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Segment Information (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
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Depreciation and amortization	$ 294us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	$ 258us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	$ 233us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Wholesale [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
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Retail [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	154us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_RetailSegmentMember	125us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_RetailSegmentMember	116us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = rl_RetailSegmentMember
Licensing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
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Unallocated corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
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- Definition

The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3602-108585

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