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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015		Mar. 29, 2014		Mar. 30, 2013
Sales Returns and Allowances [Member]
Rollforward of activity in the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts and its aggregate reserves for returns, discounts, end-of-season markdowns and operational chargebacks
Beginning reserve balance	$ 254us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember		$ 230us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember		$ 247us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember
Amount charged against revenue to increase reserve	756us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember		758us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember		690us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember
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Foreign currency translation	(21)rl_ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember		5rl_ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember		(6)rl_ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember
Ending reserve balance	240us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember		254us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember		230us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member]
Rollforward of activity in the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts and its aggregate reserves for returns, discounts, end-of-season markdowns and operational chargebacks
Beginning reserve balance	16us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember		15us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember		16us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
Amount recorded to expense to increase reserve	0us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember	[1]	3us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember	[1]	3us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember	[1]
Amount credited against customer accounts to decrease reserve	(2)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember		(3)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember		(3)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
Foreign currency translation	(3)rl_ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember		1rl_ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember		(1)rl_ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
Ending reserve balance	$ 11us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember		$ 16us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember		$ 15us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
[1] Amounts recorded to bad debt expense are included within SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of income.

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