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

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