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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2016	Mar. 28, 2015
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning balance	$ 903	$ 964
Foreign currency translation	15	(61)
Goodwill, ending balance	918	903
Wholesale [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning balance	571	617
Foreign currency translation	11	(46)
Goodwill, ending balance	582	571
Retail [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning balance	200	210
Foreign currency translation	3	(10)
Goodwill, ending balance	203	200
Licensing [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginning balance	132	137
Foreign currency translation	1	(5)
Goodwill, ending balance	$ 133	$ 132

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- Definition

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
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-Section 45
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Amount of increase (decrease) from foreign currency translation adjustments of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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