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Segment and Geographic Data (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Segment and Geographic Data [Abstract] |
Segment reporting information | The following tables set forth business segment information:
|  | MOSFETs |  |  | Diodes |  |  | Optoelectronic Components |  |  | Resistors & Inductors |  |  | Capacitors |  |  | Vishay Precision Group |  |  | Corporate / Other |  |  | Total |
Year ended December 31, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product sales |  | $ | 537,783 |  |  | $ | 607,493 |  |  | $ | 229,814 |  |  | $ | 634,490 |  |  | $ | 577,816 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,587,396 |
Royalty revenues |  |  | 197 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | 6,364 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | 6,633 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 537,980 |  |  | $ | 607,493 |  |  | $ | 229,886 |  |  | $ | 640,854 |  |  | $ | 577,816 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,594,029 |
Gross Margin |  | $ | 125,498 |  |  | $ | 143,876 |  |  | $ | 74,772 |  |  | $ | 213,997 |  |  | $ | 161,843 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 719,986 |
Depreciation expense |  | $ | 53,808 |  |  | $ | 39,577 |  |  | $ | 12,384 |  |  | $ | 32,039 |  |  | $ | 25,979 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,235 |  |  | $ | 165,022 |
Interest expense (income) |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 223 |  |  |  | 223 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 18,819 |  |  | $ | 19,277 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 61,520 |  |  |  | 39,444 |  |  |  | 15,442 |  |  |  | 28,751 |  |  |  | 19,676 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,808 |  |  | $ | 168,641 |
Total Assets as of December 31, 2011: |  | $ | 646,660 |  |  | $ | 682,017 |  |  | $ | 163,486 |  |  | $ | 609,556 |  |  | $ | 672,049 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 219,962 |  |  | $ | 2,993,730 |
Year ended December 31, 2010: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product sales |  | $ | 626,498 |  |  | $ | 596,354 |  |  | $ | 226,402 |  |  | $ | 622,819 |  |  | $ | 546,149 |  |  | $ | 101,089 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,719,311 |
Royalty revenues |  |  | 200 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 5,485 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | 5,781 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 626,698 |  |  | $ | 596,354 |  |  | $ | 226,498 |  |  | $ | 628,304 |  |  | $ | 546,149 |  |  | $ | 101,089 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,725,092 |
Gross Margin |  | $ | 189,209 |  |  | $ | 138,308 |  |  | $ | 75,804 |  |  | $ | 222,785 |  |  | $ | 144,349 |  |  | $ | 37,030 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 807,485 |
Depreciation expense |  | $ | 51,865 |  |  | $ | 39,035 |  |  | $ | 12,282 |  |  | $ | 30,142 |  |  | $ | 31,551 |  |  | $ | 3,391 |  |  | $ | 1,458 |  |  | $ | 169,724 |
Interest expense (income) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 933 |  |  |  | 762 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 9,308 |  |  | $ | 11,036 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 55,457 |  |  |  | 30,879 |  |  |  | 13,066 |  |  |  | 27,874 |  |  |  | 17,132 |  |  |  | 918 |  |  |  | 87 |  |  | $ | 145,413 |
Total Assets as of December 31, 2010: |  | $ | 745,641 |  |  | $ | 685,490 |  |  | $ | 163,584 |  |  | $ | 602,466 |  |  | $ | 652,742 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 116,170 |  |  | $ | 2,966,093 |
Year ended December 31, 2009: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product sales |  | $ | 427,110 |  |  | $ | 410,415 |  |  | $ | 167,317 |  |  | $ | 438,600 |  |  | $ | 420,890 |  |  | $ | 171,991 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,036,323 |
Royalty revenues |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 5,626 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | $ | 5,710 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 427,181 |  |  | $ | 410,415 |  |  | $ | 167,330 |  |  | $ | 444,226 |  |  | $ | 420,890 |  |  | $ | 171,991 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2,042,033 |
Gross Margin |  | $ | 57,280 |  |  | $ | 51,361 |  |  | $ | 37,180 |  |  | $ | 109,093 |  |  | $ | 80,533 |  |  | $ | 52,714 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 388,161 |
Depreciation expense |  | $ | 58,762 |  |  | $ | 38,638 |  |  | $ | 14,757 |  |  | $ | 38,392 |  |  | $ | 46,684 |  |  | $ | 8,446 |  |  | $ | 330 |  |  | $ | 206,009 |
Interest expense (income) |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 172 |  |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | 934 |  |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 9,057 |  |  | $ | 10,321 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 10,309 |  |  |  | 12,474 |  |  |  | 3,453 |  |  |  | 11,126 |  |  |  | 10,567 |  |  |  | 2,181 |  |  |  | 230 |  |  | $ | 50,340 |
Total Assets as of December 31, 2009: |  | $ | 566,952 |  |  | $ | 522,080 |  |  | $ | 132,065 |  |  | $ | 572,076 |  |  | $ | 668,271 |  |  | $ | 209,779 |  |  | $ | 48,323 |  |  | $ | 2,719,546 |
Operating margin reconciliation |
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Operating margin reconciliation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MOSFETs |  | $ | 85,336 |  |  | $ | 152,794 |  |  | $ | 25,434 |
Diodes |  |  | 118,111 |  |  |  | 115,168 |  |  |  | 31,275 |
Optoelectronic Components |  |  | 60,492 |  |  |  | 64,088 |  |  |  | 24,441 |
Resistors & Inductors |  |  | 185,327 |  |  |  | 195,730 |  |  |  | 85,406 |
Capacitors |  |  | 136,901 |  |  |  | 121,714 |  |  |  | 60,480 |
Vishay Precision Group |  |  | - |  |  |  | 18,949 |  |  |  | 22,510 |
Unallocated Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses |  |  | (233,804 | ) |  |  | (250,505 | ) |  |  | (220,547 | )
Restructuring and severance Costs |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (37,874 | )
Asset write-downs |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (681 | )
Settlement agreement gain |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 28,195 |
Executive compensation charges |  |  | (5,762 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (57,824 | )
Consolidated Operating Income (Loss) |  | $ | 346,601 |  |  | $ | 417,938 |  |  | $ | (39,185 | )
Restructuring and severance costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MOSFETs |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 8,017 |
Diodes |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,707 |
Optoelectronic Components |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,755 |
Resistors & Inductors |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9,374 |
Capacitors |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,353 |
Vishay Precision Group |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,048 |
Unallocated Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,620 |
|  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 37,874 |
Asset write-downs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diodes |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 681 |
Revenues and property and equipment based on geographic area | The following table summarizes net revenues based on revenues generated by subsidiaries located within the identified geographic area:
|  | Years ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
United States |  | $ | 363,847 |  |  | $ | 345,267 |  |  | $ | 312,262 |
Germany |  |  | 801,539 |  |  |  | 726,235 |  |  |  | 544,364 |
Other Europe |  |  | 175,639 |  |  |  | 217,099 |  |  |  | 195,212 |
Israel |  |  | 219,037 |  |  |  | 292,025 |  |  |  | 212,483 |
Asia |  |  | 1,033,967 |  |  |  | 1,144,466 |  |  |  | 777,712 |
|  | $ | 2,594,029 |  |  | $ | 2,725,092 |  |  | $ | 2,042,033 |
The following table summarizes property and equipment based on physical location:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
United States |  | $ | 136,159 |  |  | $ | 141,309 |
Germany |  |  | 125,905 |  |  |  | 128,549 |
Czech Republic |  |  | 53,126 |  |  |  | 58,545 |
Other Europe |  |  | 97,212 |  |  |  | 96,313 |
Israel |  |  | 125,885 |  |  |  | 121,070 |
People's Republic of China |  |  | 178,877 |  |  |  | 181,043 |
Republic of China (Taiwan) |  |  | 117,450 |  |  |  | 117,513 |
Other Asia |  |  | 71,677 |  |  |  | 66,093 |
Other |  |  | 1,614 |  |  |  | 1,679 |
|  | $ | 907,905 |  |  | $ | 912,114 |

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