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Special Charges - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]        
Special charges $ 69,000qlgc_SpecialCharges $ 1,947,000qlgc_SpecialCharges $ 4,872,000qlgc_SpecialCharges $ 18,329,000qlgc_SpecialCharges
Exit costs 69,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges 1,947,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges 3,361,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges 15,900,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Asset impairment charges     1,011,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 2,429,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
Unpaid exit costs included in current liabilities 1,500,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent   1,500,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent  
Unpaid exit costs included in other liabilities 4,800,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveNoncurrent   4,800,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveNoncurrent  
March 2014 Initiative [Member]        
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]        
Date the company commenced the restructuring plan     Mar. 17, 2014  
Date the company completed the restructuring activities     Dec. 28, 2014  
Special charges     3,600,000qlgc_SpecialCharges
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Exit costs     2,620,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Asset impairment charges     1,011,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
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Aggregate amount of exit costs 11,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1
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  11,700,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1
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March 2014 Initiative [Member] | Workforce Reductions [Member]        
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]        
Exit costs     2,693,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Aggregate amount of exit costs 7,500,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1
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  7,500,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1
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March 2014 Initiative [Member] | Contract Cancellation and Other [Member]        
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]        
Exit costs     (73,000)us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Aggregate amount of exit costs 4,200,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1
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  4,200,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1
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June 2013 Initiative [Member]        
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]        
Date the company commenced the restructuring plan     Jun. 03, 2013  
Special charges 100,000qlgc_SpecialCharges
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  700,000qlgc_SpecialCharges
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Exit costs 100,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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  741,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Aggregate amount of exit costs 18,100,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1
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  18,100,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1
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Additional severance costs 1,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedCostRemaining1
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  1,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostExpectedCostRemaining1
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June 2013 Initiative [Member] | Workforce Reductions [Member]        
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]        
Exit costs     741,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
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Aggregate amount of exit costs 14,600,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1
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  14,600,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1
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= qlgc_TwoThousandAndThirteenInitiativeMember
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June 2013 Initiative [Member] | Facilities and Other [Member]        
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]        
Aggregate amount of exit costs $ 3,500,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1
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  $ 3,500,000us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedCostCostIncurredToDate1
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