2.2.0.7 false Related Party Transactions 0212 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Related Party Transactions [Abstract] 0 lsi_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract lsi false na duration Related Party Transactions. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Related Party Transactions. false 3 Related Party Transactions 1 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Note 12 — Related Party Transactions</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     A member of the Company’s board of directors is also a member of the board of directors of Seagate Technology. The Company sells semiconductors used in storage product applications to Seagate Technology for prices comparable to those charged to an unrelated third party. The Company also purchases drives used in its storage systems from Seagate Technology for prices comparable to those paid to other vendors for similar products. Revenues from sales to Seagate Technology were $88.8 million and $184.9 million for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, respectively. Revenues from sales to Seagate Technology were $82.4 million and $162.4 million for the three and six months ended July 5, 2009, respectively. Purchases from Seagate Technology were $17.3 million and $28.9 million for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, respectively. Purchases from Seagate Technology were $7.6 million and $18.4 million for the three and six months ended July 5, 2009, respectively. The Company had accounts receivable from Seagate Technology of $51.3 million and $53.6 million as of July 4, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Company has an equity interest in a joint venture, Silicon Manufacturing Partners Pte Ltd. (“SMP”), with GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a manufacturing foundry for integrated circuits. SMP operates an integrated circuit manufacturing facility in Singapore. The Company owns a 51% equity interest in this joint venture, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES owns the remaining 49% equity interest. The Company’s 51% interest in SMP is accounted for under the equity method because the Company is effectively precluded from unilaterally taking any significant action in the management of SMP due to GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ significant participatory rights under the joint venture agreement. Because of GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ approval rights, the Company cannot make any significant decisions regarding SMP without GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ approval, despite the 51% equity interest. In addition, the General Manager, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of SMP, is appointed by GLOBALFOUNDRIES, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES provides day-to-day operational support to SMP. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Company purchased $12.0 million and $24.0 million of inventory from SMP for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, respectively. The Company purchased $10.9 million and $22.0 million of inventory from SMP for the three and six months ended July 5, 2009, respectively. As of July 4, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the amounts of inventory on hand that were purchased from SMP were $6.7 million and $4.1 million, respectively, and the amounts payable to SMP were $5.7 million and $3.8 million, respectively. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock This element may be used for the entire related party transactions disclosure as a single block of text. Disclosure may include: the nature of the relationship(s), a description of the transactions, the amount of the transactions, the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms of the transaction from the previous period, stated interest rate, expiration date, terms and manner of settlement per the agreement with the related party, and amounts due to or from related parties. If the entity and one or more other entities are under common ownership or management control and this control affects the operating results or financial position, disclosure includes the nature of the control relationship even if there are no transactions between the entities. Disclosure may also include the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax expense for each statement of earnings presented where the entity is a member of a group that files a consolidated tax return, the amount of any tax related balances due to or from affiliates as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, the principal provisions of the method by which the consolidated amount of current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the members of the group and the nature and effect of any changes in that method. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Paragraph b -Article 3A Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph k -Article 4 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 57 -Paragraph 1-4 false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true