Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 02, 2016	Apr. 02, 2016
Notional Amounts of Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional amount of hedges	$ 2,482	$ 2,513
Derivative Assets
Derivative Asset, Fair Value	32	22
Derivative Liabilities
Derivative Liability, Fair Value	53	59
Designated [Member]
Notional Amounts of Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional amount of hedges	1,901	1,972
Derivative Assets
Derivative Asset, Fair Value	13	3
Derivative Liabilities
Derivative Liability, Fair Value	46	56
Designated [Member] \| FC- Inventory purchases [Member]
Notional Amounts of Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional amount of hedges	492	532
Derivative Assets
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value	8
Designated [Member] \| FC- Inventory purchases [Member] \| Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivative Assets
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value	6	1
Designated [Member] \| FC- Inventory purchases [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Derivative Assets
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value	2
Designated [Member] \| FC- Inventory purchases [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Liabilities
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Liability at Fair Value	5	14
Designated [Member] \| FC-Other [Member]
Notional Amounts of Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional amount of hedges	194	210
Derivative Assets
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value	0	0
Derivative Liabilities
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Liability at Fair Value	23
Designated [Member] \| FC-Other [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Liabilities
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Liability at Fair Value	17	9
Designated [Member] \| FC-Other [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Liabilities
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Liability at Fair Value	6
Designated [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Notional Amounts of Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional amount of hedges	600	600
Derivative Liabilities
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge Liability at Fair Value	0
Designated [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Derivative Assets
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge Asset at Fair Value	5	2
Designated [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Liabilities
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge Liability at Fair Value		2
Designated [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Notional Amounts of Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional amount of hedges	615	630
Derivative Assets
Derivative Instruments in Hedges, Net Investment in Foreign Operations, Assets, Fair Value	0	0
Designated [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Liabilities
Derivative Instruments in Hedges, Net Investment in Foreign Operations, Liabilities, Fair Value	18	31
Undesignated [Member]
Notional Amounts of Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional amount of hedges	581	541
Derivative Assets
Derivative Asset, Fair Value	19	19
Derivative Liabilities
Derivative Liability, Fair Value	7
Undesignated [Member] \| Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivative Assets
Derivative Asset, Fair Value	15	15
Undesignated [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]
Derivative Assets
Derivative Asset, Fair Value	4	4
Undesignated [Member] \| Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Liabilities
Derivative Liability, Fair Value	5	$ 3
Undesignated [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Liabilities
Derivative Liability, Fair Value	$ 2

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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