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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Taxes
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	25.30%	24.30%
Income Taxes
Total liability for unrecognized tax benefits which would impact the annual effective rate, if realized	$ 4,799,000		$ 4,823,000
Increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits	(24,000)	78,000
Unremitted earnings from foreign subsidiaries	137,200,000
Cash and short-term investments available for distribution if not indefinitely reinvested	$ 59,700,000
India
Income Taxes
Number of subsidiaries which is export oriented	1
Statutory tax rate (as a percent)	34.00%	32.50%
India \| Indian operations in areas designated as a SEZ
Income Taxes
Income tax exemption period	15 years
Number of subsidiaries eligible for tax holiday on export income	2
India \| Virtusa India
Income Taxes
Income tax exemption period	10 years
Number of STPs operated	2
India \| Virtusa India \| Chennai
Income Taxes
Number of STPs operated	1
India \| Virtusa India \| Hyderabad
Income Taxes
Number of STPs operated	1
Sri Lanka \| Virtusa (Private) Limited
Income Taxes
Income tax exemption period	12 years