Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 20, 2012
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000743316
Trading Symbol	MXIM
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		291,775,287