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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Restricted Stock Units, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Total shares authorized 158,000,000atml_Totalsharesauthorized  
Share available for grant after ratio adjustment 8,800,000atml_Shareavailableforgrantafterratioadjustment  
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized $ 92.1us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Number of shares available for issuances 13,831,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
13,611,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 2 years 6 months 14 days  
Stock Plan 2005 [Member]    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Share counted against the numerical limit for options available for grant on or after May 9, 2013 1.57atml_SharecountedagainstthenumericallimitforoptionsavailableforgrantonorafterMay92013
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= atml_StockPlan2005Member
 
Shares counted against the numerical limit for options available for grant on or after May 18, 2011 (in shares) 1.61atml_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAvailableForGrantForEveryShareUnderlyingEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptions
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= atml_StockPlan2005Member
 
Shares counted against the numerical limit for options available for grant prior to May 18, 2011 (in shares) 1.78atml_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAvailableForGrantForEveryShareUnderlyingEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsBeforeSpecifiedDate
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= atml_StockPlan2005Member