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Summary of Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Summary of Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) [Abstract] |
Summary of Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) | Note 19 – Summary of Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | First |  |  | Second |  |  | Third |  |  | Fourth |  |  | First |  |  | Second |  |  | Third |  |  | Fourth |
Statement of Operations data: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  | $ | 695,151 |  |  | $ | 709,838 |  |  | $ | 637,649 |  |  | $ | 551,391 |  |  | $ | 640,460 |  |  | $ | 701,655 |  |  | $ | 694,365 |  |  | $ | 688,612 |
Gross profit |  |  | 214,663 |  |  |  | 212,190 |  |  |  | 167,477 |  |  |  | 125,656 |  |  |  | 167,013 |  |  |  | 210,593 |  |  |  | 218,378 |  |  |  | 211,501 |
Operating income (loss) |  |  | 122,198 |  |  |  | 115,505 |  |  |  | 75,333 |  |  |  | 33,565 |  |  |  | 65,125 |  |  |  | 101,327 |  |  |  | 130,903 |  |  |  | 120,583 |
Net earnings (loss) |  |  | 75,607 |  |  |  | 82,496 |  |  |  | 50,692 |  |  |  | 31,202 |  |  |  | 45,639 |  |  |  | 76,965 |  |  |  | 90,152 |  |  |  | 147,537 |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
noncontrolling interests |  |  | 320 |  |  |  | 401 |  |  |  | 205 |  |  |  | 250 |  |  |  | 219 |  |  |  | 306 |  |  |  | 353 |  |  |  | 309 |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vishay stockholders |  |  | 75,287 |  |  |  | 82,095 |  |  |  | 50,487 |  |  |  | 30,952 |  |  |  | 45,420 |  |  |  | 76,659 |  |  |  | 89,799 |  |  |  | 147,228 |
Per Share data: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic earnings (loss) per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
attributable to Vishay stockholders (a) |  | $ | 0.46 |  |  | $ | 0.51 |  |  | $ | 0.32 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.41 |  |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
attributable to Vishay stockholders (a) |  | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 0.48 |  |  | $ | 0.31 |  |  | $ | 0.19 |  |  | $ | 0.24 |  |  | $ | 0.40 |  |  | $ | 0.47 |  |  | $ | 0.81 |
Certain Items Recorded during the Quarters: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Executive compensation charge |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (3,889 | ) |  | $ | (1,873 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
One time tax benefit (expense) |  | $ | (10,024 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 6,538 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 59,484 |
Quarter end date (b) |  | April 2 |  |  | July 2 |  |  | Oct. 1 |  |  | Dec. 31 |  |  | April 3 |  |  | July 3 |  |  | Oct. 2 |  |  | Dec. 31 |
(a) May not add due to differences in weighted average share counts. (b) The Company reports interim financial information for 13-week periods beginning on a Sunday and ending on a Saturday, except for the first fiscal quarter, which always begins on January 1, and the fourth fiscal quarter, which always ends on December 31.

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