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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]    
Deferred revenue on shipments to distributors $ 260,900,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent $ 222,800,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Deferred cost of sales on shipments to distributors 94,800,000us-gaap_DeferredCostsCurrent 75,000,000us-gaap_DeferredCostsCurrent
Deferred income on shipments to distributors 166,128,000mchp_Deferredincomeonshipmentstodistributors 147,798,000mchp_Deferredincomeonshipmentstodistributors
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Amount of distributor advances, included in deferred income on shipments to distributors in consolidated balance sheets $ 116,000,000mchp_AmountOfDistributorAdvancesIncludedInDeferredIncomeOnShipmentsToDistributorsInConsolidatedBalanceSheets $ 92,800,000mchp_AmountOfDistributorAdvancesIncludedInDeferredIncomeOnShipmentsToDistributorsInConsolidatedBalanceSheets
Number of days requiring distributor to settle receivable balances (in days) 30mchp_NumberOfDaysRequiringDistributorToSettleReceivableBalances  
Minimum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 10 years  
Minimum [Member] | Machinery and equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 3 years  
Maximum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 30 years  
Maximum [Member] | Machinery and equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life 8 years