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Stock-Based Compensation (Schedule Of Summary Of RSU Activity) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Dec. 27, 2014
Stock-Based Compensation [Abstract]    
Beginning of period, Unvested Restricted Stock Units 7,368,529us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber  
Awarded, Restricted Stock Units 413,108us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod  
Released, Restricted Stock Units (190,951)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod  
Forfeited, Restricted Stock Units (137,262)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod  
End of period, Restricted Stock Units 7,453,424us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber 7,368,529us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
Restricted Stock Units expected to vest 6,541,680pmcs_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVest  
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years) 1 year 6 months 18 days 1 year 8 months 23 days
Restricted Stock Units expected to vest, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years) 1 year 5 months 12 days  
Beginning of period, Aggregate intrinsic value $ 67,200,984pmcs_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue  
End of period, Aggregate intrinsic value 69,242,309pmcs_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue 67,200,984pmcs_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
Restricted Stock Units expected to vest, Aggregate intrinsic value $ 60,772,202pmcs_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementRestrictedUnitsVestedAndExpectedToVestAggregateIntrinsicValue