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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill |  |  |  |
Gross carrying Amount, beginning balance | $ 186,589us-gaap_GoodwillGross | $ 151,069us-gaap_GoodwillGross |  |
Accumulated Impairment, beginning balance | 95,241us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss | 95,241us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss |  |
Net Amount, beginning balance | 91,348us-gaap_Goodwill | 55,828us-gaap_Goodwill |  |
Acquisition | 51,396us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod | 35,520us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod |  |
Purchase price adjustment | 173us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments |  |  |
Impairments | 27,958us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss |  |  |
Gross carrying Amount, ending balance | 238,158us-gaap_GoodwillGross | 186,589us-gaap_GoodwillGross | 151,069us-gaap_GoodwillGross | 238,158us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Accumulated Impairment, ending balance | 123,199us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss | 95,241us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss | 95,241us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss | 123,199us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Net Amount, ending balance | 114,959us-gaap_Goodwill | 91,348us-gaap_Goodwill | 55,828us-gaap_Goodwill | 114,959us-gaap_Goodwill
Asset impairment | 58,170us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges | 1,220us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges | 1,335us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges |
Certain tangible assets |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |
Asset impairment |  |  |  | 3,600us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = veco_CertainTangibleAssetsMember
Goodwill |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |
Asset impairment |  |  |  | 28,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_GoodwillMember
Other long-lived assets |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |
Asset impairment |  |  |  | 25,900us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsMember
Other long-lived assets | Customer relationship |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |
Asset impairment |  |  |  | 17,400us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Other long-lived assets | IPR&D |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |
Asset impairment |  |  |  | $ 4,800us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_IndefinitelivedIntangibleAssetsMember / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_InProcessResearchAndDevelopmentMember

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