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Restructuring Charges (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Reconciliation of the restructuring liability |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ 533,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | $ 1,875,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve |
Provision | 4,394,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges | 1,485,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges | 3,813,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Payments | (3,499,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring | (2,827,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring |
Balance at the end of the period | 1,428,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | 533,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve | 1,875,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
Personnel Severance and Related Costs |  |  |
Reconciliation of the restructuring liability |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the period | 533,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | 1,875,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember |
Provision | 4,012,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | 1,485,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember |
Payments | (3,117,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | (2,827,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember |
Balance at the end of the period | 1,428,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | 533,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | 1,875,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Personnel severance charges |  |  | 3,800,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Number of employees impacted | 93us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember |  | 52us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfPositionsEliminated / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Facility Closing Costs |  |  |
Reconciliation of the restructuring liability |  |  |
Provision | 382,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember |  |
Payments | (382,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember |  |
Facility Closing Costs | Ft. Collins, Colorado and Camarillo, California facilities |  |  |
Reconciliation of the restructuring liability |  |  |
Restructuring Costs | 400,000us-gaap_RestructuringCosts / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember / us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis = veco_FortCollinsColoradoAndCamarilloCaliforniaFacilitiesConsolidationMember |  |
Facility Closing Costs | Forecast |  |  |
Reconciliation of the restructuring liability |  |  |
Provision | $ 500,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_FacilityClosingMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |  |

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