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Note 4 - Balance Sheet Details (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Note 4 - Balance Sheet Details (Details) [Line Items]      
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $ 18,424,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization $ 12,947,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization $ 10,809,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Write-off Of Fully Depreciated Assets 7,500,000exar_WriteoffOfFullyDepreciatedAssets    
Asset Impairment Charges 13,367,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 2,224,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges  
Property And Equipment [Member]      
Note 4 - Balance Sheet Details (Details) [Line Items]      
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 6,300,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= exar_PropertyAndEquipmentMember
5,600,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= exar_PropertyAndEquipmentMember
6,800,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= exar_PropertyAndEquipmentMember
2015 Restructuring [Member]      
Note 4 - Balance Sheet Details (Details) [Line Items]      
Asset Impairment Charges $ 2,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= exar_TwentyFifteenRestructuringMember