Recent Accounting Pronouncements	6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS	RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS The Company assesses recently issued accounting standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") to determine the expected impacts on the Company's financial statements. The summary below describes impacts from newly issued standards as well as material updates to our previous assessments, if any, from Qorvo’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 1, 2017. In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, "Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting." The new guidance clarifies when modification accounting in Topic 718 should be applied to changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The Company elected to early-adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 with no impact on its consolidated financial statements. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force)." This standard requires that restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents be included in cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown in the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2016-18 in the second quarter of fiscal 2018 using the retrospective transition method. The adjustment to reclassify restricted cash for each period presented was less than $1.0 million. In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, "Income Taxes (Topic 740), Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory." The new guidance requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. The Company elected to adopt the standard early in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 using the modified retrospective method, which requires a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The cumulative adjustment to the September 30, 2017 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was approximately $1.3 million. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized a discrete tax expense of less than $0.1 million and $5.4 million, respectively, related to intra-entity transfers of assets. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." The new guidance simplifies certain aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, forfeitures, classification of awards on the balance sheet and presentation on the statement of cash flows, and became effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. As a result of adoption, the Company recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment to reduce the Company's accumulated deficit by $36.7 million with a corresponding increase to deferred tax assets for the Federal and state net operating losses attributable to excess tax benefits that had not been previously recognized. All excess tax benefits and deficiencies in the current and future periods will be recognized as income tax expense in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations in the reporting period in which they occur. This will result in increased volatility in the Company’s effective tax rate. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized a discrete tax benefit of $5.5 million and $9.3 million, respectively, related to the excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. The Company plans to continue its existing practice of estimating expected forfeitures in determining compensation cost. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-07, "Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting." The new guidance eliminates the requirement to retrospectively apply the equity method of accounting when an investment previously accounted for under the cost basis qualifies for the equity method of accounting. The Company adopted ASU 2016-07 in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 with no significant impact on its consolidated financial results. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, "Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory." The new guidance changes the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or market to the lower of cost and net realizable value. ASU 2015-11 defines net realizable value as the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less reasonably predictable costs to completion, transportation, or disposal. The Company adopted ASU 2015-11 in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 with no significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)," with several amendments subsequently issued. This new standard provides an updated framework for revenue recognition, resulting in a single revenue model to be applied by reporting companies under U.S. GAAP. Under the new model, recognition of revenue occurs when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additional disclosures will be required regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows. The new guidance will become effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and permits the use of either a retrospective approach or a modified retrospective approach, under which the cumulative effect of adoption is recognized at the date of initial application. The Company has established a cross-functional team to assess the potential impact of the new revenue standard and this assessment will be completed during fiscal 2018. The Company's assessment process consists of reviewing its current accounting policies and practices and its customer contracts to identify potential differences that may result from applying the requirements of the new standard to its contracts and identifying appropriate changes to its business processes, systems and controls to support revenue recognition and disclosure requirements under the new standard. The Company's revenue is generated principally from sales of semiconductor products. The Company currently expects that under the new standard, a substantial majority of its revenue will continue to be recognized at a "point in time" as products are shipped to, or received by, customers. In certain circumstances, such as direct or indirect sales to government customers, the products sold are highly customized and have no alternative use, and the Company has an enforceable right to payment (with a reasonable margin) for performance completed to date. For the contracts related to these products, the Company expects that it will recognize revenue "over time" as performance obligations are satisfied. This will accelerate revenue recognition because revenue for these products currently is recognized as the products are shipped to, or received by, customers. While the Company has made progress in identifying the likely impacts of the new standard, it has not yet quantified the potential impact. The Company expects that it will have additional disclosure related to revenue recognition, including judgments made, under the new standard. The Company will continue to evaluate the impact of the new standard, including any necessary changes to internal controls, and prepare for adoption in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company will adopt the standard using the modified retrospective approach.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Company assesses recently issued accounting standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") to determine the expected impacts on the Company's financial statements. The summary below describes impacts from newly issued standards as well as material updates to our previous assessments, if any, from Qorvo’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 1, 2017.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, "Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting." The new guidance clarifies when modification accounting in Topic 718 should be applied to changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The Company elected to early-adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 with no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force)." This standard requires that restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents be included in cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown in the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2016-18 in the second quarter of fiscal 2018 using the retrospective transition method. The adjustment to reclassify restricted cash for each period presented was less than $1.0 million.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, "Income Taxes (Topic 740), Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory." The new guidance requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. The Company elected to adopt the standard early in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 using the modified retrospective method, which requires a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The cumulative adjustment to the September 30, 2017 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet was approximately $1.3 million. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized a discrete tax expense of less than $0.1 million and $5.4 million, respectively, related to intra-entity transfers of assets.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting." The new guidance simplifies certain aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, forfeitures, classification of awards on the balance sheet and presentation on the statement of cash flows, and became effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. As a result of adoption, the Company recognized a cumulative-effect adjustment to reduce the Company's accumulated deficit by $36.7 million with a corresponding increase to deferred tax assets for the Federal and state net operating losses attributable to excess tax benefits that had not been previously recognized. All excess tax benefits and deficiencies in the current and future periods will be recognized as income tax expense in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations in the reporting period in which they occur. This will result in increased volatility in the Company’s effective tax rate. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized a discrete tax benefit of $5.5 million and $9.3 million, respectively, related to the excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. The Company plans to continue its existing practice of estimating expected forfeitures in determining compensation cost.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-07, "Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting." The new guidance eliminates the requirement to retrospectively apply the equity method of accounting when an investment previously accounted for under the cost basis qualifies for the equity method of accounting. The Company adopted ASU 2016-07 in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 with no significant impact on its consolidated financial results.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, "Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory." The new guidance changes the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or market to the lower of cost and net realizable value. ASU 2015-11 defines net realizable value as the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less reasonably predictable costs to completion, transportation, or disposal. The Company adopted ASU 2015-11 in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 with no significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)," with several amendments subsequently issued. This new standard provides an updated framework for revenue recognition, resulting in a single revenue model to be applied by reporting companies under U.S. GAAP. Under the new model, recognition of revenue occurs when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additional disclosures will be required regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows. The new guidance will become effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and permits the use of either a retrospective approach or a modified retrospective approach, under which the cumulative effect of adoption is recognized at the date of initial application. The Company has established a cross-functional team to assess the potential impact of the new revenue standard and this assessment will be completed during fiscal 2018. The Company's assessment process consists of reviewing its current accounting policies and practices and its customer contracts to identify potential differences that may result from applying the requirements of the new standard to its contracts and identifying appropriate changes to its business processes, systems and controls to support revenue recognition and disclosure requirements under the new standard. The Company's revenue is generated principally from sales of semiconductor products. The Company currently expects that under the new standard, a substantial majority of its revenue will continue to be recognized at a "point in time" as products are shipped to, or received by, customers. In certain circumstances, such as direct or indirect sales to government customers, the products sold are highly customized and have no alternative use, and the Company has an enforceable right to payment (with a reasonable margin) for performance completed to date. For the contracts related to these products, the Company expects that it will recognize revenue "over time" as performance obligations are satisfied. This will accelerate revenue recognition because revenue for these products currently is recognized as the products are shipped to, or received by, customers. While the Company has made progress in identifying the likely impacts of the new standard, it has not yet quantified the potential impact. The Company expects that it will have additional disclosure related to revenue recognition, including judgments made, under the new standard. The Company will continue to evaluate the impact of the new standard, including any necessary changes to internal controls, and prepare for adoption in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company will adopt the standard using the modified retrospective approach.