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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 5 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 07, 2013
Dec. 20, 2012
Jul. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Net tangible assets acquired               $ 143,059,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Acquisition-related charges   13,767,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts 5,534,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts 7,388,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts        
Total cash consideration 15,600,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross              
NMI potential earn-out   30,000,000atml_NMIpotentialearnout            
Earn-out on acquisition date   400,000atml_Earnoutonacquisitiondate            
Goodwill   191,088,000us-gaap_Goodwill 108,240,000us-gaap_Goodwill 104,430,000us-gaap_Goodwill 191,088,000us-gaap_Goodwill      
Ozmo potential earn-out   22,000,000atml_Ozmopotentialearnout            
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance   40,372,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 41,321,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance   40,372,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance      
NMI [Member] [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Acquisition-related charges   2,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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= atml_NMIMemberMember
           
Total cash consideration   143,059,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_NMIMemberMember
139,600,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_NMIMemberMember
         
Goodwill   86,100,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_NMIMemberMember
    86,100,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_NMIMemberMember
    86,123,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_NMIMemberMember
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount   55,200,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount
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= atml_NMIMemberMember
    55,200,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount
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= atml_NMIMemberMember
     
Revenues         15,100,000us-gaap_Revenues
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= atml_NMIMemberMember
     
Goodwill [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments   1,900,000us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= us-gaap_GoodwillMember
           
income taxes payable [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments   300,000us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_IncometaxespayableMember
           
Deferred Tax Asset [Domain]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments   1,600,000us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetDomain
           
Integrated Device Technology [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Intangible assets acquired           3,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_IntegratedDeviceTechnologyMember
   
Net tangible assets acquired           1,374,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_IntegratedDeviceTechnologyMember
   
Goodwill           5,389,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_IntegratedDeviceTechnologyMember
   
Total purchase price           10,263,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_IntegratedDeviceTechnologyMember
   
Number of employees acquired           20atml_Numberofemployeesacquired
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= atml_IntegratedDeviceTechnologyMember
   
Ozmo Inc. [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Net tangible assets acquired             2,805,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
 
Total cash consideration             58,165,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
 
Goodwill             46,166,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
 
Total purchase price             64,421,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
 
Number of employees acquired             50atml_Numberofemployeesacquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
 
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity Escrow Deposit             7,700,000atml_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityEscrowDeposit
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
 
Fair value of contingent consideration (earn-out provision)       1,900,000atml_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEarnoutProvision
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
    1,927,000atml_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEarnoutProvision
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
 
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance             12,200,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
 
Deferred Bonus [Member] | NMI [Member] [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Additional Disclosures, Acquisition Cost Expensed   5,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAdditionalDisclosuresAcquisitionCostExpensed
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_NMIMemberMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredBonusMember
           
Bonus [Member] | NMI [Member] [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Acquisition-related charges   $ 1,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_NMIMemberMember
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