Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 01, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 01, 2022
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Net revenues	$ 853,653	$ 924,798	$ 2,616,809	$ 2,642,103
Costs of products sold	616,010	635,260	1,842,980	1,832,234
Gross profit	237,643	289,538	773,829	809,869
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	122,513	106,436	365,515	329,691
Operating income	115,130	183,102	408,314	480,178
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(7,153)	(4,110)	(18,677)	(12,639)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(18,874)	0	(18,874)	0
Other	7,409	2,137	15,995	(2,234)
Total other income (expense)	(18,618)	(1,973)	(21,556)	(14,873)
Income before taxes	96,512	181,129	386,758	465,305
Income tax expense	30,557	40,566	113,199	108,023
Net earnings	65,955	140,563	273,559	357,282
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	426	502	1,211	1,260
Net earnings attributable to Vishay stockholders	$ 65,529	$ 140,061	$ 272,348	$ 356,022
Basic earnings per share attributable to Vishay stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.98	$ 1.95	$ 2.47
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Vishay stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.98	$ 1.94	$ 2.46
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	139,083	142,887	139,828	143,983
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	140,001	143,447	140,577	144,470
Cash dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.3	$ 0.3