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Segment Information (Schedule Of Revenue From External Customers And Long-Lived Assets, By Geographical Areas) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Net revenues $ 525,603us-gaap_Revenues [1] $ 508,028us-gaap_Revenues [1] $ 530,997us-gaap_Revenues [1]
Long-lived assets 37,311us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets 39,149us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets  
Canada [Member]      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Long-lived assets 13,541us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_CanadaMember
13,113us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_CanadaMember
 
China [Member]      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Net revenues 200,984us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_ChinaMember
194,401us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_ChinaMember
206,372us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_ChinaMember
Asia Other [Member]      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Net revenues 80,716us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_AsiaOtherMember
73,164us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_AsiaOtherMember
74,689us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_AsiaOtherMember
Japan [Member]      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Net revenues 62,254us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_JapanMember
65,293us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_JapanMember
70,120us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_JapanMember
United States [Member]      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Net revenues 99,672us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_UnitedStatesMember
57,610us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_UnitedStatesMember
73,069us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_UnitedStatesMember
Long-lived assets 16,879us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_UnitedStatesMember
17,032us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_UnitedStatesMember
 
Taiwan [Member]      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Net revenues 43,946us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_TaiwanMember
64,113us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_TaiwanMember
62,957us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_TaiwanMember
Israel [Member]      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Long-lived assets 3,315us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_IsraelMember
4,873us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_IsraelMember
 
Europe And Middle East [Member]      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Net revenues 36,144us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_EuropeAndMiddleEastMember
33,895us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_EuropeAndMiddleEastMember
40,466us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_EuropeAndMiddleEastMember
Other Foreign [Member]      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Net revenues 1,887us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_OtherForeignMember
19,552us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_OtherForeignMember
3,324us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_OtherForeignMember
Long-lived assets $ 3,576us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_OtherForeignMember
$ 4,131us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= pmcs_OtherForeignMember
 
[1] Storage net revenues are comprised of Enterprise Storage Products and laser printer ASIC products of the Microprocessor Products Division. Carrier net revenues are comprised of Communication and Broadband Wireless Products.