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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Net revenues by segment | Net revenues and operating income for each of the Company's reportable segments are as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 27, 2014 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 27, 2014
|  | (millions)
Net revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wholesale |  | $ | 786 |  |  | $ | 837 |  |  | $ | 2,355 |  |  | $ | 2,488 |
Retail |  | 1,113 |  |  | 1,149 |  |  | 3,044 |  |  | 3,115 |
Licensing |  | 47 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 135 |  |  | 132 |
Total net revenues |  | $ | 1,946 |  |  | $ | 2,033 |  |  | $ | 5,534 |  |  | $ | 5,735 |
Net operating income by segment |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 27, 2014 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 27, 2014
|  | (millions)
Operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wholesale(a) |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | 207 |  |  | $ | 567 |  |  | $ | 634 |
Retail(b) |  | 136 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 369 |  |  | 499 |
Licensing |  | 42 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 120 |  |  | 120 |
|  | 361 |  |  | 443 |  |  | 1,056 |  |  | 1,253 |
Unallocated corporate expenses |  | (114 | ) |  | (127 | ) |  | (418 | ) |  | (401 | )
Unallocated restructuring and other charges(c) |  | (58 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (123 | ) |  | (7 | )
Total operating income |  | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 315 |  |  | $ | 515 |  |  | $ | 845 |
(a) | During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2015, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $1 million and $6 million, respectively, primarily to write off certain fixed assets related to its shop-within-shops in connection with the Global Reorganization Plan. During the nine-month period ended December 27, 2014, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $1 million, primarily to write off certain fixed assets related to its European operations. See Notes 8 and 9 for additional information.
(b) | During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2015, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $8 million and $18 million, respectively, primarily to write off certain fixed assets related to its stores and concession-based shop-within-shops in connection with the Global Reorganization Plan. During the nine-month period ended December 27, 2014, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $1 million, primarily to write off certain fixed assets related its domestic retail stores. See Notes 8 and 9 for additional information.
(c) | The three-month and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014 included certain unallocated restructuring and other charges (see Note 9), which are detailed below:
|  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 27, 2014 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 27, 2014
|  |  | (millions)
| Unallocated restructuring and other charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Wholesale-related |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | (3 | )
| Retail-related |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (20 | ) |  | (4 | )
| Licensing-related |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
| Corporate operations-related |  | (22 | ) |  | — |  |  | (45 | ) |  | — |
| Unallocated restructuring charges |  | (23 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (76 | ) |  | (7 | )
| Other charges (see Note 9) |  | (35 | ) |  | — |  |  | (47 | ) |  | — |
| Total unallocated restructuring and other charges |  | $ | (58 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (123 | ) |  | $ | (7 | )
Restructuring and other charges by segment | The three-month and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014 included certain unallocated restructuring and other charges (see Note 9), which are detailed below:
|  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 27, 2014 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 27, 2014
|  |  | (millions)
| Unallocated restructuring and other charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Wholesale-related |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | (3 | )
| Retail-related |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (20 | ) |  | (4 | )
| Licensing-related |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
| Corporate operations-related |  | (22 | ) |  | — |  |  | (45 | ) |  | — |
| Unallocated restructuring charges |  | (23 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (76 | ) |  | (7 | )
| Other charges (see Note 9) |  | (35 | ) |  | — |  |  | (47 | ) |  | — |
| Total unallocated restructuring and other charges |  | $ | (58 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (123 | ) |  | $ | (7 | )
Depreciation and amortization by segment | Depreciation and amortization expense for the Company's segments is as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 27, 2014 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 27, 2014
|  | (millions)
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wholesale |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 51 |
Retail |  | 39 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 117 |  |  | 113 |
Licensing |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Unallocated corporate expenses |  | 21 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 64 |  |  | 55 |
Total depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 227 |  |  | $ | 219 |
Net revenues by geographic location | Net revenues by geographic location of the reporting subsidiary are as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 27, 2014 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 27, 2014
|  | (millions)
Net revenues(a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Americas(b) |  | $ | 1,321 |  |  | $ | 1,390 |  |  | $ | 3,719 |  |  | $ | 3,838 |
Europe(c) |  | 399 |  |  | 409 |  |  | 1,163 |  |  | 1,221 |
Asia(d) |  | 226 |  |  | 234 |  |  | 652 |  |  | 676 |
Total net revenues |  | $ | 1,946 |  |  | $ | 2,033 |  |  | $ | 5,534 |  |  | $ | 5,735 |
(a) | Net revenues for certain of the Company's licensed operations are included within the geographic location of the reporting subsidiary which holds the respective license.
(b) | Includes the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Net revenues earned in the U.S. during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2015 were $1.251 billion and $3.527 billion, respectively, and $1.317 billion and $3.647 billion during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 27, 2014, respectively.
(c) | Includes the Middle East.
(d) | Includes Australia and New Zealand.

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