Revised share reserve ratio

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Schedule Of Restricted Stock [Line Items]

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Share reserve ratio.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (i)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Employee Benefit Plans (Restricted Stock Units) - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2016	Apr. 02, 2015	Apr. 03, 2012	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares
Schedule Of Restricted Stock [Line Items]
Closing stock price \| $ / shares				$ 58.37
Unamortized share-based compensation expense \| $				$ 173.8
Weighted-average period of total compensation costs to be recognized in years				2 years 6 months
Restricted Stock Units
Schedule Of Restricted Stock [Line Items]
Share reserve ratio	1.60	1.50	1.25
Revised share reserve ratio	1.70	1.60	1.50
Restricted Stock Units \| Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Restricted Stock [Line Items]
Vesting period, (in years)				3 years
Restricted Stock Units \| Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Restricted Stock [Line Items]
Vesting period, (in years)				4 years