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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Mar. 23, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Dividend declaration date | Mar. 23, 2015 |  |  |
Dividend declared aggregate amount |  | $ 7,300us-gaap_Dividends | $ 3,913us-gaap_Dividends |
Dividend, date payable | Apr. 21, 2015 |  |  |
Dividend payable, date of record | Apr. 06, 2015 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Dividend declared per share | 1.00us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Global Share Incentive Plan (2013) [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Options, granted |  |  |  | 92,591silc_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsApprovedForFutureGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = silc_GlobalShareIncentivePlan2013Member / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember

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