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Certain Financial Statement Information (Details Textual) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2014
Certain Financial Statement Information [Line Items]          
Impairment of a strategic investment $ 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet $ 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet $ 2,500us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet $ 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet  
Gross unrealized gain     $ 3,505us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains   $ 3,455us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains
Options and Restricted Stock Units [Member]          
Certain Financial Statement Information [Line Items]          
Antidilutive securities excluded from net loss per share computation 0.6us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= amcc_OptionsAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
1.8us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= amcc_OptionsAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
0.9us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= amcc_OptionsAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
1.4us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= amcc_OptionsAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember