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Equity (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014		Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Cost of shares repurchased	$ 532us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	$ 558us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod		$ 547us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Available Amount	80us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1
General repurchase program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Cost of shares repurchased	500us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_GeneralRepurchaseProgramMember	548us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_GeneralRepurchaseProgramMember	[1]	450us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_GeneralRepurchaseProgramMember
Number of shares repurchased	3.2us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_GeneralRepurchaseProgramMember	3.2us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_GeneralRepurchaseProgramMember	[1]	3.0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_GeneralRepurchaseProgramMember
Prepaid Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Cost of shares repurchased					50us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_PrepaidRepurchaseProgramMember
Number of shares repurchased		0.3us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_PrepaidRepurchaseProgramMember
Stock Repurchase Program, Period in Force					93 days
Withholding in satisfaction of taxes on vested equity award [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Cost of shares repurchased	$ 32us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_WithholdingInSatisfactionOfTaxesOnVestedEquityAwardMember	$ 60us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_WithholdingInSatisfactionOfTaxesOnVestedEquityAwardMember		$ 47us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_WithholdingInSatisfactionOfTaxesOnVestedEquityAwardMember
Number of shares repurchased	0.2us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_WithholdingInSatisfactionOfTaxesOnVestedEquityAwardMember	0.4us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_WithholdingInSatisfactionOfTaxesOnVestedEquityAwardMember		0.4us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired / us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis = rl_WithholdingInSatisfactionOfTaxesOnVestedEquityAwardMember
[1] Includes a $50 million prepayment made in March 2013 under a share repurchase program with a third-party financial institution, in exchange for the right to receive shares of the Company's Class A common stock at the conclusion of the 93-day repurchase term. The $50 million prepayment was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital in the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of March 30, 2013. The related 0.3 million shares were delivered to the Company during Fiscal 2014, based on the volume-weighted average market price of the Company's Class A common stock over the 93-day repurchase term, less a discount.

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