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Product Warranties - Product Warranty Activity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Guarantees [Abstract]
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 283us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	$ 364us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	$ 572us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual
Accruals for warranties for products sold in the period	281us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	327us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	439us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued
Fulfillment of warranty obligations	(350)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	(297)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	(554)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments
Revisions of estimated obligations	(10)vicr_RevisionsOfEstimatedObligations	(111)vicr_RevisionsOfEstimatedObligations	(93)vicr_RevisionsOfEstimatedObligations
Balance at the end of the period	$ 204us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	$ 283us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	$ 364us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual

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Amount as of the balance sheet date of the aggregate standard product warranty liability. Does not include the balance for the extended product warranty liability.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

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-Section 50

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Represents the aggregate decrease in the liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) to satisfy claims under the terms of the standard product warranty. Does not include any Increase or Decrease in the liability for payments related to extended product warranties.

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Represents the aggregate increase in the liability for accruals related to standard product warranties issued during the reporting period. Does not include any increase in the liability for accruals related to extended product warranties.

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