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SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS AND EXPORT SALES (Customer and Credit Risk Concentration) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
customers
Dec. 31, 2013
customers
Dec. 31, 2012
customers
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Number of reportable segments 1powi_NumberOfReportableSegment    
Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Number of major customers 10powi_NumberOfMajorCustomers
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
10powi_NumberOfMajorCustomers
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
 
Concentration risk percentage 66.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
71.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
 
Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Avnet [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk percentage 22.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= powi_CustomerOneMember
21.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= powi_CustomerOneMember
 
Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | ATM Electronic Corporation [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk percentage   17.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= powi_CustomerTwoMember
 
Credit Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Burnon International Ltd. [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk percentage 11.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CreditConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= powi_BurnonInternationalLtd.Member
   
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Number of major customers 10powi_NumberOfMajorCustomers
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
10powi_NumberOfMajorCustomers
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
10powi_NumberOfMajorCustomers
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
Concentration risk percentage of net revenue 59.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
59.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
64.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Avnet [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk percentage of net revenue 19.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= powi_CustomerOneMember
19.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= powi_CustomerOneMember
20.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= powi_CustomerOneMember
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | ATM Electronic Corporation [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Concentration risk percentage of net revenue     12.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= powi_CustomerTwoMember