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Employee Benefit Plans - Expected long-term return by asset category (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Expected Long Term Return [Abstract]  
Expected long-term return 5.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
Assets allocation [Abstract]  
Assets allocation 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
Gilt Securities  
Expected Long Term Return [Abstract]  
Expected long-term return 2.40%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember
Assets allocation [Abstract]  
Assets allocation 19.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignGovernmentDebtSecuritiesMember
Cash  
Expected Long Term Return [Abstract]  
Expected long-term return 0.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember
Assets allocation [Abstract]  
Assets allocation 2.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember
Equity Securities  
Expected Long Term Return [Abstract]  
Expected long-term return 7.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Assets allocation [Abstract]  
Assets allocation 42.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Corporate Bond Securities  
Expected Long Term Return [Abstract]  
Expected long-term return 3.40%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
Assets allocation [Abstract]  
Assets allocation 25.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
Target Return Funds  
Expected Long Term Return [Abstract]  
Expected long-term return 7.20%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= diod_TargetReturnFundsMember
Assets allocation [Abstract]  
Assets allocation 12.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= diod_TargetReturnFundsMember