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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Mar. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net [Abstract]        
Rent expense, net of sublease income $ 466us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet $ 455us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet $ 430us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet  
Contingent rental charges 172us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals 176us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals 174us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals  
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]        
Fiscal 2016 322us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent [1]      
Fiscal 2017 297us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears [1]      
Fiscal 2018 282us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears [1]      
Fiscal 2019 257us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears [1]      
Fiscal 2020 229us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears [1]      
Fiscal 2021 and thereafter 733us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter [1]      
Total net minimum rental payments 2,120us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue [1],[2]      
Capital Leases, Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Net [Abstract]        
Assets under capital leases 251us-gaap_CapitalLeasesBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassNet 259us-gaap_CapitalLeasesBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassNet    
Assets under capital leases, accumulated amortization 30us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation 19us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation    
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]        
Fiscal 2016 26us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent [1]      
Fiscal 2017 25us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears [1]      
Fiscal 2018 24us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears [1]      
Fiscal 2019 22us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears [1]      
Fiscal 2020 24us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears [1]      
Fiscal 2021 and thereafter 69us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter [1]      
Total 190us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue [1],[3]      
Less: amount representing interest (34)us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments [1]      
Present value of net minimum rental payments 156us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimumPayments [1]      
Other Commitments [Abstract]        
Contractual Obligation 1,034us-gaap_ContractualObligation      
Line of credit facility, contingent liability for outstanding LOCs 9us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount      
Customs Audit [Member]        
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract]        
Loss Contingency, Maximum Loss 46us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= rl_CustomsAuditMember		      
Loss Contingency, Interest and Penalties 11rl_LossContingencyInterestandPenalties
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= rl_CustomsAuditMember		      
Original Compensatory Damages Sought [Member] | Wathne Litigation [Member]        
Loss Contingency, Information about Litigation Matters [Abstract]        
Damages sought 250us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= rl_WathneLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= rl_CompensatoryDamagesOriginalValueSoughtMember		      
Original Punitive Damages Sought [Member] | Wathne Litigation [Member]        
Loss Contingency, Information about Litigation Matters [Abstract]        
Damages sought 750us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= rl_WathneLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= rl_PunitiveDamagesOriginalValueSoughtMember		      
Damages, Current Value Sought [Member] | Wathne Litigation [Member]        
Loss Contingency, Information about Litigation Matters [Abstract]        
Damages sought 98us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= rl_WathneLitigationMember
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= rl_DamagesCurrentValueSoughtMemberDomain		      
Senior Notes [Member]        
Other Commitments [Abstract]        
Interest rate on debt       2.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Inventories [Member]        
Other Commitments [Abstract]        
Contractual Obligation 840us-gaap_ContractualObligation
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_InventoriesMember		      
Interest Expense [Member]        
Other Commitments [Abstract]        
Contractual Obligation 22us-gaap_ContractualObligation
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember		      
Other Commitments [Member]        
Other Commitments [Abstract]        
Contractual Obligation 163us-gaap_ContractualObligation
/ us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis
= rl_OtherCommitmentsMember		      
Flagship store on Fifth Avenue NYC [Member]        
Other Commitments [Abstract]        
Contractual Obligation 210us-gaap_ContractualObligation
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= rl_NewflagshipstoreonFifthAvenueNYCMember		      
Flagship store on Fifth Avenue NYC [Member] | Land [Member]        
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]        
Total net minimum rental payments 66us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= rl_NewflagshipstoreonFifthAvenueNYCMember		      
Flagship store on Fifth Avenue NYC [Member] | Building [Member]        
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]        
Present value of net minimum rental payments $ 144us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimumPayments
/ us-gaap_MajorPropertyClassAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember
/ us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis
= rl_NewflagshipstoreonFifthAvenueNYCMember		      
[1] Net of sublease income, which is not significant in any period.
[2] Includes a $66 million operating lease obligation related to the land portion of the build-to-suit lease agreement for the Company's Polo flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City, as further described below.
[3] Includes lease payments related to the Company's build-to-suit lease agreement for its Polo flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The total remaining commitment related to this lease was $210 million as of March 28, 2015, comprised of a $66 million operating lease obligation related to the land portion of the lease (included in the minimum operating lease payments table above) and a $144 million obligation related to the building portion of the lease (included in this minimum capital lease payments table).