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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Nature of Event The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate was approximately $19 million at December 31, 2014. It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized benefit with respect to certain of our unrecognized tax positions will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months.      
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Estimated Range Not Possible These changes may be the result of settlements of ongoing audits or competent authority proceedings. At this time, an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible outcomes cannot be made.      
Unrecognized tax benefits $ 19,488,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 20,710,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 14,591,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 10,177,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Income Tax Examination, Description We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in various state and foreign jurisdictions. We are no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations by tax authorities for tax years before 2007, or for the 2010 tax year. We are no longer subject to China income tax examinations by tax authorities for tax years before 2004. With respect to state and local jurisdictions and countries outside of the U.S., with limited exceptions, we are no longer subject to income tax audits for years before 2011. Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain, we believe that adequate amounts of tax, interest and penalties, if any, have been provided for in our reserve for any adjustments that may result from future tax audits. We recognize accrued interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense. We had an immaterial amount of accrued interest and penalties at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.      
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance 48,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet      
Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards 4,000,000diod_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsForOperatingLossCarryforwards      
Deferred Tax Assets Excluding Tax Benefits For Operating Loss Carryforwards 44,000,000diod_DeferredTaxAssetsExcludingTaxBenefitsForOperatingLossCarryforwards      
Tax Credit Carryforward, Valuation Allowance 16,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance      
Income Taxes Supplemental Information [Abstract]        
Statutory Accounting Practices, Retained Earnings Not Available for Dividends   36,000,000us-gaap_StatutoryAccountingPracticesRetainedEarningsNotAvailableForDividends    
Additional Tax On Undistributed Foreign Earnings   109,000,000diod_AdditionalTaxOnUndistributedForeignEarnings    
Income Tax Holiday, Aggregate Dollar Amount 2,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount 2,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount 6,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount  
Income Tax Holiday Income Tax Benefits Per Share Basic $ 0.05diod_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShareBasic $ 0.05diod_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShareBasic $ 0.14diod_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShareBasic  
Income Tax Holiday Income Tax Benefits Per Share Diluted $ 0.05diod_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShareDiluted $ 0.05diod_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShareDiluted $ 0.13diod_IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShareDiluted  
CHINA        
Income Taxes Supplemental Information [Abstract]        
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Undistributed Foreign Earnings   341,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries
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Federal        
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount 26,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
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Tax Credit Carryforward, Expiration Dates Jan. 01, 2014      
Operating Loss Carryforward [Abstract]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards   30,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates   Jan. 01, 2018    
State and Local Jurisdiction        
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount 1,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
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Tax Credit Carryforward, Expiration Dates Jan. 01, 2020      
Operating Loss Carryforward [Abstract]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards   17,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates   Jan. 01, 2015    
Foreign Tax Authority        
Operating Loss Carryforward [Abstract]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards   14,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Dates   Jan. 01, 2020    
Income Taxes Supplemental Information [Abstract]        
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Undistributed Foreign Earnings   $ 408,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries
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