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Segment Information (Details 5) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 28, 2015 | Mar. 29, 2014
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Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 6,106 us-gaap_Assets | $ 6,088 us-gaap_Assets
Wholesale Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 2,643 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_WholesaleSegmentMember | 2,663 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_WholesaleSegmentMember
Retail Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 2,395 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_RetailSegmentMember | 2,334 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_RetailSegmentMember
Licensing Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 197 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_LicensingSegmentMember | 198 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_LicensingSegmentMember
Unallocated corporate [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 871 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember | $ 893 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember

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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.18) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 12 -Article 7 + Details
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