Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Decrease in liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits	$ 754
Borrowings to fund acquisition		$ 53,000vsh_BorrowingsToFundAcquisition

The net amount of all increases and decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 15A

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=SL6600010-109319

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