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Note 11 Employee Equity Incentive Plans (Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]            
Stock-based Compensation Effect in Income before Taxes $ 749us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 692us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 2,127us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 2,033us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense    
Provision for Income Taxes 262us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense [1] 242us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense [1] 744us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense [1] 712us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense [1]    
Net Stock-based Compensation Effects on Net Income 487us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 450us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 1,383us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 1,321us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax    
Estimated Statutory Income Tax Rate         35.00%ixys_EstimatedStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%ixys_EstimatedStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Cost of Goods Sold [Member]            
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]            
Stock-based Compensation Effect in Income before Taxes 110us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
101us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
320us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
350us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
   
Research, Development and Engineering [Member]            
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]            
Stock-based Compensation Effect in Income before Taxes 224us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= ixys_ResearchDevelopmentAndEngineeringMember
247us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= ixys_ResearchDevelopmentAndEngineeringMember
602us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= ixys_ResearchDevelopmentAndEngineeringMember
703us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= ixys_ResearchDevelopmentAndEngineeringMember
   
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]            
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]            
Stock-based Compensation Effect in Income before Taxes $ 415us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= ixys_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeMember
$ 344us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= ixys_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeMember
$ 1,205us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= ixys_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeMember
$ 980us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= ixys_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeMember
   
[1] Calculated at the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate of 35% in fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014.