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Long-Term Investments (Details) (Auction rate securities [Member], USD $)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jun. 30, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]          
Auction-rate securities, net of unrealized losses $ 2,647,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent   $ 2,647,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent   $ 2,647,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
Auction-rate securities, unrealized gains (losses), period impact 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesChangeInNetUnrealizedHoldingGainLoss 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesChangeInNetUnrealizedHoldingGainLoss 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesChangeInNetUnrealizedHoldingGainLoss 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesChangeInNetUnrealizedHoldingGainLoss  
Auction-rate securities, unrealized holding losses, gross     103,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax   103,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
Auction-rate securities, unrealized holding loss, net of taxes 62,000smci_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossNetofTax   62,000smci_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossNetofTax   62,000smci_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossNetofTax
Auction rate securities, redeemed at par     $ 0us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesSoldAtPar    
Discounted Cash Flow Approach Valuation Technique [Member]
         
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]          
Fair value inputs, discount rate     1.78%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
= smci_DiscountedCashFlowApproachValuationTechniqueMember
   
Fair value inputs, time period until redemption     3 years    
Fair value inputs, estimated rate of return     0.39%us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
= smci_DiscountedCashFlowApproachValuationTechniqueMember
   
Fair value investment, increase or decrease in rate of return     1.00%smci_FairValueInputsChangeInEstimatedRateofReturn
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
= smci_DiscountedCashFlowApproachValuationTechniqueMember
   
Fair value investment, increase or decrease in term     1 year    
Discounted Cash Flow Approach Valuation Technique [Member] | Minimum [Member]
         
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]          
Fair value, change in investment portfolio     1.00%smci_FairValueChangeInInvestmentPortfolio
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
= smci_DiscountedCashFlowApproachValuationTechniqueMember
   
Discounted Cash Flow Approach Valuation Technique [Member] | Maximum [Member]
         
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]          
Fair value, change in investment portfolio     3.00%smci_FairValueChangeInInvestmentPortfolio
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AuctionRateSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
= smci_DiscountedCashFlowApproachValuationTechniqueMember