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Segment Information Revenue by Country (Details) (Net sales revenue)
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 25, 2015
Jan. 26, 2014
Jan. 27, 2013
Geographic Information And Concentration Of Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member]
      
Geographic Information And Concentration Of Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 70.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember		 72.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember		 69.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
China Including Hong Kong [Member] | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member]
      
Geographic Information And Concentration Of Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 38.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= smtc_ChinaIncludingHongKongMember		 34.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= smtc_ChinaIncludingHongKongMember		 35.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= smtc_ChinaIncludingHongKongMember
United States | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member]
      
Geographic Information And Concentration Of Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 12.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 16.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US		 17.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
Japan | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member]
      
Geographic Information And Concentration Of Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 11.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP		 11.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP		 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP
South Korea | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member]
      
Geographic Information And Concentration Of Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk, percentage 9.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_KR		 11.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_KR		 7.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_KR