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Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary of Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Jan. 25, 2015
Jan. 26, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross $ 236,059us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 222,731us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (120,588)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (112,610)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Property, plant and equipment, net 115,471us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 110,121us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Property    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross 9,022us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
9,022us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
Buildings    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross 18,657us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember
18,633us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember
Leasehold improvements    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross 10,429us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
10,109us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
Machinery and equipment    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross 135,956us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
132,549us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Enterprise resource planning systems    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross 26,890us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember
0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember
Furniture and office equipment    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross 33,780us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= smtc_FurnitureandOfficeEquipmentMember
34,263us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= smtc_FurnitureandOfficeEquipmentMember
Construction in progress    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross $ 1,325us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
$ 18,155us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember