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Commitments (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Future minimum lease commitments under operating leases [Abstract]      
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Current $ 16,146,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent    
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years 10,587,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears    
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years 7,365,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears    
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years 4,388,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears    
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years 1,153,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears    
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter 0us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter    
Operating Leases, Total Future Minimum Payments Due 39,639,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue    
Rental expense under operating lease 23,800,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense 21,500,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense 20,300,000us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Property, Plant and Equipment Purchase Commitment [Member]      
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]      
Purchase Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed 56,500,000us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
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Purchase Commitment, Other Obligations [Member]      
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]      
Purchase Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed 50,300,000us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
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Wafer Foundry Purchase Commitment [Member]      
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment [Line Items]      
Purchase Commitment, Remaining Minimum Amount Committed $ 48,800,000us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
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