Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 3,240,487	$ 2,501,898	$ 2,668,305
Costs of products sold	2,352,574	1,919,995	1,997,105
Gross profit	887,913	581,903	671,200
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	420,111	371,450	384,631
Restructuring and severance costs	0	743	24,139
Operating income	467,802	209,710	262,430
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(17,538)	(31,555)	(33,683)
Other	(15,654)	(11,754)	(419)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	(8,073)	(2,030)
Total other income (expense)	(33,192)	(51,382)	(36,132)
Income before taxes	434,610	158,328	226,298
Income tax expense	135,673	34,545	61,508
Net earnings (loss)	298,937	123,783	164,790
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	967	860	854
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Vishay stockholders	$ 297,970	$ 122,923	$ 163,936
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Vishay stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 2.05	$ 0.85	$ 1.13
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Vishay stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 2.05	$ 0.85	$ 1.13
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	145,005	144,836	144,608
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	145,495	145,228	145,136
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.385	$ 0.380	$ 0.370