Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2012	Apr. 01, 2011	Apr. 02, 2010
Revenues:
Product revenues	$ 542,064	$ 523,938	$ 584,074
Service revenues	321,563	278,268	104,006
Total revenues	863,627	802,206	688,080
Operating expenses:
Cost of product revenues	402,794	389,945	408,526
Cost of service revenues	233,187	160,623	66,830
Selling, general and administrative	181,728	164,265	132,895
Independent research and development	24,992	28,711	27,325
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	18,732	19,409	9,494
Income from operations	2,194	39,253	43,010
Other income (expense):
Interest income	60	323	621
Interest expense	(8,307)	(3,154)	(7,354)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(6,053)	36,422	36,277
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(13,651)	(2)	5,438
Net income	7,598	36,424	30,839
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest, net of tax	102	309	(297)
Net income attributable to ViaSat, Inc.	$ 7,496	$ 36,115	$ 31,136
Net income per share attributable to ViaSat, Inc. common stockholders:
Basic net income per share attributable to ViaSat, Inc. common stockholders	$ 0.18	$ 0.88	$ 0.94
Diluted net income per share attributable to ViaSat, Inc. common stockholders	$ 0.17	$ 0.84	$ 0.89
Shares used in computing basic net income per share	42,325	40,858	33,020
Shares used in computing diluted net income per share	44,226	43,059	34,839