Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2013	Aug. 07, 2013 Class B Convertible Common Stock [Member]	Aug. 07, 2013 Common Stock [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001487952
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	VPG
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,025,176	12,449,355
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 29, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2