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Note 9 Borrowing and Installment Payment Arrangements (Narratives) (Details)
9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Loan Payable [Member]
IKB Deutshe Industriebank [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Loan Payable [Member]
IKB Deutshe Industriebank [Member]
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2014
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2014
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 27, 2013
MCU Business [Member]
USD ($)
N
Dec. 31, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Loan Payable [Member]
IKB Deutshe Industriebank [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Maximum [Member]
Loan Payable [Member]
IKB Deutshe Industriebank [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Bank of West Amended and Restated Credit Agreement December 6 2013 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Bank of West Amended and Restated Credit Agreement December 6 2013 [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Bank of West Amended and Restated Credit Agreement December 6 2013 [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                        
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date                   Dec. 06, 2013    
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date                   Nov. 30, 2015    
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding                   $ 45,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ixys_BankOfWestMemberAmendedAndRestatedCreditAgreementDecember62013Member
   
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity                   50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ixys_BankOfWestMemberAmendedAndRestatedCreditAgreementDecember62013Member
   
Line of Credit Facility, Basis Spread on Variable Rate                     0.75%ixys_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnVariableRate
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ixys_BankOfWestMemberAmendedAndRestatedCreditAgreementDecember62013Member
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
2.50%ixys_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnVariableRate
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ixys_BankOfWestMemberAmendedAndRestatedCreditAgreementDecember62013Member
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End                   1.92%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ixys_BankOfWestMemberAmendedAndRestatedCreditAgreementDecember62013Member
   
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage                     0.25%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ixys_BankOfWestMemberAmendedAndRestatedCreditAgreementDecember62013Member
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
0.625%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ixys_BankOfWestMemberAmendedAndRestatedCreditAgreementDecember62013Member
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Available Credit Line for Letter of Credit                   3,000,000ixys_AvailableCreditLineForLetterOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
= ixys_BankOfWestMemberAmendedAndRestatedCreditAgreementDecember62013Member
   
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description                   LIBOR plus a margin, an alternative base rate plus a margin or a floating rate plus a margin    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Installment Payments, Total             30,000,000ixys_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityInstallmentPaymentsTotal
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ixys_McuBusinessMember
         
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Installment Payments, Each Installment             15,000,000ixys_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityInstallmentPaymentsEachInstallment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ixys_McuBusinessMember
         
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Installment Payments, Number of Installment Payments             2ixys_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityInstallmentPaymentsNumberOfInstallmentPayments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ixys_McuBusinessMember
         
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Payment Date of First Installment Payment             Jun. 26, 2014          
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Payment Date of Second Installment Payment             Dec. 23, 2014          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt Instrument, Face Amount     12,200,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ ixys_LongtermDebtIssuerAxis
= ixys_IkbdeutsheindustriebankmemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
10,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ ixys_LongtermDebtIssuerAxis
= ixys_IkbdeutsheindustriebankmemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
               
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date     Jun. 10, 2005 Jun. 10, 2005                
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date     Jun. 30, 2020 Jun. 30, 2020                
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms     each fiscal quarter each fiscal quarter                
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis     three month Euribor rate three month Euribor rate                
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate               0.70%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ ixys_LongtermDebtIssuerAxis
= ixys_IkbdeutsheindustriebankmemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ ixys_LongtermDebtIssuerAxis
= ixys_IkbdeutsheindustriebankmemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
     
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal     203,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ ixys_LongtermDebtIssuerAxis
= ixys_IkbdeutsheindustriebankmemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
167,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ ixys_LongtermDebtIssuerAxis
= ixys_IkbdeutsheindustriebankmemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
               
Long-term Debt, Gross     4,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ ixys_LongtermDebtIssuerAxis
= ixys_IkbdeutsheindustriebankmemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
3,700,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ ixys_LongtermDebtIssuerAxis
= ixys_IkbdeutsheindustriebankmemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
               
Derivative, Inception Date     Jun. 30, 2010 Jun. 30, 2010                
Derivative, Maturity Date     Jun. 30, 2015 Jun. 30, 2015                
Derivative, Swaption Interest Rate     1.99%us-gaap_DerivativeSwaptionInterestRate
/ ixys_LongtermDebtIssuerAxis
= ixys_IkbdeutsheindustriebankmemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
1.99%us-gaap_DerivativeSwaptionInterestRate
/ ixys_LongtermDebtIssuerAxis
= ixys_IkbdeutsheindustriebankmemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
               
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage     2.69%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ ixys_LongtermDebtIssuerAxis
= ixys_IkbdeutsheindustriebankmemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
2.69%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ ixys_LongtermDebtIssuerAxis
= ixys_IkbdeutsheindustriebankmemberMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
               
Loans Assumed from Business Acquisition           723,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember
           
Repayments of Debt $ 914,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt $ 516,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt     $ 99,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_NotesPayableOtherPayablesMember
             
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description           from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2021