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SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS AND EXPORT SALES (International Sales) (Details) (Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member], Geographic Concentration Risk [Member])
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Revenue from External Customers [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues 96.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue 95.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
CHINA
   
Revenue from External Customers [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues 47.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
44.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
   
Revenue from External Customers [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues 13.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_TW
16.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_TW
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
   
Revenue from External Customers [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues 12.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_KR
11.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_KR
Western Europe Excluding Germany
   
Revenue from External Customers [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues 12.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= powi_WesternEuropeExcludingGermanyMember
11.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= powi_WesternEuropeExcludingGermanyMember
Japan [Member]
   
Revenue from External Customers [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues 5.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP
6.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP
Singapore [Member]
   
Revenue from External Customers [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues 1.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_SG
2.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_SG
Germany [Member]
   
Revenue from External Customers [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues 2.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
2.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
Other [Member]
   
Revenue from External Customers [Line Items]    
Concentration risk, percentage of total net revenues 4.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= powi_OtherCountriesMember
3.00%powi_ConcentrationRiskPercentageOfNetRevenue
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= powi_OtherCountriesMember