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Equity (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Mar. 28, 2015 | Mar. 29, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2013 | Mar. 30, 2013
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cost of shares repurchased | $ 532 us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod | $ 558 us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod |  | $ 547 us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod |
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Available Amount | 80 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1 |  |  |  |
General repurchase program [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cost of shares repurchased | 500 us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_GeneralRepurchaseProgramMember | 548 us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_GeneralRepurchaseProgramMember | [1] | 450 us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_GeneralRepurchaseProgramMember |
Number of shares repurchased | 3.2 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_GeneralRepurchaseProgramMember | 3.2 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_GeneralRepurchaseProgramMember | [1] | 3.0 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_GeneralRepurchaseProgramMember |
Prepaid Repurchase Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cost of shares repurchased |  |  |  |  | 50 us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_PrepaidRepurchaseProgramMember
Number of shares repurchased |  | 0.3 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_PrepaidRepurchaseProgramMember |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Period in Force |  |  |  |  | 93 days
Withholding in satisfaction of taxes on vested equity award [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cost of shares repurchased | $ 32 us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_WithholdingInSatisfactionOfTaxesOnVestedEquityAwardMember | $ 60 us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_WithholdingInSatisfactionOfTaxesOnVestedEquityAwardMember |  | $ 47 us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_WithholdingInSatisfactionOfTaxesOnVestedEquityAwardMember |
Number of shares repurchased | 0.2 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_WithholdingInSatisfactionOfTaxesOnVestedEquityAwardMember | 0.4 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_WithholdingInSatisfactionOfTaxesOnVestedEquityAwardMember |  | 0.4 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_WithholdingInSatisfactionOfTaxesOnVestedEquityAwardMember |
[1] | Includes a $50 million prepayment made in March 2013 under a share repurchase program with a third-party financial institution, in exchange for the right to receive shares of the Company's Class A common stock at the conclusion of the 93-day repurchase term. The $50 million prepayment was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital in the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of March 30, 2013. The related 0.3 million shares were delivered to the Company during Fiscal 2014, based on the volume-weighted average market price of the Company's Class A common stock over the 93-day repurchase term, less a discount.

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