Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2011	Jul. 02, 2010
Revenues:
Product revenues	$ 122,546	$ 125,002
Service revenues	72,555	67,002
Total revenues	195,101	192,004
Operating expenses:
Cost of product revenues	92,285	94,714
Cost of service revenues	49,316	39,062
Selling, general and administrative	41,733	38,921
Independent research and development	5,694	7,314
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	4,772	4,610
Income from operations	1,301	7,383
Other income (expense):
Interest income	26	139
Interest expense		(2,141)
Income before income taxes	1,327	5,381
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(267)	1,981
Net income	1,594	3,400
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to the noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(165)	139
Net income attributable to ViaSat, Inc.	$ 1,759	$ 3,261
Basic net income per share attributable to ViaSat, Inc. common stockholders	$ 0.04	$ 0.08
Diluted net income per share attributable to ViaSat, Inc. common stockholders	$ 0.04	$ 0.08
Shares used in computing basic net income per share	41,803	39,968
Shares used in computing diluted net income per share	43,749	42,125