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Stockholders' Equity - Common Shares Reserved for Issuance (Details)
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Options granted and outstanding 1,794,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 2,409,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 3,492,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 4,164,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Employee Stock Purchase Plan 1,794,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 2,409,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 3,492,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 4,164,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Common stock reserved for issuance 10,291,000us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance      
Stock Options        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Options granted and outstanding 1,794,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
     
Employee Stock Purchase Plan 1,794,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
     
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Restricted Stock Units granted and outstanding 4,328,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
     
Options and Restricted Stock Units        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Options and RSUs authorized for future grants 2,330,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= amcc_OptionsAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
     
Employee Stock Purchase Plan        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Options granted and outstanding 1,839,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= amcc_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
     
Employee Stock Purchase Plan 1,839,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= amcc_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember