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Shares Used In Computing Diluted Net Loss Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - shares | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
Employee Stock Options [Member] |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |
Antidilutive shares | 591,396 | 1,291,503 | 1,358,275
Total Shareholder Return Performance Stock Option [Member] |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |
Antidilutive shares | 138,026 | 871,343 | 175,598
Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |
Antidilutive shares | 841,890 | 612,318 | 1,053,649
ViaSat 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |
Antidilutive shares | 446,603 | 215,956 | 193,608

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- Definition Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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