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Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Gross property, plant, and equipment | $ 170,542,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | $ 180,701,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 91,790,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | 91,562,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment |
Net property, plant, and equipment | 78,752,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 89,139,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet |
Depreciation | 11,400,000us-gaap_Depreciation | 12,900,000us-gaap_Depreciation | 11,300,000us-gaap_Depreciation
Assets held for sale | 6,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |
Transfers from property, plant and equipment | 9,500,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAssetsHeldForSale |  |
Asset impairment | 58,170,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges | 1,220,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges | 1,335,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Assets held for sale | 6,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |
Asset impairment | 3,500,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember |  |
Tools |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Assets held for sale | 1,300,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = us-gaap_ToolsDiesAndMoldsMember | 7,200,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = us-gaap_ToolsDiesAndMoldsMember |
Aggregate sales | 8,900,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = us-gaap_ToolsDiesAndMoldsMember | 7,400,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = us-gaap_ToolsDiesAndMoldsMember |
Assets converted and sold | 7,400,000veco_AssetsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipmentConvertedAndSold / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = us-gaap_ToolsDiesAndMoldsMember | 3,700,000veco_AssetsHeldForSalePropertyPlantAndEquipmentConvertedAndSold / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = us-gaap_ToolsDiesAndMoldsMember |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |
Asset impairment | 100,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = us-gaap_ToolsDiesAndMoldsMember | 900,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = us-gaap_ToolsDiesAndMoldsMember |
Assets held for sale | 1,300,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = us-gaap_ToolsDiesAndMoldsMember | 7,200,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = us-gaap_ToolsDiesAndMoldsMember |
Aggregate selling price | 8,900,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = us-gaap_ToolsDiesAndMoldsMember | 7,400,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = us-gaap_ToolsDiesAndMoldsMember |
Land |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Gross property, plant, and equipment | 9,392,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember | 12,535,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |
Asset impairment | 1,900,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember |  |
Building and improvements |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Gross property, plant, and equipment | 51,979,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember | 52,050,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember |
Building and improvements | Minimum |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated useful lives | 10 years |  |
Building and improvements | Maximum |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated useful lives | 40 years |  |
Machinery and equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Gross property, plant, and equipment | 104,815,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember | 110,228,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |
Asset impairment charges | 700,000veco_AdditionalAssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember |  |
Machinery and equipment | Minimum |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated useful lives | 3 years |  |
Machinery and equipment | Maximum |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated useful lives | 10 years |  |
Machinery and equipment | Asia |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |
Asset impairment | 1,600,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaMember |  |
Leaseholds improvements |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Gross property, plant, and equipment | $ 4,356,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember | $ 5,888,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember |
Leaseholds improvements | Minimum |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated useful lives | 3 years |  |
Leaseholds improvements | Maximum |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
Estimated useful lives | 7 years |  |

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