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Stockholders' Equity - Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Details) (Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member], 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Aug. 31, 2014
Aug. 30, 2012
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
       
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Common stock reserved for issuance       1.8us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance
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= amcc_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
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= amcc_TwoThousandTwelvePlanMember
Additional shares reserved for issuance     2.0amcc_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedforFutureIssuanceIncreaseinNumber
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= amcc_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amcc_TwoThousandTwelvePlanMember
 
Percentage of purchase price of common stock equal to fair market value 85.00%amcc_PercentageOfPurchasePriceOfCommonStockEqualToFairMarketValue
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= amcc_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amcc_TwoThousandTwelvePlanMember
     
Common stock, shares issued, employee stock purchase plan 0.2us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= amcc_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amcc_TwoThousandTwelvePlanMember
0.3us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= amcc_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amcc_TwoThousandTwelvePlanMember
   
Shares available for future issuance 2.3us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= amcc_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= amcc_TwoThousandTwelvePlanMember