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Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Assets

Schedule of portion of Veeco's assets (excluding cash balances) that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis

		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
		(in thousands)
March 31, 2016
Cash equivalents
Commercial paper		$	—		$	1,199		$	—		$	1,199
Total		—			1,199			—			1,199
Short-term investments
U.S. treasuries		92,765			—			—			92,765
Government agency securities		—			9,999			—			9,999
Corporate debt		—			2,215			—			2,215
Total		92,765			12,214			—			104,979
Other
Assets held for sale		—			4,983			—			4,983
Total		$	—		$	4,983		$	—		$	4,983
December 31, 2015
Cash equivalents
U.S. treasuries		$	9,999		$	—		$	—		$	9,999
Government agency securities		—			4,998			—			4,998
Commercial paper		—			2,999			—			2,999
Total		9,999			7,997			—			17,996
Short-term investments
U.S. treasuries		94,918			—			—			94,918
Government agency securities		—			12,988			—			12,988
Corporate debt		—			8,144			—			8,144
Total		94,918			21,132			—			116,050
Other
Assets held for sale		—			5,000			—			5,000
Total		$	—		$	5,000		$	—		$	5,000

Schedule of amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities

					Gross			Gross
		Amortized			Unrealized			Unrealized			Estimated
		Cost			Gains			Losses			Fair Value
		(in thousands)
March 31, 2016
U.S. treasuries		$	92,749		$	16		$	—		$	92,765
Government agency securities		9,997			2			—			9,999
Corporate debt		2,215			—			—			2,215
Total		$	104,961		$	18		$	—		$	104,979
December 31, 2015
U.S. treasuries		$	94,935		$	6		$	(23	)	$	94,918
Government agency securities		12,985			3			—			12,988
Corporate debt		8,144			1			(1		)	8,144
Total		$	116,064		$	10		$	(24	)	$	116,050

Summary of fair value and unrealized losses of available-for-sale securities in a loss position

		December 31, 2015
					Gross
		Estimated			Unrealized
		Fair Value			Losses
		(in thousands)
U.S. treasuries		$	64,922		$	(23	)
Corporate debt		3,353			(1		)
Total		$	68,275		$	(24	)

Schedule of inventories

		March 31,			December 31,
		2016			2015
		(in thousands)
Materials		$	47,362		$	42,373
Work-in-process		23,332			30,327
Finished goods		6,511			4,769
Total		$	77,205		$	77,469

Schedule of property, plant and equipment

		March 31,			December 31,
		2016			2015
		(in thousands )
Land		$	9,592		$	9,592
Building and improvements		57,264			54,622
Machinery and equipment(1)		111,392			110,075
Leasehold improvements		5,565			5,554
Gross property, plant and equipment		183,813			179,843
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		103,588			100,253
Net property, plant, and equipment		$	80,225		$	79,590

(1) Machinery and equipment includes software, furniture and fixtures

Schedule of intangible assets excluding goodwill

		March 31, 2016									December 31, 2015
					Accumulated									Accumulated
		Gross			Amortization						Gross			Amortization
		Carrying			and			Net			Carrying			and			Net
		Amount			Impairment			Amount			Amount			Impairment			Amount
		(in thousands)
Technology		$	222,358		$	124,021		$	98,337		$	222,358		$	120,496		$	101,862
Customer relationships		47,885			24,017			23,868			47,885			22,470			25,415
Trademarks and tradenames		2,730			1,975			755			2,730			1,937			793
Indefinite-lived trademark		2,900			—			2,900			2,900			—			2,900
Other		2,296			1,503			793			6,241			5,537			704
Total		$	278,169		$	151,516		$	126,653		$	282,114		$	150,440		$	131,674

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