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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2017
Satellite Performance Incentives Obligation [Member] | ViaSat-1 Satellite [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Expiration year of in-orbit satellite performance incentive obligation | 2027 |  |  |  |
Satellite Performance Incentives Obligation [Member] | ViaSat-2 Satellite [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Expiration year of in-orbit satellite performance incentive obligation | 2028 |  |  |  |
2025 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of senior notes issued | $ 700,000,000.0 |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000.0
2027 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of senior notes issued | 600,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 600,000,000.0 |
2028 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of senior notes issued | 400,000,000.0 | $ 400,000,000.0 |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 0 |  | $ 0 |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents measured at fair value on a recurring basis | 5,000,000.0 |  | 5,000,000.0 |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Satellite Performance Incentives Obligation [Member] | ViaSat-1 and ViaSat-2 Satellites [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Satellite performance incentives obligation | 28,700,000 |  | 27,400,000 |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | 2025 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of long term debt | 686,000,000.0 |  | 653,600,000 |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | 2027 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of long term debt | 616,500,000 |  | 603,200,000 |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | 2028 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of long term debt | 399,700,000 |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Ex-Im Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of long term debt | $ 111,100,000 |  | $ 118,100,000 |  |

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