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Debt and Credit Facility (Details 2) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 27, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Mar. 29, 2014
Short-term Debt [Line Items]          
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)     $ 9,014,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium $ 12,144,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium  
2017 Convertible Notes [Member]          
Short-term Debt [Line Items]          
Maximum number of common shares to be purchased under call option 20.2xlnx_MaximumNumberOfSharesToBePurchasedByCompanyUnderCallOption
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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Remaining Discount Amortization Period     2 years 5 months 19 days    
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio 33.7391us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionRatio1
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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount 37,565,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Hedge Accounting Adjustment - Sale Of Interest Rate Swap 10,855,000xlnx_HedgeAccountingAdjustmentSaleOfInterestRateSwap
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Debt Instrument Carrying Amount Of Liability Component 573,290,000xlnx_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmountOfLiabilityComponent
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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component 66,415,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingAmountOfTheEquityComponent
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Interest Expense, Debt, Excluding Amortization 3,938,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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3,938,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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11,813,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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11,813,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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Amortization of Financing Costs 362,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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362,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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1,086,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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1,086,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium) 2,763,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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2,763,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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8,289,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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8,289,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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Interest Expense, Debt 7,063,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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7,063,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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21,188,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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21,188,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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Base conversion, block amount of senior convertible debenture 1,000xlnx_BaseConversionBlockAmountOfSeniorConvertibleDebenture
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Warrants, number of shares the holders have the right to purchase 20.2us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
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Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights 41.9889us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights
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Convertible debt, conversion price $ 29.64us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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Debt Instrument, Convertible, If-converted Value in Excess of Principal $ 903,300,000xlnx_DebtinstrumentConvertibleIfconvertedValue
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