Label	Element	Value
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Stock Purchase Plan	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	$ 17,689,000
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	126,808,000
Adjustment to Retained Earnings ASU 2016-01	mxim_AdjustmenttoRetainedEarningsASU201601	(5,916,000)
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	21,702,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalOther	3,471,000
Stockholders' Equity, Other	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther	1,912,323,000
Stockholders' Equity, Other	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther	1,930,940,000
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	us-gaap_ProfitLoss	131,892,000
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities	us-gaap_InterestPaidNet	$ 17,063,000
Stockholders' Equity, Other Shares	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOtherShares	281,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	$ 7,235,000
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	11,336,000
Stockholders' Equity, Other	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther	(12,720,000)
Stockholders' Equity, Other	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther	(14,985,000)
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Stock Purchase Plan	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	17,689,000
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	0
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	7,235,000
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Requisite Service Period Recognition	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	21,702,000
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Par Value Method	us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredParValueMethod	(44,181,000)
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	(5,916,000)
Common Stock [Member]
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	$ 274,326,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans	384,000
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	3,960,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	191,000
Retained Earnings [Member]
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	$ 126,808,000
Stockholders' Equity, Other	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther	1,924,764,000
Stockholders' Equity, Other	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther	1,945,646,000
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	us-gaap_ProfitLoss	131,892,000
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Par Value Method	us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredParValueMethod	$ (163,377,000)