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Other Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Other Accrued Expenses (Tables) [Abstract] |  |
Sales returns and allowances | $ 35,203 us-gaap_PayablesToCustomers | $ 34,465 us-gaap_PayablesToCustomers
Goods received, not yet invoiced | 28,645 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndOtherAccruedLiabilities | 36,692 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndOtherAccruedLiabilities
Other | 73,728 vsh_Otheraccruedexpenses | 75,513 vsh_Otheraccruedexpenses
Total other accrued expenses | $ 137,576 us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent | $ 146,670 us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent

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- Definition Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred and payable to vendors for goods and services received, and other costs not separately disclosed in the balance sheet that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amounts payable to customers at the balance sheet date. The term customers generally excludes other broker-dealers; persons who are principal officers, directors, and stockholders; and persons whose securities or funds are part of the regulatory net capital of the broker-dealer. Another broker-dealer's account can be classified as a customer if the account is carried as an omnibus account in compliance with certain regulations. The accounts of principal officers, directors and stockholders may be combined in the customer captions if they are not material and the combination is disclosed in the oath that is required to accompany the annual audited FOCUS Report. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28367877&loc=d3e4428-111522 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Rule 15c3 -Number 240 -Section 1 -Paragraph 1 -Article 15c3 -Subsection c + Details
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