Business Acquisitions (Schedule of Purchased Intangible Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2016	Aug. 03, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016
Atmel Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchased Intangible Assets	$ 1,880,245
Atmel Corporation [Member] | Core/developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life	11 years		11 years
Purchased Intangible Assets	$ 1,080,340		$ 1,080,300
Atmel Corporation [Member] | In-process technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchased Intangible Assets	$ 140,200		$ 140,200
Atmel Corporation [Member] | Customer-related
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life	6 years		6 years
Purchased Intangible Assets	$ 629,200		$ 629,200
Atmel Corporation [Member] | Backlog
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life	1 year		1 year
Purchased Intangible Assets	$ 28,700		$ 28,700
Atmel Corporation [Member] | Other
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life	5 years		5 years
Purchased Intangible Assets	$ 1,805		$ 1,800
Micrel Incorporated [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchased Intangible Assets		$ 273,500
Micrel Incorporated [Member] | Core/developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life		10 years
Purchased Intangible Assets		$ 175,800
Micrel Incorporated [Member] | In-process technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchased Intangible Assets		$ 21,000
Micrel Incorporated [Member] | Customer-related
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life		5 years
Purchased Intangible Assets		$ 71,100
Micrel Incorporated [Member] | Backlog
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life		1 year
Purchased Intangible Assets		$ 5,600