Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 200,847	$ 206,937
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,924 and $5,945, respectively	196,653	222,021
Inventories	274,192	278,242
Prepaids and other current assets	81,553	89,101
Total current assets	753,245	796,301
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,334,858 and $1,333,103, respectively	154,809	158,281
Goodwill	188,554	191,088
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $61,857 and $58,471, respectively	46,900	50,286
Other assets	164,839	166,348
Total assets	1,308,347	1,362,304
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	83,538	97,467
Accrued and other liabilities	119,915	139,696
Deferred income on shipments to distributors	47,913	49,059
Current portion of long-term debt	6,821	7,413
Total current liabilities	258,187	293,635
Other long-term liabilities	186,364	198,670
Total liabilities	444,551	492,305
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock; par value $0.001; Authorized: 5,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common stock; par value $0.001; Authorized: 1,600,000 shares; Shares issued and outstanding: 417,378 at March 31, 2015 and 416,178 at December 31, 2014, respectively	417	416
Additional paid-in capital	762,757	756,760
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(20,237)	(8,182)
Retained earnings	117,795	117,992
Total Atmel stockholders’ equity	860,732	866,986
Noncontrolling interest	3,064	3,013
Total stockholders' equity	863,796	869,999
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 1,308,347	$ 1,362,304