$ 0.80
Diluted earnings per share attributable to VPG stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 2.63	$ 1.48	$ 0.79
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	13,628	13,616	13,566
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	13,688	13,657	13,623