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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013 | Mar. 29, 2014
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 | $ 284 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | $ 270 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | $ 254 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | $ 230 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember |
Amount charged against revenue to increase reserve | 189 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | 187 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | 558 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | 555 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember |
Amount credited against customer accounts to decrease reserve | (206)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | (191)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | (538)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | (523)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember |
Foreign currency translation | (5)rl_ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | 0 rl_ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | (12)rl_ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | 4 rl_ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember |
Ending reserve balance | 262 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | 266 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | 262 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_SalesReturnsAndAllowancesMember | 266 us-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 |  |  |  |  | 16 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember
Ending reserve balance | $ 13 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember |  | $ 13 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember |  | $ 16 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsMember

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