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Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Share Based Compensation Stock Options Activity (Parenthetical) (Details) (Stock Options, Chief Executive Officer)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Date of confirmation agreement Apr. 01, 2013        
Number of option grant claim for common stock   0diod_NumberOfOptionGrantClaimForCommonStock 0diod_NumberOfOptionGrantClaimForCommonStock 0diod_NumberOfOptionGrantClaimForCommonStock 0diod_NumberOfOptionGrantClaimForCommonStock
Minimum
          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]          
Number of common stock to purchase for option grant 100,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCommonStockReservedForFutureIssuance
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