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Impairments of Assets (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
Impaired Assets to be Disposed of by Method Other than Sale [Line Items]
Non-cash impairments of assets	$ 7us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	$ 1us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	$ 19us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Rugby Restructuring [Member]
Impaired Assets to be Disposed of by Method Other than Sale [Line Items]
Non-cash impairments of assets			11us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis = rl_RugbyRestructuringMember
Number of Rugby stores closed			14rl_RestructuringAndRelatedCostNumberOfStoresClosed / us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis = rl_RugbyRestructuringMember
Europe [Member]
Impaired Assets to be Disposed of by Method Other than Sale [Line Items]
Non-cash impairments of assets			$ 8us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember

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Restructuring And Related Cost, Number Of Stores Closed

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

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