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Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Mar. 30, 2013
Stock Based compensation expense      
Income tax effect $ (55,000)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense $ (67,000)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense $ (32,600)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]      
Stock Based compensation expense      
Stock-based compensation effect on income before taxes 99,859us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
94,314us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
77,862us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Income tax effect (29,268)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
(27,327)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
(22,137)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Net stock-based compensation effect on net income 70,591us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
66,987us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
55,725us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | Cost of Revenues [Member]      
Stock Based compensation expense      
Stock-based compensation effect on income before taxes 8,101us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= xlnx_CostOfRevenuesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
7,602us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= xlnx_CostOfRevenuesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
6,356us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= xlnx_CostOfRevenuesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | Research and Development [Member]      
Stock Based compensation expense      
Stock-based compensation effect on income before taxes 50,185us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
46,197us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
37,937us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]      
Stock Based compensation expense      
Stock-based compensation effect on income before taxes 40,994us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
40,515us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
33,569us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | Restructuring Charges [Member]      
Stock Based compensation expense      
Stock-based compensation effect on income before taxes $ 579us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_RestructuringChargesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
$ 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_RestructuringChargesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
$ 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_RestructuringChargesMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= xlnx_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember