XML 68 R54.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.23.1

Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
--- | --- | ---
Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Apr. 30, 2021
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill derecognized | $ 8,500 |  |  |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | $ 29,811 | $ 28,729 | $ 5,482 |
Euro Broadband Infrastructure Sarl Step Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of additional interest purchased in subsidiary acquired |  | 51.00% |  | 51.00%
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other acquired intangible assets estimated useful lives | 2 years |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other acquired intangible assets estimated useful lives | 20 years |  |  |

X
- Definition Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetUsefulLife
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of increase (decrease), classified as other, of an asset representing the future economic benefits from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (g) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121556970&loc=d3e13816-109267 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_GoodwillOtherIncreaseDecrease
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of acquired intangible assets. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | vsat_AmortizationOfAcquiredIntangibleAsset
Namespace Prefix: | vsat_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination achieved in stages, excluding equity interests in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | vsat_BusinessCombinationStepAcquisitionEquityInterestInAcquireeAcquisitionPercentage
Namespace Prefix: | vsat_
Data Type: | dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis=vsat_EuroBroadbandInfrastructureSarlStepAcquisitionMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | srt_RangeAxis=srt_MinimumMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | srt_RangeAxis=srt_MaximumMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |