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Segment Information - Segment Revenues and Operating Profits (Losses) (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Apr. 03, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Product revenues |  | $ 713,936 | $ 664,821 | $ 728,074
Income (loss) from operations |  | 36,459 | $ 41,119 | 83,144
Uncharacterized damages and penalties |  | 11,800 |  |
Loss contingency impact to net income attributable to ViaSat, Inc. stockholders | $ 4,000 | 4,000 |  |
Loss contingency impact to net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax | 3,700 | $ 3,700 |  |
Impact of loss contingency on earnings per share basic |  | $ 0.08 |  |
Impact of loss contingency on earnings per share diluted |  | $ 0.07 |  |
Trellis Ware [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Minority interest ownership percentage by parent |  | 52.00% | 52.00% |
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations |  | $ 47,247 | $ 57,557 | 101,110
Operating Segments [Member] | Satellite Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Product revenues |  | 27,711 | 25,606 | 33,576
Income (loss) from operations |  | 131,085 | 81,830 | 62,379
Operating Segments [Member] | Government Systems [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Product revenues |  | 474,767 | 410,521 | 363,446
Income (loss) from operations |  | 96,658 | 87,066 | 72,347
Uncharacterized damages and penalties | $ 11,800 | 11,800 |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Implied License [Member] | Satellite Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Product revenues |  | 26,800 | 25,300 | 33,000
Income (loss) from operations |  | $ 26,800 | $ 25,300 |
Operating Segments [Member] | Implied License and Other Damages [Member] | Satellite Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  | $ 51,800

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