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Debt and Credit Facility (Details 1) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2014
Mar. 28, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Mar. 30, 2013
Mar. 12, 2014
Short-term Debt [Line Items]          
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)   $ 12,022,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium $ 16,319,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium $ 15,880,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium  
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt (9,848,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt (9,848,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt  
2037 Convertible Notes          
Short-term Debt [Line Items]          
Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount Of Embedded Derivative From Date Of Issuance         1,300,000xlnx_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountOfEmbeddedDerivativeFromDateOfIssuance
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Extinguishment of Debt, Amount     1,230,000,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount         689,600,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Amortization of Financing Costs   0us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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223,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount         315,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense         5,100,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
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Amortization of embedded derivative   0xlnx_AmortizationOfEmbeddedDerivative
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58,000xlnx_AmortizationOfEmbeddedDerivative
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Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)   0us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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5,187,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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Embedded Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Embedded Derivative, Net   0us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeGainLossOnEmbeddedDerivativeNet
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1,090,000us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeGainLossOnEmbeddedDerivativeNet
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Debt Instrument Carrying Amount Of Liability Component         377,600,000xlnx_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmountOfLiabilityComponent
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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component         856,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingAmountOfTheEquityComponent
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Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt     (9,800,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Interest Expense, Debt, Excluding Amortization   0us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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20,065,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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Interest Expense, Debt   0us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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24,443,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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2017 Convertible Notes          
Short-term Debt [Line Items]          
Base conversion, block amount of senior convertible debenture   1,000xlnx_BaseConversionBlockAmountOfSeniorConvertibleDebenture
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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio   33.7391us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionRatio1
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Convertible debt, conversion price   $ 29.64us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Remaining Discount Amortization Period   2 years 2 months 19 days      
Debt instrument, Convertible, If-converted Value   831,600,000xlnx_DebtinstrumentConvertibleIfconvertedValue
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Price Per Share To Be Purchase By Company Under Call Option     $ 29.64xlnx_PricePerShareToBePurchaseByCompanyUnderCallOption
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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   $ 41.99us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Maximum number of common shares to be purchased under call option   20.2xlnx_MaximumNumberOfSharesToBePurchasedByCompanyUnderCallOption
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Amortization of Financing Costs   1,448,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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1,448,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount 49,223,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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33,679,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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49,223,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)   11,052,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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11,052,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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Debt Instrument Carrying Amount Of Liability Component 565,001,000xlnx_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmountOfLiabilityComponent
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576,053,000xlnx_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmountOfLiabilityComponent
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565,001,000xlnx_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmountOfLiabilityComponent
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Hedge Accounting Adjustment - Sale Of Interest Rate Swap 14,224,000xlnx_HedgeAccountingAdjustmentSaleOfInterestRateSwap
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9,732,000xlnx_HedgeAccountingAdjustmentSaleOfInterestRateSwap
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14,224,000xlnx_HedgeAccountingAdjustmentSaleOfInterestRateSwap
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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component 66,415,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingAmountOfTheEquityComponent
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66,415,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingAmountOfTheEquityComponent
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66,415,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingAmountOfTheEquityComponent
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Interest Expense, Debt, Excluding Amortization   15,750,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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15,750,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebtExcludingAmortization
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Interest Expense, Debt   $ 28,250,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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$ 28,250,000us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
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