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Stock-based Compensation (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 15 Months Ended | 18 Months Ended
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Sep. 24, 2013 | Mar. 27, 2015 | Mar. 28, 2015 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Sep. 28, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized | 1.7 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized |  |  |  |
Number of shares available for future issuance |  |  | 3.0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant |  |
Stock options expiration period |  |  | 7 years |  |
Minimum TSR modifier to performance achievement at target or above |  |  | 75.00%rl_ShareBasedPaymentAwardTsrModifierPercentageMinimum |  |
Maximum TSR modifier to performance achievement at target or above |  |  | 125.00%rl_ShareBasedPaymentAwardTsrModifierPercentageMaximum |  |
Fair Value Assumptions, Weighted Average Expected Dividend |  | $ 0.50 us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageExpectedDividend |  | $ 0.45 us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageExpectedDividend | $ 0.40 us-gaap_FairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageExpectedDividend
Stock Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 3 years |  |
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to nonvested stock options granted |  |  | 23.0 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to nonvested stock options granted, weighted average recognition period |  |  | 1 year 5 months |  |
Restricted Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 3 years |  |
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to nonvested stock options granted |  |  | 0.2 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to nonvested stock options granted, weighted average recognition period |  |  | 1 year 6 months |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 3 years |  |
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to nonvested stock options granted |  |  | 4.7 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember |  |
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to nonvested stock options granted, weighted average recognition period |  |  | 1 year 7 months |  |
Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 3 years |  |
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to nonvested stock options granted |  |  | 36.0 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember |  |
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to nonvested stock options granted, weighted average recognition period |  |  | 1 year 7 months |  |
Performance Period |  |  | 3 years |  |
Performance Shares [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 0.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
Performance Shares [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 150.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
Performance-based RSUs - with TSR Modifier [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 3 years |  |
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to nonvested stock options granted |  |  | 11.0 us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = rl_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsWithTsrModifierMember |  |
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to nonvested stock options granted, weighted average recognition period |  |  | 1 year 10 months |  |
Performance-based RSUs - with TSR Modifier [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 0.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = rl_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsWithTsrModifierMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
Performance-based RSUs - with TSR Modifier [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage |  |  | 187.50%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = rl_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitsWithTsrModifierMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |

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