Acquisition and Divestiture Activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Acquisition and Divestiture Activities [Abstract]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

Note 2 - Acquisition and Divestiture Activities (continued)

Pro Forma Results

The unaudited pro forma results would have been as follows, assuming the 2014 acquisitions had occurred as of January 1, 2014:

	Year ended
	December 31, 2014
Pro forma net revenues	$	2,522,010
Pro forma net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders		114,510
Pro forma basic earnings per share attributable to Vishay stockholders	$	0.78
Pro forma diluted earnings per share attributable to Vishay stockholders	$	0.75