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Segment Information - Other Net Acquired Intangible Assets, Net and Goodwill Included in Segment Assets and Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets by Segment (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2015
Jan. 03, 2014
Jan. 02, 2015
Jan. 03, 2014
Apr. 04, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Other acquired intangible assets, net $ 46,529us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet   $ 46,529us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet   $ 35,397us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Goodwill 117,276us-gaap_Goodwill   117,276us-gaap_Goodwill   83,627us-gaap_Goodwill
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 4,651vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset 3,652vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset 13,338vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset 10,949vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset  
Satellite Services [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 2,765vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_SatelliteServicesMember
2,765vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_SatelliteServicesMember
8,295vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_SatelliteServicesMember
8,295vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_SatelliteServicesMember
 
Satellite Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Other acquired intangible assets, net 20,636us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_SatelliteServicesMember
  20,636us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_SatelliteServicesMember
  28,931us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_SatelliteServicesMember
Goodwill 9,809us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_SatelliteServicesMember
  9,809us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_SatelliteServicesMember
  9,809us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_SatelliteServicesMember
Commercial Networks [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 369vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_CommercialNetworksMember
343vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_CommercialNetworksMember
1,084vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_CommercialNetworksMember
994vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_CommercialNetworksMember
 
Commercial Networks [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Other acquired intangible assets, net 1,811us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_CommercialNetworksMember
  1,811us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_CommercialNetworksMember
  2,583us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_CommercialNetworksMember
Goodwill 43,936us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_CommercialNetworksMember
  43,936us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_CommercialNetworksMember
  44,148us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_CommercialNetworksMember
Government Systems [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Amortization of acquired intangible assets 1,517vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_GovernmentSystemsMember
544vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_GovernmentSystemsMember
3,959vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_GovernmentSystemsMember
1,660vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_GovernmentSystemsMember
 
Government Systems [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Other acquired intangible assets, net 24,082us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_GovernmentSystemsMember
  24,082us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_GovernmentSystemsMember
  3,883us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_GovernmentSystemsMember
Goodwill $ 63,531us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_GovernmentSystemsMember
  $ 63,531us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_GovernmentSystemsMember
  $ 29,670us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= vsat_GovernmentSystemsMember