Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 3,497,401	$ 3,240,487	$ 2,501,898
Costs of products sold	2,438,412	2,352,574	1,919,995
Gross profit	1,058,989	887,913	581,903
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	443,503	420,111	371,450
Restructuring and severance costs	0	0	743
Operating income	615,486	467,802	209,710
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(17,129)	(17,538)	(31,555)
Other	(4,852)	(15,654)	(11,754)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	(8,073)
Total other income (expense)	(21,981)	(33,192)	(51,382)
Income before taxes	593,505	434,610	158,328
Income tax expense	163,022	135,673	34,545
Net earnings (loss)	430,483	298,937	123,783
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,673	967	860
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Vishay stockholders	$ 428,810	$ 297,970	$ 122,923
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Vishay stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 2.99	$ 2.05	$ 0.85
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Vishay stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 2.98	$ 2.05	$ 0.85
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	143,399	145,005	144,836
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	143,915	145,495	145,228
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.4	$ 0.385	$ 0.38