Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2023	Apr. 02, 2022
Numerator [Abstract]
Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders	$ 111,781	$ 103,573
Denominator [Abstract]
Weighted average shares (in shares)	140,496	144,832
Outstanding phantom stock units (in shares)	140	221
Adjusted weighted average shares - basic (in shares)	140,636	145,053
Effect of dilutive securities [Abstract]
Restricted stock units (in shares)	615	500
Dilutive potential common shares (in shares)	615	500
Denominator for diluted earnings per share [Abstract]
Adjusted weighted average shares - diluted (in shares)	141,251	145,553
Basic earnings per share attributable to Vishay stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.79	$ 0.71
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Vishay stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.79	$ 0.71
Restricted stock units [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	0	333