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Note 3 - Business Combinations (Details) - Allocation of the Purchase Price to Tangible and Intangible Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in the Acquisition of Cadeka (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Jul. 05, 2014
Dec. 28, 2014
Mar. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Note 3 - Business Combinations (Details) - Allocation of the Purchase Price to Tangible and Intangible Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in the Acquisition of Cadeka [Line Items]        
Goodwill   $ 44,871us-gaap_Goodwill $ 30,410us-gaap_Goodwill $ 10,356us-gaap_Goodwill
Cadeka Microcircuits [Member]        
Note 3 - Business Combinations (Details) - Allocation of the Purchase Price to Tangible and Intangible Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in the Acquisition of Cadeka [Line Items]        
Tangible assets 3,286exar_BusinessCombinationTotalIdentifiableTangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= exar_CadekaMicrocircuitsMember
     
Intangible assets 20,380us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= exar_CadekaMicrocircuitsMember
     
Goodwill 19,387us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= exar_CadekaMicrocircuitsMember
     
Liabilities assumed (8,216)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= exar_CadekaMicrocircuitsMember
     
Fair value of total consideration transferred $ 34,837us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= exar_CadekaMicrocircuitsMember