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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition) (Total Purchase Price) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 20, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Total cash consideration $ 15,600us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross        
Ozmo Inc. [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Total cash consideration   58,165us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
     
Unvested shares in Ozmo   237us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
     
Transaction expenses incurred by Ozmo   1,816us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredOther1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
     
Long-term debt paid on behalf of Ozmo   1,415atml_PaymentstoAcquireBusinessesGrossLiabilitiesPaid
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
     
Fair value of contingent consideration (earn-out provision)   1,927atml_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEarnoutProvision
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
1,900atml_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEarnoutProvision
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
   
Liabilities assumed   861us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
     
Total purchase price   64,421us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_OzmoIncMember
     
NMI [Member] [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Cash, including cash acquired of $3.0 million       142,639us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_NMIMemberMember
 
Fair value of earn-out       420atml_Fairvalueofearnout
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_NMIMemberMember
 
Total cash consideration       $ 143,059us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_NMIMemberMember
$ 139,600us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= atml_NMIMemberMember