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Business Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Jul. 17, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Share-based Payment Awards $ 1,600,000mchp_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredSharebasedPaymentAwards        
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired   252,469,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired  
ISSC Technologies Corporation [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Percentage of interest acquired in acquisition         83.50%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_ISSCTechnologiesCorporationMember
Purchased price paid         267,600,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_ISSCTechnologiesCorporationMember
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent   94.10%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_ISSCTechnologiesCorporationMember
     
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Intangible Assets         25,100,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_ISSCTechnologiesCorporationMember
Cash Acquired from Acquisition         42,200,000us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_ISSCTechnologiesCorporationMember
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired         225,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_ISSCTechnologiesCorporationMember
Revenue of acquiree included in statement of income since the acquisition date   37,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_ISSCTechnologiesCorporationMember
     
Net income (loss) of acquiree included in statement of income since the acquisition date   (25,600,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_ISSCTechnologiesCorporationMember
     
Supertex Inc. [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Acquisition price per share $ 33.00us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionSharePrice
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_SupertexInc.Member
       
Consideration transferred 391,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_SupertexInc.Member
       
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Intangible Assets 22,800,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_SupertexInc.Member
       
Cash Acquired from Acquisition 155,800,000us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_SupertexInc.Member
       
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired 234,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_SupertexInc.Member
       
Revenue of acquiree included in statement of income since the acquisition date   $ 72,700,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_SupertexInc.Member