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Pension and Severance Plans Textuals (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Non-current (Pension and severance obligations) $ 153,027,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent   $ 152,673,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Korean Severance Plan [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Provision of Severance Benefits 5,100,000amkr_ProvisionOfSeveranceBenefits
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= amkr_KoreanSeverancePlanMember
5,600,000amkr_ProvisionOfSeveranceBenefits
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= amkr_KoreanSeverancePlanMember
 
Current (Accrued expenses) 13,809,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= amkr_KoreanSeverancePlanMember
  13,226,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= amkr_KoreanSeverancePlanMember
Non-current (Pension and severance obligations) 133,701,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= amkr_KoreanSeverancePlanMember
  133,435,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= amkr_KoreanSeverancePlanMember
Total Korean severance obligation $ 147,510,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= amkr_KoreanSeverancePlanMember
  $ 146,661,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= amkr_KoreanSeverancePlanMember
Minimum [Member] | Korean Severance Plan [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Accrued severance plan, minimum service period 1 year