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Common Stock, Number of Votes per Share

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Conversion of Stock, Conversion Ratio

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Amount of cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends to common shareholders of the parent entity.

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Equity (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2015 $ / shares	Nov. 05, 2013 $ / shares	Nov. 03, 2013 $ / shares	Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares class_of_stock shares	Mar. 28, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 29, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of classes of stock \| class_of_stock				2
Class B common shares convertible into Class A common shares				1
Dividends (Textual) [Abstract]
Quarterly cash dividend on common stock \| $ / shares	$ 0.50	$ 0.45	$ 0.40	$ 2.00	$ 1.85	$ 1.70
Dividends paid \| $				$ 170	$ 158	$ 149
Common stock, Class A
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock authorized to be issued				500.0
Number of votes per share \| $ / shares				1
Common stock, Class B
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock authorized to be issued				100.0
Number of votes per share				10
Lauren Family L.L.C. [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares					1.0
Mr. Ralph Lauren [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of Class B common shares converted to Class A common shares						3.0