Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Nov. 04, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Exar Corporation
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-29
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		47,075,018
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000753568
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Sep. 28, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2