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Note 3 - Business Combinations (Details) - Business Acquistion Purchase Price (Integrated Memory Logic Limited [Member], USD $)
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Jun. 03, 2014
Jun. 03, 2013
Sep. 28, 2014
Dec. 28, 2014
Integrated Memory Logic Limited [Member]
       
Note 3 - Business Combinations (Details) - Business Acquistion Purchase Price [Line Items]        
Cash $ 206,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= exar_IntegratedMemoryLogicLimitedMember
$ 206,411,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= exar_IntegratedMemoryLogicLimitedMember
  $ 18,900,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= exar_IntegratedMemoryLogicLimitedMember
Consideration for the acquisition of non-controlling interests   17,872,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestIssuedOrIssuableValueAssigned
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= exar_IntegratedMemoryLogicLimitedMember
   
Fair value of assumed iML employee options   3,835,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= exar_IntegratedMemoryLogicLimitedMember
   
Total purchase price   $ 228,118,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= exar_IntegratedMemoryLogicLimitedMember
$ 18,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= exar_IntegratedMemoryLogicLimitedMember