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Additional Financial Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 28, 2015 | Mar. 29, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2013 | Jul. 01, 2013
Cash Interest and Taxes |  |  |  |
Cash paid for interest | $ 15 us-gaap_InterestPaidNet | $ 20 us-gaap_InterestPaidNet | $ 18 us-gaap_InterestPaidNet |
Cash paid for income taxes | 317 us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet | 302 us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet | 339 us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet |
Other Significant Noncash Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations | 238.0 us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations | 255.0 us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations |  |
Construction in progress | 99 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross | 312 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross |  |
Additional Financial Information (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Capitalization of fixed assets and recognition of related obligations, net | 62 us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid | 45 us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid | 53 us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid |
Noncash capital expenditure | 19 rl_Noncashcapitalexpenditure |  |  |
Gain on acquisition of Chaps | 0 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount | 16 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount | 0 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount |
Flagship store on Fifth Avenue NYC [Member] |  |  |  |
Other Significant Noncash Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations |  |  |  | 230.0 us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations / us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis = rl_NewflagshipstoreonFifthAvenueNYCMember
Flagship store on Fifth Avenue NYC [Member] |  |  |  |
Other Significant Noncash Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Construction in progress |  |  |  | $ 230 us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = rl_NewflagshipstoreonFifthAvenueNYCMember
Lauren Family L.L.C. [Member] |  |  |  |
Additional Financial Information (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares | 1.0 us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1 / us-gaap_ConversionOfStockByUniqueDescriptionAxis = rl_LaurenFamilyL.L.C.Member |  | 1.0 us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1 / us-gaap_ConversionOfStockByUniqueDescriptionAxis = rl_LaurenFamilyL.L.C.Member |
Mr. Ralph Lauren [Member] |  |  |  |
Additional Financial Information (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares |  | 3.0 us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1 / us-gaap_ConversionOfStockByUniqueDescriptionAxis = rl_Mr.RalphLaurenMember |  |

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