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Note 7 Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Jun. 27, 2013
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]          
Future Amortization Expense, Year One $ 4,700,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths        
Future Amortization Expense, Year Two 2,700,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo        
Future Amortization Expense, Year Three 2,400,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree        
Future Amortization Expense, Year Four 596,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Goodwill, Acquired in Acquisition During Period 2,781,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod 25,164,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod      
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Losses (13,192,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss (13,192,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss     (13,192,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
MCU Business [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition     Jun. 27, 2013    
Goodwill, Acquired in Acquisition During Period     25,164,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ixys_McuBusinessMember
   
Other Acquisition [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Goodwill, Acquired in Acquisition During Period       $ 2,800,000us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ixys_OtherAcquisitionMember