Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jan. 13, 2017
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	XILINX INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000743988
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-01
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		248,934,802