Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 20, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	XILINX INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000743988
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		261,834,630