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Assets Held for Sale (Details) (Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member]
 
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]  
Assets Held-for-sale, Long Lived, Fair Value Disclosure $ 14.3us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleLongLivedFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember
Asset Held-for-Sale Estimated Selling Cost $ 0.3mchp_AssetHeldforSaleEstimatedSellingCost
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember