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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Apr. 03, 2016
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Valuation allowance against deferred tax assets $ 1.7us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance $ 1.7us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance    
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 392.9us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries      
Income tax benefit related to a matter effectively settled with IRS 2.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationLiabilityRefundAdjustmentFromSettlementWithTaxingAuthority   9.5us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationLiabilityRefundAdjustmentFromSettlementWithTaxingAuthority  
Income tax benefit resulting from the remeasurement of an uncertain tax position     4.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationIncreaseDecreaseInLiabilityFromPriorYear  
Unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate 10.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate      
Tax benefit from state income taxes 2.9qlgc_NetTaxBenefitsFromStateIncomeTaxes      
Unrecognized tax benefits interest expense and penalties 3.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 3.5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued    
Recognized interest expense, net of the related tax effect, and penalties aggregate 0.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 2.1us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 1.0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense  
Reduction in liability of uncertain tax position 2.4us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound      
Research tax credit carryforwards [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Valuation allowance, amount 17.5us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchMember
14.8us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchMember
   
Investment Securities Carryforward [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Valuation allowance, amount 1.1us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= qlgc_InvestmentSecuritiesCarryforwardMember
1.2us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= qlgc_InvestmentSecuritiesCarryforwardMember
   
Settlement with Taxing Authority [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Federal and state income tax payments     32.8us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
/ us-gaap_ReasonablyPossibleSignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsByItemAxis
= us-gaap_SettlementWithTaxingAuthorityMember
 
Settlement with Taxing Authority [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Federal and state income tax payments       1.9us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
/ us-gaap_ReasonablyPossibleSignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsByItemAxis
= us-gaap_SettlementWithTaxingAuthorityMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
Federal tax authority [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Net operating loss carryforwards 13.0us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
     
Federal tax authority [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration date Mar. 28, 2027      
Federal tax authority [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration date Apr. 01, 2029      
Federal tax authority [Member] | Earliest Identified Tax Year [Member] | Internal Revenue Service [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
With limited exceptions, year which prior years tax returns are no longer subject to tax examinations 2014      
State tax authority [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Net operating loss carryforwards 63.2us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
     
State tax authority [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration date Apr. 02, 2017      
Tax credit carryforwards, expiration date Apr. 02, 2017      
State tax authority [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration date Mar. 28, 2032      
Tax credit carryforwards, expiration date Mar. 31, 2030      
State tax authority [Member] | Earliest Identified Tax Year [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
With limited exceptions, year which prior years tax returns are no longer subject to tax examinations 2008      
State tax authority [Member] | Research tax credit carryforwards [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Tax credit carryforwards 28.2us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchMember
     
State tax authority [Member] | Capital loss carryovers [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Tax credit carryforwards 54.5us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalLossCarryforwardMember
     
State tax authority [Member] | Alternative minimum tax credits [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Tax credit carryforwards 0.5us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= qlgc_AlternativeMinimumTaxCreditsMember
     
Federal tax carryforwards [Member] | Research tax credit carryforwards [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Tax credit carryforwards $ 4.5us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= qlgc_FederalTaxCarryforwardsMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchMember
     
Federal tax carryforwards [Member] | Research tax credit carryforwards [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Tax credit carryforwards, expiration date Apr. 02, 2034      
Federal tax carryforwards [Member] | Research tax credit carryforwards [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
Tax credit carryforwards, expiration date Apr. 01, 2035      
Foreign tax authority [Member] | Earliest Identified Tax Year [Member]        
Income Taxes [Line Items]        
With limited exceptions, year which prior years tax returns are no longer subject to tax examinations 2008