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Business Acquisitions (Schedule of Purchased Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Jul. 17, 2014
Apr. 01, 2014
Developed Technology [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount $ 144,700us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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In Process Research and Development [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount 29,100us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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Customer Relationships [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount 68,800us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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Order or Production Backlog [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount 1,700us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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ISSC Technologies Corporation [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount   147,800us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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ISSC Technologies Corporation [Member] | Developed Technology [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life   10 years  
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount   68,900us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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ISSC Technologies Corporation [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life   10 years  
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount   27,200us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_ISSCTechnologiesCorporationMember
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ISSC Technologies Corporation [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life   3 years  
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount   51,100us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_ISSCTechnologiesCorporationMember
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
 
ISSC Technologies Corporation [Member] | Order or Production Backlog [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life   1 year  
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount   600us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
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/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OrderOrProductionBacklogMember
 
Supertex Inc. [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount     89,600us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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= mchp_SupertexInc.Member
Supertex Inc. [Member] | Developed Technology [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life     10 years
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount     68,900us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_SupertexInc.Member
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
Supertex Inc. [Member] | In Process Research and Development [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life     10 years
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount     1,900us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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Supertex Inc. [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life     2 years
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount     17,700us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_SupertexInc.Member
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Supertex Inc. [Member] | Order or Production Backlog [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life     1 year
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount     $ 1,100us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= mchp_SupertexInc.Member
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