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Income Taxes (Details 2) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Mar. 28, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Mar. 30, 2013
ReconciliationOfProvisionOfIncomeTaxes [Line Items]        
Income tax expense at statutory federal rate   $ (42,434)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ (8,355)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 9,065us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Income tax expense at statutory federal rate, Percentage   35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Decrease (increase) resulting from:        
State benefit (provision), net of federal (provision) benefit   (6,710)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 75us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (827)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
State benefit (provision), net of federal (provision) benefit, Percentage   5.53%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (0.31%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (3.19%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Research and development credits   3,538us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 3,177us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 6,257us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch
Research and development credits, Percentage   (2.92%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch (13.31%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 24.16%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch
Foreign tax credits   0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign 574us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign 2,434us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign
Foreign tax credits, Percent   0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign (2.41%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign 9.39%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign
Effect of changes in income tax rate applied to net deferred tax assets   (20)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate (65)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate (1,250)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
Effect of changes in income tax rate applied to net deferred tax assets, Percentage   0.02%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 0.27%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate (4.83%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
Foreign tax rate difference   (13,342)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 636us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 3,218us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Foreign tax rate difference, Percentage   11.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (2.66%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 12.43%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Change in valuation allowance   135,812us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 5,890us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (40,675)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Change in valuation allowance, Percentage   (112.02%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (24.67%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (157.05%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Repurchase of convertible subordinated notes   0rfmd_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepurchaseOfConvertibleSubordinatedNotes 0rfmd_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepurchaseOfConvertibleSubordinatedNotes 438rfmd_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepurchaseOfConvertibleSubordinatedNotes
Repurchase Of Convertible Subordinated Notes, Percentage   0.00%rfmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepurchaseOfConvertibleSubordinatedNotes 0.00%rfmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepurchaseOfConvertibleSubordinatedNotes 1.69%rfmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationRepurchaseOfConvertibleSubordinatedNotes
Adjustments to net deferred tax assets   0rfmd_AdjustmentsToNetDeferredTaxAssets 2,939rfmd_AdjustmentsToNetDeferredTaxAssets (872)rfmd_AdjustmentsToNetDeferredTaxAssets
Adjustments To Net Deferred Tax Assets, Percentage   0.00%rfmd_AdjustmentsToNetDeferredTaxAssetsPercentage (12.31%)rfmd_AdjustmentsToNetDeferredTaxAssetsPercentage (3.37%)rfmd_AdjustmentsToNetDeferredTaxAssetsPercentage
Stock-based compensation   (1,309)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost (635)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost (2,108)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost
Share-based compensation, Percentage   1.08%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost 2.66%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost (8.14%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost
Tax reserve adjustments   (3,928)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies (1,482)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies (515)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies
Tax reserve adjustments, Percentage   3.24%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies 6.21%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies (1.99%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies
Deemed dividend   (2,751)rfmd_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeemedDividend (1,122)rfmd_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeemedDividend (1,749)rfmd_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeemedDividend
Deemed Dividend, Percentage   2.27%rfmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeemedDividend 4.70%rfmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeemedDividend (6.75%)rfmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeemedDividend
Write-off U.K. gross deferred tax assets   0rfmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationWriteOffOfGrossDeferredTaxAssets (12,699)rfmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationWriteOffOfGrossDeferredTaxAssets 0rfmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationWriteOffOfGrossDeferredTaxAssets
Write-off U.K. gross deferred tax assets, Percent   0.00%rfmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationWriteOffOfGrossDeferredTaxAssetPercent 53.19%rfmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationWriteOffOfGrossDeferredTaxAssetPercent 0.00%rfmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationWriteOffOfGrossDeferredTaxAssetPercent
Domestic production activities deduction   2,620us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Domestic production activities deduction, Percent   (2.16%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsQualifiedProductionActivities
Other income tax benefit (expense)   3,586us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (164)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (516)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Other income tax benefit (expense), Percentage   (2.95%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.69%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (1.99%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Total $ 110,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 75,062us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (11,231)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (27,100)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total, Percentage   (61.91%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 47.05%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (104.64%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations