2.4.0.82140100 - Disclosure - Common Stock Repurchasestruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q4YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000743316duration2012-07-01T00:00:002013-06-29T00:00:001true 1mxim_CommonStockRepurchasesAbstractmxim_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Common Stock Repurchases [Abstract]2false 2mxim_CommonStockRepurchasesTextBlockmxim_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">COMMON STOCK REPURCHASES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In August 2011, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$750 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of the Company's common stock from time to time at the discretion of the Company's management. This stock repurchase authorization has no expiration date. All prior authorizations by the Company's Board of Directors for the repurchase of common stock were canceled and superseded by this authorization.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">During fiscal years </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, 2012 and 2011, the Company repurchased approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">12.8 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">9.9 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">10.9 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares of its common stock for </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$375.1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$246.4 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$231.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively. As of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June&#160;29, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company had a remaining authorization of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$176.1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> for future share repurchases. The number of shares to be repurchased and the timing of such repurchases will be based on several factors, including the price of the Company's common stock and general market and business conditions.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaCommon Stock Repurchases [Text Block]No definition available.false0Common Stock Repurchases [Text Block]falseCommon Stock RepurchasesUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.maxim-ic.com/role/CommonStockRepurchases12