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ACQUISITION (Text Disclosures) (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net, Current   $ 0us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent $ 6,600,000us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent  
Cambridge Semiconductor Limited [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred 23,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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Cash paid to acquire business 16,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Consideration applied against outstanding loan 6,600,000powi_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredDebtOwedtoReportingEntity
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Liability related to working capital adjustment 200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
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Acquisition related costs   200,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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Minimum [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life   2 years    
Maximum [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life   12 years    
Developed technology [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Cambridge Semiconductor Limited [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life       3 years
Developed technology [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Cambridge Semiconductor Limited [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life       7 years
Customer relationships [Member] | Cambridge Semiconductor Limited [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life   5 years   5 years
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Reacquition of Customer Relationship Term       2 years
Cambridge Semiconductor Limited [Member]        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net, Current     $ 6,600,000us-gaap_NotesAndLoansReceivableNetCurrent
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