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Income Taxes (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 28, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties | Reconciliations of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, for the three-month periods ended June 28, 2014 and June 29, 2013 are presented below:
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | June 28, 2014 |  | June 29, 2013
|  | (millions)
Unrecognized tax benefits beginning balance |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 100 |
Additions related to current period tax positions |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Additions related to prior period tax positions |  | 4 |  |  | 1 |
Reductions related to prior period tax positions |  | (1 | ) |  | (2 | )
Reductions related to settlements with taxing authorities |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
Changes related to foreign currency translation |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Unrecognized tax benefits ending balance |  | $ | 86 |  |  | $ | 101 |
Reconciliation of accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits | Reconciliations of the beginning and ending amounts of accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits for the three-month periods ended June 28, 2014 and June 29, 2013 are presented below:
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | June 28, 2014 |  | June 29, 2013
|  | (millions)
Accrued interest and penalties beginning balance |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 50 |
Net additions charged to expense |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |
Reductions related to prior period tax positions |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | )
Accrued interest and penalties ending balance |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 50 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the change in unrecognized tax benefits. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 217 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=32707879&loc=d3e36027-109320 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=SL6600010-109319 + Details
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