Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions	Jul. 01, 2011
Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions [Abstract]
Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions	Note 12 — Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions Michael Targoff, a director of the Company since February 2003, currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and the Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Loral Space & Communications, Inc. (Loral), the parent of Space Systems/Loral, Inc. (SS/L), and is also a director of Telesat Holdings, Inc., a joint venture company formed by Loral and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board to acquire Telesat Canada in October 2007. John Stenbit, a director of the Company since August 2004, also currently serves on the board of directors of Loral. In January 2008, the Company entered into a satellite construction contract with SS/L under which the Company purchased a new high-capacity Ka-band spot-beam satellite (ViaSat-1) designed by the Company and currently under construction by SS/L for approximately $209.1 million, subject to purchase price adjustments based on satellite performance. In addition, the Company entered into a beam sharing agreement with Loral, whereby Loral is responsible for contributing 15% of the total costs (estimated at approximately $57.6 million) associated with the ViaSat-1 satellite project. The Company’s purchase of the ViaSat-1 satellite from SS/L was approved by the disinterested members of the Company’s Board of Directors, after a determination by the disinterested members of the Company’s Board that the terms and conditions of the purchase were fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. On March 1, 2011, Loral entered into agreements with Telesat Canada pursuant to which Loral assigned to Telesat Canada and Telesat Canada assumed from Loral all of Loral’s rights and obligations with respect to the Canadian beams on ViaSat-1. During the three months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010, under the satellite construction contract, the Company paid $1.3 million and $10.6 million, respectively, to SS/L. During the three months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010, the Company also received less than $0.1 million and $3.8 million of cash, respectively, from SS/L under the beam sharing agreement with Loral. All other amounts related to SS/L under the ViaSat-1 related satellite contracts were not material. From time to time, the Company enters into various contracts in the ordinary course of business with SS/L and Telesat Canada. Under a contract with SS/L, the Company recognized $1.5 million and $0.1 million in revenue during the three months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010, respectively, related to a contract with SS/L. Collections in excess of revenues and deferred revenues related to a contract with SS/L were $0.3 million and $1.4 million as of July 1, 2011 and April 1, 2011, respectively. The Company received cash of $1.0 million and $0.8 million from Telesat Canada during the three months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010, respectively. During the three months ended July 1, 2011 and July 2, 2010, the Company paid $2.4 million and $2.8 million, respectively, to Telesat Canada. All other amounts related to SS/L and Telesat Canada, excluding activities under the ViaSat-1 related satellite contracts, were not material.

This element may be used for the entire related party transactions disclosure as a single block of text. Disclosure may include: the nature of the relationship(s), a description of the transactions, the amount of the transactions, the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms of the transaction from the previous period, stated interest rate, expiration date, terms and manner of settlement per the agreement with the related party, and amounts due to or from related parties. If the entity and one or more other entities are under common ownership or management control and this control affects the operating results or financial position, disclosure includes the nature of the control relationship even if there are no transactions between the entities. Disclosure may also include the aggregate amount of current and deferred tax expense for each statement of earnings presented where the entity is a member of a group that files a consolidated tax return, the amount of any tax related balances due to or from affiliates as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, the principal provisions of the method by which the consolidated amount of current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the members of the group and the nature and effect of any changes in that method. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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