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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) [Abstract] |
Summary of Basic and Diluted shares | The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate basic net income per common share is reconciled to shares used to calculate diluted net income per common share as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015
|  | (millions)
Basic shares |  | 82.6 |  |  | 84.9 |  |  | 82.9 |  |  | 85.7 |
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock, and RSUs |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 0.6 |
Diluted shares |  | 83.3 |  |  | 85.5 |  |  | 83.6 |  |  | 86.3 |
Sales Returns and Allowances [Member] |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) [Abstract] |
Rollforward of activity in the Company's aggregate reserves for returns, discounts, end-of-season markdowns and operational chargebacks | A rollforward of the activity in the Company's reserves for returns, discounts, end-of-season markdowns, operational chargebacks, and certain cooperative advertising allowances is presented below:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015
|  | (millions)
Beginning reserve balance |  | $ | 229 |  |  | $ | 246 |  |  | $ | 240 |  |  | $ | 240 |
Amount charged against revenue to increase reserve |  | 151 |  |  | 181 |  |  | 479 |  |  | 570 |
Amount credited against customer accounts to decrease reserve |  | (172 | ) |  | (161 | ) |  | (511 | ) |  | (545 | )
Foreign currency translation |  | (7 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (1 | )
Ending reserve balance |  | $ | 201 |  |  | $ | 264 |  |  | $ | 201 |  |  | $ | 264 |

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