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Retirement Plans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 item | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2014 item
Employer's matching contribution for every dollar the employees contribute (as a percent) | 50.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatch |  |  |
Employer's matching contribution, vesting period (in years) | 5 years |  |  |
Number of foreign subsidiaries with defined contribution plan | 1veco_DefinedContributionPlanNumberOfForeignSubsidiaries |  |  |
Aggregate employer's contribution to pension plans | $ 1.9us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized | $ 2.3us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized | $ 2.5us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized |
Number of participants |  |  |  | 73veco_DefinedContributionPlanNumberOfParticipants
Contract assets under the plan |  |  |  | $ 1.5us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
Maximum |  |  |  |
Employer's contribution as a percentage of employee's eligible compensation | 3.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |
Employer's contribution as a percentage of the maximum an employee is permitted to contribute under IRS limits | 3.00%veco_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMaximumAllowableEmployeeContribution / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |

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- Definition Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 30 -Section 35 -Paragraph 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=29635418&loc=d3e12355-114930 + Details
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- Definition The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 70 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6414718&loc=d3e28014-114942 + Details
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- Definition Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the employer's contribution as a percentage of the maximum amount an employee is permitted to contribute under IRS limits. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the vesting period for employer's matching contribution. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the number of foreign subsidiaries with defined contribution plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the number of participants who have participated in the plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Details
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