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Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 37 Months Ended 41 Months Ended
Jan. 19, 2015
Oct. 21, 2014
Mar. 27, 2015
Mar. 28, 2014
Mar. 27, 2015
Mar. 28, 2014
Oct. 31, 2010
Mar. 28, 2014
Sep. 26, 2014
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Options outstanding to purchase     9,233,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber   9,233,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber       7,611,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Weighted average remaining contractual life         7 years 7 months 6 days        
Year end stock price         $ 38.10dlb_YearEndStockPrice        
Percentage of vesting per year             50.00%dlb_PercentageOfVestingPerYear    
Common stock, dividends declared (in dollars per share) $ 0.1us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.1us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.10us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.00us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.20us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.00us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared      
Remaining authorization to purchase additional shares         $ 227,700,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount        
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Stock options expected to vest     89,600,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Employee stock options expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period         2 years 10 months 24 days        
Employees and Officers [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Options vesting period         4 years        
Awards Granted Prior to November 2010 [Member] | Directors [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Options vesting period             3 years 1 year  
Awards Granted After November 2010 [Member] | Directors [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Options vesting period             2 years    
Awards Granted Under 2005 Stock Plan Prior To February 2011 [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Terms for issuance of stock         2dlb_TermsForIssuanceOfStock
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Awards Granted Under 2005 Stock Plan From February 2011 [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Terms for issuance of stock         1.6dlb_TermsForIssuanceOfStock
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Percentage of compensation withheld by employees to purchase common stock         10.00%dlb_PercentageOfCompensationWithheldByEmployeesToPurchaseCommonStock
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Common stock purchase price determined over percentage of closing price         15.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDiscountFromMarketPricePurchaseDate
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Employee Stock Option [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Stock options expected to vest     34,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Employee stock options expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period         2 years 2 months 12 days        
Class A Common Stock [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Common stock, shares authorized (shares)     500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
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Common stock, shares issued (shares)     51,383,446us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
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Common stock, shares outstanding (shares)     51,383,446us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Class A Common Stock [Member] | 2005 Stock Plan. [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Shares authorized under plan     38,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Options outstanding to purchase     9,200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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Weighted average remaining contractual life         7 years 6 months        
Options vested and exercisable     4,200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableNumber
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Class A Common Stock [Member] | Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Maximum value of common stock available for eligible employees         $ 25,000dlb_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumValueOfSharesPerEmployee
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Purchase period         6 months        
Look back commencement period         1 year        
Overlapping offering period         1 year        
Class A Common Stock [Member] | Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Maximum number of common stock available for eligible employees         1,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesPerEmployee
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Class B Common Stock [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Common stock, shares authorized (shares)     500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
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Common stock, shares issued (shares)     51,073,661us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
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Common stock, shares outstanding (shares)     51,073,661us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Class B Common Stock [Member] | 2000 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Shares authorized under plan     15,100,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Options vesting period         4 years        
Options expiration period         10 years        
Options Granted Prior To June 2008 [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Options expiration period         10 years        
Options Granted From June 2008 [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member]                  
Stockholders' Equity And Stock-Based Compensation [Line Items]                  
Options vesting period         4 years        
Percentage of stock option becoming exercisable subjected to date of grant         25.00%dlb_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsBecomingExercisable
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