Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2011

Segment Information (Tables) [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth business segment information (in thousands) :

					Optoelectronic
	MOSFETs		Diodes		Components		Resistors And Inductors		Capacitors		Vishay Precision Group		Total
Fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2011:
Product Sales	$	153,180	$	169,613	$	63,761	$	167,430	$	154,295	$	-	$	708,279
Royalty Revenues		65		-		-		1,494		-		-	$	1,559
Total Revenue	$	153,245	$	169,613	$	63,761	$	168,924	$	154,295	$	-	$	709,838
Gross Margin	$	42,811	$	43,699	$	21,961	$	58,956	$	44,763	$	-	$	212,190
Fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2010:
Product Sales	$	153,207	$	151,026	$	57,657	$	151,941	$	133,346	$	52,914	$	700,091
Royalty Revenues		48		-		27		1,489		-		-	$	1,564
Total Revenue	$	153,255	$	151,026	$	57,684	$	153,430	$	133,346	$	52,914	$	701,655
Gross Margin	$	46,887	$	35,865	$	20,288	$	54,886	$	32,685	$	19,982	$	210,593
Six fiscal months ended July 2, 2011:
Product Sales	$	296,081	$	329,030	$	121,467	$	339,349	$	316,147	$	-	$	1,402,074
Royalty Revenues		162		-		42		2,711		-		-	$	2,915
Total Revenue	$	296,243	$	329,030	$	121,509	$	342,060	$	316,147	$	-	$	1,404,989
Gross Margin	$	82,250	$	82,839	$	41,909	$	120,114	$	99,741	$	-	$	426,853
Six fiscal months ended July 3, 2010:
Product Sales	$	280,831	$	291,272	$	116,053	$	299,398	$	250,677	$	101,089	$	1,339,320
Royalty Revenues		48		-		60		2,687		-		-	$	2,795
Total Revenue	$	280,879	$	291,272	$	116,113	$	302,085	$	250,677	$	101,089	$	1,342,115
Gross Margin	$	73,905	$	63,511	$	39,944	$	106,806	$	56,410	$	37,030	$	377,606

	Fiscal quarters ended						Six fiscal months ended
	July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010			July 2, 2011			July 3, 2010
Operating margin reconciliation:
MOSFETs	$	32,522		$	37,864		$	61,932		$	56,154
Diodes		37,208			30,121			70,008			51,956
Optoelectronic Components		18,330			17,454			34,687			34,115
Resistors And Inductors		51,757			48,497			105,861			93,737
Capacitors		38,584			27,111			86,917			44,873
Vishay Precision Group		-			10,871			-			18,949
Unallocated Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses		(59,007	)		(70,591	)		(117,813	)		(133,332	)
Executive Compensation Charge		(3,889	)		-			(3,889	)		-
Consolidated Operating Income	$	115,505		$	101,327		$	237,703		$	166,452