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	$ 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)
Balance at period start at Dec. 31, 2020	13,256		1,210		1,409,200		138,990		0	13,559		1,576,215		2,800		1,579,015
Balance at period start (Accounting Standards Update 2020-06 [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2020		$ 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	13,271		1,210		1,347,830		401,694		0	(20,252)		1,743,753		2,967		1,746,720
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			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	13,291		1,210		1,352,321		773,228		(82,972)	(10,827)		2,046,251		3,899		2,050,150
Net earnings	0		0		0		323,820		0	0		323,820		1,693		325,513
Other comprehensive income (loss)	0		0		0		0		0	21,164		21,164		0		21,164
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0		0		0		0		0	0		0		(867)		(867)
Issuance of stock and related tax withholdings for vested restricted stock units	28		0		(4,022)		0		0	0		(3,994)		0		(3,994)
Dividends declared	0		0		50		(55,676)		0	0		(55,626)		0		(55,626)
Stock compensation expense	0		0		16,532		0		0	0		16,532		0		16,532
Repurchase of common stock held in treasury	0		0		0		0		(78,684)	0		(78,684)		0		(78,684)
Capped call transactions, net of tax	0		0		(73,382)		0		0	0		(73,382)		0		(73,382)
Balance at period end at Dec. 31, 2023	13,319		1,210		1,291,499		1,041,372		(161,656)	10,337		2,196,081		4,725		2,200,806
Cumulative effect of accounting change for adoption of ASU	$ 13,319		$ 1,210		$ 1,291,499		$ 1,041,372		$ (161,656)	$ 10,337		$ 2,196,081		$ 4,725		$ 2,200,806