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Shares Used in Computing Diluted Net (Loss) Income Per Share - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2015
Apr. 04, 2014
Mar. 29, 2013
Employee Stock Options [Member]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Antidilutive shares 451,038us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
920,113us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
1,601,693us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Restricted Stock Units [Member]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Antidilutive shares 285,481us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
618,113us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
424,464us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
ViaSat 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Antidilutive shares   151,619us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= vsat_ViasatFourZeroOneKProfitSharePlanAndEmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
162,517us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= vsat_ViasatFourZeroOneKProfitSharePlanAndEmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember