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Description of Business (Details) | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2014 Segment
Description of Business [Abstract] |
Number of reportable segments | 3

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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
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