Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 853,793	$ 764,632
Costs of products sold	594,685	561,683
Gross profit	259,108	202,949
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	112,855	105,685
Operating income	146,253	97,264
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(4,222)	(4,376)
Other	(5,751)	(5,731)
Total other income (expense)	(9,973)	(10,107)
Income before taxes	136,280	87,157
Income tax expense	32,330	15,514
Net earnings	103,950	71,643
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	377	208
Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders	$ 103,573	$ 71,435
Basic earnings per share attributable to Vishay stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.71	$ 0.49
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Vishay stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.71	$ 0.49
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	145,053	144,968
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	145,553	145,463
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.100	$ 0.095