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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
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 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015
|  | (millions)
Net revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wholesale |  | $ | 582 |  |  | $ | 786 |  |  | $ | 2,020 |  |  | $ | 2,355 |
Retail |  | 1,088 |  |  | 1,113 |  |  | 2,937 |  |  | 3,044 |
Licensing |  | 44 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 135 |
Total net revenues |  | $ | 1,714 |  |  | $ | 1,946 |  |  | $ | 5,087 |  |  | $ | 5,534 |
Net operating income by segment |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015
|  | (millions)
Operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wholesale(a) |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | 458 |  |  | $ | 567 |
Retail(b) |  | 166 |  |  | 136 |  |  | 248 |  |  | 369 |
Licensing(c) |  | 37 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 115 |  |  | 120 |
|  | 325 |  |  | 361 |  |  | 821 |  |  | 1,056 |
Unallocated corporate expenses |  | (131 | ) |  | (114 | ) |  | (454 | ) |  | (418 | )
Unallocated restructuring and other charges(d) |  | (66 | ) |  | (58 | ) |  | (194 | ) |  | (123 | )
Total operating income |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 173 |  |  | $ | 515 |
(a) | During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded non-cash inventory-related charges of $2 million and $20 million, respectively, and asset impairment charges of $2 million and $10 million, respectively. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2015, the Company recorded non-cash asset impairment charges of $1 million and $6 million, respectively. These charges were recorded in connection with the Company's restructuring plans. See Notes 7 and 8 for additional information.
(b) | During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded non-cash inventory-related charges of $12 million and $129 million, respectively, and asset impairment charges of $4 million and $42 million, respectively. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2015, the Company recorded non-cash inventory-related charges of $10 million and $13 million, respectively, and asset impairment charges of $8 million and $18 million, respectively. These charges were recorded in connection with the Company's restructuring plans. See Notes 7 and 8 for additional information.
(c) | During both the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded asset impairment charges of $5 million in connection with the Way Forward Plan. See Notes 7 and 8 for additional information.
(d) | The three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015 included certain unallocated restructuring and other charges (see Note 8), which are detailed below:
|  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015
|  |  | (millions)
| Unallocated restructuring and other charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Wholesale-related |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (27 | ) |  | $ | (10 | )
| Retail-related |  | (51 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (77 | ) |  | (20 | )
| Licensing-related |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | )
| Corporate operations-related |  | (11 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (88 | ) |  | (45 | )
| Unallocated restructuring charges |  | (66 | ) |  | (23 | ) |  | (194 | ) |  | (76 | )
| Other charges (see Note 8) |  | — |  |  | (35 | ) |  | — |  |  | (47 | )
| Total unallocated restructuring and other charges |  | $ | (66 | ) |  | $ | (58 | ) |  | $ | (194 | ) |  | $ | (123 | )
Restructuring charges by segment | The three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015 included certain unallocated restructuring and other charges (see Note 8), which are detailed below:
|  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015
|  |  | (millions)
| Unallocated restructuring and other charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Wholesale-related |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (27 | ) |  | $ | (10 | )
| Retail-related |  | (51 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (77 | ) |  | (20 | )
| Licensing-related |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | )
| Corporate operations-related |  | (11 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (88 | ) |  | (45 | )
| Unallocated restructuring charges |  | (66 | ) |  | (23 | ) |  | (194 | ) |  | (76 | )
| Other charges (see Note 8) |  | — |  |  | (35 | ) |  | — |  |  | (47 | )
| Total unallocated restructuring and other charges |  | $ | (66 | ) |  | $ | (58 | ) |  | $ | (194 | ) |  | $ | (123 | )
Depreciation and amortization by segment | Depreciation and amortization expense for the Company's segments is as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015
|  | (millions)
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wholesale |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 45 |
Retail |  | 37 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 117 |
Licensing |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Unallocated corporate |  | 27 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 64 |
Total depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 232 |  |  | $ | 227 |
Net revenues by geographic location | Net revenues by geographic location of the reporting subsidiary are as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 26, 2015
|  | (millions)
Net revenues(a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Americas(b) |  | $ | 1,126 |  |  | $ | 1,321 |  |  | $ | 3,242 |  |  | $ | 3,719 |
Europe(c) |  | 352 |  |  | 399 |  |  | 1,181 |  |  | 1,163 |
Asia(d) |  | 236 |  |  | 226 |  |  | 664 |  |  | 652 |
Total net revenues |  | $ | 1,714 |  |  | $ | 1,946 |  |  | $ | 5,087 |  |  | $ | 5,534 |
(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 31, 2016 were $1.064 billion and $3.066 billion, respectively, and $1.251 billion and $3.527 billion during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 26, 2015, respectively.
(c) | Includes the Middle East.
(d) | Includes Australia and New Zealand.

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