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Pension and Severance Plans (Defined Benefit Plans) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]      
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 81,572,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation $ 80,528,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation  
Service cost 5,042,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost 5,909,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost  
Interest cost 3,051,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost 3,170,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost  
Benefits paid (2,620,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid (1,602,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid  
Actuarial losses (gains) 3,514,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss (2,513,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss  
Defined Benefit Plan, Business Combinations and Acquisitions, Benefit Obligation 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBusinessCombinationsAndAcquisitionsBenefitObligation 13,017,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBusinessCombinationsAndAcquisitionsBenefitObligation  
Defined Benefit Plan, Divestitures, Benefit Obligation (14,814,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDivestituresBenefitObligation 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDivestituresBenefitObligation  
Effects of curtailment 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCurtailments (176,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanCurtailments  
Settlement 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsBenefitObligation (8,701,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsBenefitObligation  
Foreign exchange gain (1,736,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesBenefitObligation (8,060,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesBenefitObligation  
Projected benefit obligation at end of year 74,009,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation 81,572,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation 80,528,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]      
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 50,304,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets 58,146,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets  
Actual gain on plan assets 4,149,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssets 5,159,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActualReturnOnPlanAssets  
Employer contributions 3,756,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer 1,120,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer  
Settlement 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsPlanAssets (8,701,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsPlanAssets  
Foreign exchange loss (818,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesPlanAssets (3,818,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanForeignCurrencyExchangeRateChangesPlanAssets  
Fair value of plan assets at end of year 54,771,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets 50,304,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets 58,146,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
Funded status of the Plans at end of year (19,238,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan (31,268,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFundedStatusOfPlan  
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits [Abstract]      
Accrued benefit liability (included in pension and severance obligations) (19,200,000)us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent (31,300,000)us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent  
Accumulated benefit obligation 44,100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation 55,900,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation  
Defined Benefit Plan, Plans with Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets [Abstract]      
Aggregate projected benefit obligation 74,044,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateBenefitObligation 73,326,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateBenefitObligation  
Aggregate fair value of plan assets 54,771,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets 41,957,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets  
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets [Abstract]      
Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation 11,854,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation 24,877,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation  
Aggregate fair value of plan assets 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets  
Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]      
Discount rate for determining net periodic pension cost 3.90%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate 3.90%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate 4.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
Discount rate for determining benefit obligations at year end 4.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate 3.90%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate 4.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
Rate of compensation increase for determining net periodic pension cost 4.10%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease 4.10%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease 4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease
Rate of compensation increase for determining benefit obligations at year end 4.70%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease 4.10%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease 4.10%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationRateOfCompensationIncrease
Expected rate of return on plan assets for determining net periodic pension cost 6.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets 6.30%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets 6.30%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
Equity Securities [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]      
Fair value of plan assets at end of year 22,825,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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20,173,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Foreign Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return on Plan Assets 3,094,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
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3,508,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
3,188,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost 5,256,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
5,944,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
6,960,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net Gain (Loss) Due to Curtailments 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToCurtailments
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
176,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToCurtailments
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(1,089,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToCurtailments
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net Gain (Loss) Due to Settlements (97,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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120,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
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= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Pension Expense 5,353,000us-gaap_PensionExpense
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
5,648,000us-gaap_PensionExpense
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
7,949,000us-gaap_PensionExpense
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= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit) 116,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
231,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
291,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]      
Service cost 5,042,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
5,909,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
6,362,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Interest cost 3,051,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
3,170,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
3,270,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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Actuarial losses (gains) (141,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(142,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(225,000)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Philippine Subsidiaries [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Amount of employer and related party securities included in plan assets $ 700,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountOfEmployerAndRelatedPartySecuritiesIncludedInPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= amkr_PhilippineSubsidiariesMember
$ 600,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmountOfEmployerAndRelatedPartySecuritiesIncludedInPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= amkr_PhilippineSubsidiariesMember
 
Philippine Subsidiaries [Member] | Debt Securities [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations 55.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Philippine Subsidiaries [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations 45.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
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