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Segment Information - Goodwill and Total Assets (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 29, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Goodwill $ 166,923us-gaap_Goodwill $ 170,773us-gaap_Goodwill $ 184,260us-gaap_Goodwill $ 136,152us-gaap_Goodwill
Total Assets 1,359,840us-gaap_Assets 1,417,818us-gaap_Assets    
Industry [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Goodwill 78,867us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= feic_IndustryMember
76,858us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= feic_IndustryMember
   
Total Assets 458,780us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= feic_IndustryMember
444,168us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= feic_IndustryMember
   
Science [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Goodwill 88,056us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= feic_ScienceMember
93,915us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= feic_ScienceMember
   
Total Assets 416,403us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= feic_ScienceMember
470,899us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= feic_ScienceMember
   
Corporate Eliminations [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Total Assets $ 484,657us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
$ 502,751us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember