CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 607,815	$ 466,603
Short-term investments	1,351,054	878,182
Accounts receivable, net	273,937	242,405
Inventories	279,456	262,725
Prepaid expenses	34,717	31,756
Deferred tax assets	71,045	67,490
Assets held for sale	13,989	0
Other current assets	32,604	20,238
Total current assets	2,664,617	1,969,399
Property, plant and equipment, net	581,572	531,967
Long-term investments	383,326	798,712
Goodwill	571,271	276,097
Intangible assets, net	504,417	445,499
Other assets	75,510	45,956
Total assets	4,780,713	4,067,630
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	86,866	74,050
Accrued liabilities	100,978	96,731
Short-term borrowings	0	17,500
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	166,128	147,798
Total current liabilities	353,972	336,079
Senior convertible debentures	1,174,036	0
Junior convertible debentures	190,870	371,873
Long-term line of credit	461,952	300,000
Long-term borrowings, net	0	331,385
Long-term income tax payable	114,336	179,966
Long-term deferred tax liability	381,192	375,316
Other long-term liabilities	43,329	37,550
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 450,000,000 shares; 218,789,994 shares issued and 202,080,306 shares outstanding at March 31, 2015; 218,789,994 shares issued and 200,002,736 shares outstanding at March 31, 2014	202	200
Additional paid-in capital	999,515	1,244,583
Common stock held in treasury: 16,709,688 shares at March 31, 2015; 18,787,258 shares at March 31, 2014	(515,679)	(577,382)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	11,076	1,051
Retained earnings	1,549,540	1,467,009
Microchip Technology stockholders' equity	2,044,654	2,135,461
Noncontrolling interests	16,372	0
Total equity	2,061,026	2,135,461
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,780,713	$ 4,067,630