Debt and Credit Facility Conversion Features (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2017 day
2015 Senior Subordinated Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, if-converted value in excess of principal \| $	$ 348,900,000
2007 Junior Subordinated Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold percentage of stock price trigger	130.00%
Long-term debt, contingent payment of interest, percentage	0.50%
Debt instrument, convertible, if-converted value in excess of principal \| $	$ 73,500,000
2007 Junior Subordinated Convertible Debt \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, contingent payment of interest, percentage	0.25%
Debt instrument, convertible, trading price \| $ / shares	$ 400
2007 Junior Subordinated Convertible Debt \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, contingent payment of interest, percentage	0.50%
Debt instrument, convertible, trading price \| $ / shares	$ 1,500
Convertible Debt \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold percentage of stock price trigger		130.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold trading days		20
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold consecutive trading days		30
Convertible Debt \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold percentage of stock price trigger		98.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold trading days		5
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold consecutive trading days		10
Long-term Debt \| 2007 Junior Subordinated Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal \| $	$ 15,200,000.0

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Trading Price

No definition available.

Name:	mchp_DebtInstrumentConvertibleTradingPrice
Namespace Prefix:	mchp_
Data Type:	num:perShareItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Long-term Debt, Contingent Payment of Interest, Percentage

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	mchp_LongtermDebtContingentPaymentofInterestPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	mchp_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The amount by which the convertible debt's if-converted value exceeds its principle amount at the balance sheet date, regardless of whether the instrument is currently convertible. This element applies to public companies only.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928298&loc=SL6031898-161870

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleIfConvertedValueInExcessOfPrincipal
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdConsecutiveTradingDays1
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Minimum percentage of common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments to determine eligibility of conversion.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdPercentageOfStockPriceTrigger
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Threshold number of specified trading days that common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage within a specified consecutive trading period to trigger conversion feature.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleThresholdTradingDays
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930739&loc=d3e28878-108400

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis=mchp_A2015SeniorSubordinatedConvertibleDebtMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis=mchp_A2007JuniorSubordinatedConvertibleNotesMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_RangeAxis=us-gaap_MinimumMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_RangeAxis=us-gaap_MaximumMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis=us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis=us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodOneMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis=us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodTwoMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAxis=us-gaap_LongTermDebtMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: