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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 28, 2015 | Mar. 29, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2013
Net revenues by segment |  |  |
Sales revenue | $ 7,451 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 7,284 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 6,763 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Licensing revenue | 169 us-gaap_LicensesRevenue | 166 us-gaap_LicensesRevenue | 182 us-gaap_LicensesRevenue
Total net revenues | 7,620 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | 7,450 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | 6,945 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Wholesale [Member] |  |  |
Net revenues by segment |  |  |
Sales revenue | 3,495 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_WholesaleSegmentMember | 3,486 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_WholesaleSegmentMember | 3,138 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_WholesaleSegmentMember
Retail [Member] |  |  |
Net revenues by segment |  |  |
Sales revenue | 3,956 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_RetailSegmentMember | 3,798 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_RetailSegmentMember | 3,625 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_RetailSegmentMember
Licensing [Member] |  |  |
Net revenues by segment |  |  |
Licensing revenue | $ 169 us-gaap_LicensesRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_LicensingSegmentMember | $ 166 us-gaap_LicensesRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_LicensingSegmentMember | $ 182 us-gaap_LicensesRevenue / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_LicensingSegmentMember
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] |  |  |
Net revenues by segment |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 24.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember |  |
Macy's [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] |  |  |
Net revenues by segment |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 12.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember | 12.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember | 12.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember

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