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Segment Information (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 28, 2015 | Mar. 29, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Capital expenditures | $ 391 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | $ 390 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | $ 276 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Wholesale Segment [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 48 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_WholesaleSegmentMember | 53 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_WholesaleSegmentMember | 39 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_WholesaleSegmentMember
Retail Segment [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 237 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_RetailSegmentMember | 252 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_RetailSegmentMember | 158 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_RetailSegmentMember
Licensing Segment [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 4 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_LicensingSegmentMember | 1 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_LicensingSegmentMember | 0 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_LicensingSegmentMember
Unallocated corporate [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Capital expenditures | $ 102 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember | $ 84 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember | $ 79 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember

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