Goodwill by Reporting Segment (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) unit	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Goodwill By Reporting Segment [Line Items]
Number of reporting units \| unit	2
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	$ 2,299,009	$ 2,299,009
Semiconductor products
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	2,279,809	2,279,809
Technology licensing
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	$ 19,200	$ 19,200

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77989000&loc=SL49117168-202975

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