Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Common Stock [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Class B Convertible Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Class B Convertible Common Stock [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Capital In Excess of Par Value [Member]	Capital In Excess of Par Value [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) [Member]	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Total Vishay Stockholders' Equity [Member]	Total Vishay Stockholders' Equity [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Total	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]
Cumulative effect of accounting change for adoption of ASU | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 [Member]		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ (1,070)	$ 0		$ 0		$ (1,070)		$ 0		$ (1,070)
Balance at December 31, 2019 at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 13,235		$ 1,210		$ 1,425,170		$ 72,180		0	$ (26,646)		$ 1,485,149		$ 2,540		$ 1,487,689
Net earnings	0		0		0		122,923		0	0		122,923		860		123,783
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0		0		0		0		0	40,205		40,205		0		40,205
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0		0		0		0		0	0		0		(600)		(600)
Conversion of Class B shares	0		0		0		0		0	0		0		0		0
Temporary equity reclassification	0		0		4		0		0	0		4		0		4
Issuance of stock and related tax withholdings for vested restricted stock units	21		0		(2,037)		0		0	0		(2,016)		0		(2,016)
Dividends declared	0		0		74		(55,043)		0	0		(54,969)		0		(54,969)
Stock compensation expense	0		0		5,276		0		0	0		5,276		0		5,276
Repurchase of convertible debt instruments	0		0		(19,287)		0		0	0		(19,287)		0		(19,287)
Balance at period end at Dec. 31, 2020	13,256		1,210		1,409,200		138,990		0	13,559		1,576,215		2,800		1,579,015
Cumulative effect of accounting change for adoption of ASU | Accounting Standards Update 2020-06 [Member]		$ 0		$ 0		$ (66,078)		$ 20,566	0		$ 0		$ (45,512)		$ 0		$ (45,512)
Net earnings	0		0		0		297,970		0	0		297,970		967		298,937
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0		0		0		0		0	(33,811)		(33,811)		0		(33,811)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0		0		0		0		0	0		0		(800)		(800)
Issuance of stock and related tax withholdings for vested restricted stock units	15		0		(1,978)		0		0	0		(1,963)		0		(1,963)
Dividends declared	0		0		81		(55,832)		0	0		(55,751)		0		(55,751)
Stock compensation expense	0		0		6,605		0		0	0		6,605		0		6,605
Balance at period end at Dec. 31, 2021	13,271		1,210		1,347,830		401,694		0	(20,252)		1,743,753		2,967		1,746,720
Cumulative effect of accounting change for adoption of ASU																401,694
Net earnings	0		0		0		428,810		0	0		428,810		1,673		430,483
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0		0		0		0		0	9,425		9,425		0		9,425
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0		0		0		0		0	0		0		(741)		(741)
Issuance of stock and related tax withholdings for vested restricted stock units	20		0		(2,143)		0		0	0		(2,123)		0		(2,123)
Dividends declared	0		0		89		(57,276)		0	0		(57,187)		0		(57,187)
Stock compensation expense	0		0		6,545		0		0	0		6,545		0		6,545
Repurchase of common stock held in treasury	0		0		0		0		(82,972)	0		(82,972)		0		(82,972)
Balance at period end at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 13,291		$ 1,210		$ 1,352,321		$ 773,228		$ (82,972)	$ (10,827)		$ 2,046,251		$ 3,899		2,050,150
Cumulative effect of accounting change for adoption of ASU																$ 773,228