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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2015 USD ($) Customer	Dec. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2015 USD ($) Customer	Dec. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 28, 2015
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Shipping costs	$ 13	$ 13	$ 32	$ 32
Handling costs	$ 48	$ 49	$ 133	$ 136
Number Of Key Department Store Customers | Customer	3		3
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Contribution of Key Wholesale Customers					24.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Contribution of Key Wholesale Customers			42.00%
Macy's [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Contribution of Key Wholesale Customers					12.00%

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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