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Senior Notes and Other Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
9 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2015
Apr. 04, 2014
Feb. 27, 2012
Oct. 12, 2012
Revolving credit facility [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Credit Facility maximum borrowing capacity $ 500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Maturity date of the Credit Facility Nov. 26, 2018      
Credit Facility interest rate description Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company's option, at either (1) the highest of the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, the Eurodollar rate plus 1.00%, or the administrative agent's prime rate as announced from time to time, or (2) the Eurodollar rate, plus, in the case of each of (1) and (2), an applicable margin that is based on the Company's total leverage ratio.      
Weighted average effective interest rate on the Company's outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility 2.17%us-gaap_LongtermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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Credit Facility revolving credit description The Credit Facility contains financial covenants regarding a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio. In addition, the Credit Facility contains covenants that restrict, among other things, the Company’s ability to sell assets, make investments and acquisitions, make capital expenditures, grant liens, pay dividends and make certain other restricted payments.      
Borrowing availability under the Credit Facility 224,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
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Principal amount of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility 235,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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105,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
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Letters of credit [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Credit Facility maximum borrowing capacity 150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Standby letters of credit outstanding amount 40,500,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount
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Initial 2020 Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Principal amounts of Senior Notes issued     275,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Additional 2020 Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Principal amounts of Senior Notes issued       300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Original issue premium of Senior Notes       103.50%vsat_PercentOfOriginalIssuePremiumOfNotes
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Unamortized premium on the 2020 Notes       10,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium
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2020 Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Principal amounts of Senior Notes issued 575,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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575,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Interest rate at which Senior Notes bear interest 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior Notes due date Jun. 15, 2020      
Unamortized premium on the 2020 Notes $ 7,965,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium
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$ 8,861,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium
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2020 Notes [Member] | Early Period Redemption [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Redemption price percentage of Senior Notes 106.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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Redemption description of Senior Notes Prior to June 15, 2015, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the 2020 Notes at a redemption price of 106.875% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date, from the net cash proceeds of specified equity offerings.      
2020 Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Redemption price percentage of Senior Notes 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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Redemption description of Senior Notes The Company may also redeem the 2020 Notes prior to June 15, 2016, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the applicable premium and any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date. The applicable premium is calculated as the greater of: (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of such 2020 Notes and (ii) the excess, if any, of (a) the present value at such date of redemption of (1) the redemption price of such 2020 Notes on June 15, 2016 plus (2) all required interest payments due on such 2020 Notes through June 15, 2016 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the date of redemption), computed using a discount rate equal to the treasury rate (as defined under the indenture) plus 50 basis points, over (b) the then-outstanding principal amount of such 2020 Notes.      
2020 Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Redemption price percentage of Senior Notes 103.438%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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Redemption description of Senior Notes The 2020 Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time during the twelve months beginning on June 15, 2016 at a redemption price of 103.438%      
2020 Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Redemption price percentage of Senior Notes 101.719%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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Redemption description of Senior Notes During the twelve months beginning on June 15, 2017 at a redemption price of 101.719%      
2020 Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Redemption price percentage of Senior Notes 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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Redemption description of Senior Notes And at any time on or after June 15, 2018 at a redemption price of 100%, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date.      
2020 Notes [Member] | Change of control [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Redemption price percentage of Senior Notes 101.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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Redemption description of Senior Notes In the event a change of control occurs (as defined in the indenture), each holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of such holder's 2020 Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).