Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 3 – Income Taxes The provision for income taxes consists of provisions for federal, state, and foreign income taxes. The effective tax rates for the periods ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014 reflect the Company's expected tax rate on reported income from continuing operations before income tax and tax adjustments. The Company operates in a global environment with significant operations in various jurisdictions outside the United States. Accordingly, the consolidated income tax rate is a composite rate reflecting the Company's earnings and the applicable tax rates in the various jurisdictions where the Company operates. During the three fiscal months ended April 4, 2015, the liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $754 on a net basis, principally due to currency effects. During 2014, the Company borrowed $53,000 on its revolving credit facility to achieve future flexibility given the legal entity and the financial structure utilized for the Capella Microsystems Inc. ("Capella") acquisition. Subsequent to the acquisition of the noncontrolling interests in Capella on December 31, 2014, the Company expects to repatriate cash from the 2014 earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries to the United States primarily to repay those borrowings on the revolving credit facility, and also to realign the acquired entity structure to have Capella's U.S. subsidiary directly owned by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. The tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2014 included all U.S. federal and state income taxes, incremental foreign income taxes, and withholding taxes payable related to that anticipated repatriation transaction. The repatriation is anticipated in the second fiscal quarter of 2015, pending completion of statutory audits of certain subsidiaries required to distribute earnings.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Apr. 04, 2015

Note 3 – Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes consists of provisions for federal, state, and foreign income taxes. The effective tax rates for the periods ended April 4, 2015 and March 29, 2014 reflect the Company's expected tax rate on reported income from continuing operations before income tax and tax adjustments. The Company operates in a global environment with significant operations in various jurisdictions outside the United States. Accordingly, the consolidated income tax rate is a composite rate reflecting the Company's earnings and the applicable tax rates in the various jurisdictions where the Company operates.

During the three fiscal months ended April 4, 2015, the liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $754 on a net basis, principally due to currency effects.

During 2014, the Company borrowed $53,000 on its revolving credit facility to achieve future flexibility given the legal entity and the financial structure utilized for the Capella Microsystems Inc. ("Capella") acquisition. Subsequent to the acquisition of the noncontrolling interests in Capella on December 31, 2014, the Company expects to repatriate cash from the 2014 earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries to the United States primarily to repay those borrowings on the revolving credit facility, and also to realign the acquired entity structure to have Capella's U.S. subsidiary directly owned by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. The tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2014 included all U.S. federal and state income taxes, incremental foreign income taxes, and withholding taxes payable related to that anticipated repatriation transaction. The repatriation is anticipated in the second fiscal quarter of 2015, pending completion of statutory audits of certain subsidiaries required to distribute earnings.