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Impairment Of Goodwill And Long-Lived Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2012
Dec. 28, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]      
Goodwill impairment $ 267.6us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss    
FTTH [Member]      
Goodwill [Line Items]      
Goodwill impairment   146.3us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pmcs_FiberToHomeMember
 
Wintegra, Inc. [Member]      
Goodwill [Line Items]      
Goodwill impairment   121.3us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pmcs_WintegraIncMember
 
Intangible assets impairment     $ 7us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pmcs_WintegraIncMember