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Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details 3)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details 3)
$ in Millions
 1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
May 16, 2014
claim
Oct. 31, 2015
claim
patent
Jun. 30, 2017
USD ($)
claim
patent
Nov. 09, 2016
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2016
claim
CrestaTech Technology Corporation v. MaxLinear, Inc. [Member]          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Loss Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed, Number | patent     2    
Number of pending claims         4
Loss Contingency, Allegations   3      
Patents found not infringed upon | patent   2      
Loss Contingency, Claims Dismissed, Number     13    
Inter Partes Review by US Patent Office [Member]          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
New claims filed 4        
Inter Partes Review by US Patent Office v. CrestaTech Patents [Member]          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Number of pending claims   6      
Trango Systems, Inc. v. Broadcom Corporation [Member]          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
New claims filed     1    
Exar Corporation [Member]          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Business Combination, Indemnification Assets, Amount as of Acquisition Date | $     $ 5.0 $ 5.0  
Business Combination, Indemnification Assets, Range of Outcomes, Value, High | $     $ 13.6