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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) [Abstract] |
Shipping and Handling Charges | A summary of shipping and handling costs recognized during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 is as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | September 30, 2017 |  | October 1, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | October 1, 2016
|  | (millions)
Shipping costs |  | $ | 9.4 |  |  | $ | 10.1 |  |  | $ | 16.7 |  |  | $ | 19.4 |
Handling costs |  | 38.4 |  |  | 42.7 |  |  | 75.6 |  |  | 83.7 |
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 |  | Six Months Ended
|  | September 30, 2017 |  | October 1, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | October 1, 2016
|  | (millions)
Basic shares |  | 81.7 |  |  | 82.7 |  |  | 81.6 |  |  | 83.0 |
Dilutive effect of stock options and RSUs |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 0.7 |
Diluted shares |  | 82.3 |  |  | 83.2 |  |  | 82.4 |  |  | 83.7 |
Sales Returns and Allowances [Member] |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) [Abstract] |
Rollforward of activity in the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts and its aggregate reserves for returns, discounts, end-of-season markdowns, operational chargebacks, and certain cooperative advertising allowances | 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 |  | Six Months Ended
|  | September 30, 2017 |  | October 1, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | October 1, 2016
|  | (millions)
Beginning reserve balance |  | $ | 199.6 |  |  | $ | 207.0 |  |  | $ | 202.8 |  |  | $ | 239.7 |
Amount charged against revenue to increase reserve |  | 175.6 |  |  | 195.8 |  |  | 293.3 |  |  | 327.8 |
Amount credited against customer accounts to decrease reserve |  | (146.2 | ) |  | (174.9 | ) |  | (272.2 | ) |  | (339.3 | )
Foreign currency translation |  | 2.5 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 7.6 |  |  | 0.7 |
Ending reserve balance |  | $ | 231.5 |  |  | $ | 228.9 |  |  | $ | 231.5 |  |  | $ | 228.9 |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member] |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) [Abstract] |
Rollforward of activity in the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts and its aggregate reserves for returns, discounts, end-of-season markdowns, operational chargebacks, and certain cooperative advertising allowances | A rollforward of the activity in the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts is presented below:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | September 30, 2017 |  | October 1, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | October 1, 2016
|  | (millions)
Beginning reserve balance |  | $ | 13.9 |  |  | $ | 16.2 |  |  | $ | 11.6 |  |  | $ | 14.5 |
Amount recorded to expense to increase reserve(a) |  | 3.8 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 6.3 |  |  | 6.0 |
Amount written-off against customer accounts to decrease reserve |  | (0.7 | ) |  | (2.6 | ) |  | (1.4 | ) |  | (4.6 | )
Foreign currency translation |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | (0.1 | )
Ending reserve balance |  | $ | 17.3 |  |  | $ | 15.8 |  |  | $ | 17.3 |  |  | $ | 15.8 |
(a) | Amounts recorded to bad debt expense are included within SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

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