Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 03, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 42,088	$ 52,263
Accounts receivable, net	286,724	266,339
Inventories	145,161	128,367
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	49,361	44,702
Total current assets	523,334	491,671
Other acquired intangible assets, net	33,604	42,340
Goodwill	117,040	117,241
Other assets	346,761	326,883
Total assets	2,405,846	2,158,378
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	95,645	76,931
Accrued liabilities	184,344	191,326
Total current liabilities	279,989	268,257
Senior notes, net	581,374	582,657
Other long-term debt	372,688	223,736
Other liabilities	37,371	39,995
Total liabilities	$ 1,271,422	$ 1,114,645
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 11 and 12)
ViaSat, Inc. stockholders' equity
Series A, convertible preferred stock, $.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2016 and April 3, 2015, respectively
Common stock, $.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 48,926,417 and 47,697,413 shares outstanding at March 31, 2016 and April 3, 2015, respectively	$ 5	$ 5
Paid-in capital	855,387	786,467
Retained earnings	273,704	251,963
Accumulated other comprehensive income	7	147
Total ViaSat, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,129,103	1,038,582
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	5,321	5,151
Total equity	1,134,424	1,043,733
Total liabilities and equity	2,405,846	2,158,378
Property Plant and Equipment - Satellites [Member]
Current assets:
Property and equipment, net	898,197	762,221
Property Plant and Equipment - Excluding Satellites [Member]
Current assets:
Property and equipment, net	$ 486,910	$ 418,022