Restructuring and Other Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2017	Jul. 02, 2016
Way Forward Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	$ 26.6	$ 80.8
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	315.7
Non-cash charges	10.4	73.4
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	442.9
Restructuring and non-cash charges	37.0	154.2
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	758.6
Global Reorganization Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges		4.9
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	90.9
Non-cash charges		0.0
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	56.5
Restructuring and non-cash charges		4.9
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	147.4
Severance and benefit costs \| Way Forward Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	11.7	77.1
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	194.4
Severance and benefit costs \| Global Reorganization Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges		4.7
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	69.1
Lease termination and store closure costs \| Way Forward Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	12.2	1.8
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	99.5
Lease termination and store closure costs \| Global Reorganization Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges		0.2
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	8.0
Other cash charges \| Way Forward Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	2.7	1.9
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	21.8
Other cash charges \| Global Reorganization Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges		0.0
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	13.8
Impairment of assets \| Way Forward Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	9.7	19.4
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	244.3
Impairment of assets \| Global Reorganization Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges		0.0
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	27.2
Accelerated stock-based compensation expense [Member] \| Global Reorganization Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges		0.0
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	8.9
Inventory-related charges \| Way Forward Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	0.7	54.0
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	198.6
Inventory-related charges \| Global Reorganization Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges		$ 0.0
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	$ 20.4

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