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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 28, 2015 Customer | Mar. 29, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2013
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Shipping costs | $ 43 rl_ShippingCosts | $ 37 rl_ShippingCosts | $ 37 rl_ShippingCosts
Handling costs | 181 rl_HandlingCosts | 179 rl_HandlingCosts | 150 rl_HandlingCosts
Advertising and marketing expenses | 275 us-gaap_MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 256 us-gaap_MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense | 217 us-gaap_MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense
Prepaid advertising and marketing | 7 us-gaap_PrepaidAdvertising | 9 us-gaap_PrepaidAdvertising |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | 1.9 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount | 1.2 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount | 0.5 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
Ownership percentage in RL Watch Company | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage |  |
Number of Key Department Store Customers | 3 rl_NumberOfKeyDepartmentStoreCustomers |  |
Deferred rent obligations | $ 251 us-gaap_DeferredRentCredit | $ 252 us-gaap_DeferredRentCredit |
Minimum [Member] | Furniture and Fixtures [Member] |  |  |
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Property and equipment, useful lives | 3 years |  |
Minimum [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member] |  |  |
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Property and equipment, useful lives | 3 years |  |
Minimum [Member] | Computer Software & Equipment [Member] |  |  |
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Property and equipment, useful lives | 3 years |  |
Minimum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member] |  |  |
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Property and equipment, useful lives | 10 years |  |
Maximum [Member] | Furniture and Fixtures [Member] |  |  |
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Property and equipment, useful lives | 7 years |  |
Maximum [Member] | Machinery and Equipment [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Property and equipment, useful lives | 7 years |  |
Maximum [Member] | Computer Software & Equipment [Member] |  |  |
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Property and equipment, useful lives | 7 years |  |
Maximum [Member] | Building and Building Improvements [Member] |  |  |
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Property and equipment, useful lives | 40 years |  |
Total Net Revenue [Member] |  |  |
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Contribution of Key Wholesale Customers | 24.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNetMember |  |
Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Contribution of Key Wholesale Customers | 37.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember |  |
Macy's [Member] | Total Net Revenue [Member] |  |  |
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Contribution of Key Wholesale Customers | 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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