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Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2015
Apr. 04, 2014
Mar. 29, 2013
May 31, 2013
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Future minimum payments on various other purchase commitments under satellite capacity agreements for fiscal year 2016 $ 50,000,000us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFirstAnniversary      
Future minimum payments on various other purchase commitments under satellite capacity agreements for fiscal year 2017 13,700,000us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnSecondAnniversary      
Future minimum payments on various other purchase commitments under satellite capacity agreements for fiscal year 2018 11,000,000us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnThirdAnniversary      
Future minimum payments on various other purchase commitments under satellite capacity agreements for fiscal year 2019 11,000,000us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFourthAnniversary      
Future minimum payments on various other purchase commitments under satellite capacity agreements for fiscal year 2020 9,300,000us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceOnFifthAnniversary      
Future minimum payments on various other purchase commitments under satellite capacity agreements thereafter 3,700,000us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueAfterFiveYears      
Description of operating lease arrangements The Company leases office and other facilities under non-cancelable operating leases with initial terms ranging from one to fifteen years which expire between fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2026 and provide for pre-negotiated fixed rental rates during the terms of the lease. Certain of the Company's facilities leases contain option provisions which allow for extension of the lease terms.      
Rent expense 24,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 22,300,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 19,900,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet  
Satellite Performance Incentives Obligation [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Maximum contractual satellite orbital performance obligation 34,000,000us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount
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Period of in-orbit satellite performance incentive payments, including interest 15 years      
Satellite performance incentives obligation, total 22,400,000us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilities
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Satellite performance incentives obligation, short-term portion 2,300,000us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesCurrent
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Satellite performance incentives obligation, long-term portion 20,121,000us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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20,567,000us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Future minimum payments under satellite performance incentives obligation for fiscal year 2016 2,000,000us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths
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Future minimum payments under satellite performance incentives obligation for fiscal year 2017 2,100,000us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
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Future minimum payments under satellite performance incentives obligation for fiscal year 2018 2,300,000us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
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= vsat_SatellitePerformanceIncentivesObligationMember
     
Future minimum payments under satellite performance incentives obligation for fiscal year 2019 2,400,000us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
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= vsat_SatellitePerformanceIncentivesObligationMember
     
Future minimum payments under satellite performance incentives obligation for fiscal year 2020 2,600,000us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
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Future minimum payments under satellite performance incentives obligation due after fifth year 22,600,000us-gaap_PurchaseObligationDueAfterFifthYear
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Construction in progress [Member] | Property Plant and Equipment - Satellites [Member]        
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]        
Maximum contractual satellite orbital performance obligation       $ 358,000,000us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount
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