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Additional Financial Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash | A reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as of September 30, 2017 and April 1, 2017 from the consolidated balance sheets to the consolidated statements of cash flows is as follows:
|  | September 30, 2017 |  | April 1, 2017
|  | (millions)
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 1,111.6 |  |  | $ | 668.3 |
Restricted cash included within prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | 13.3 |  |  | 9.8 |
Restricted cash included within other non-current assets |  | 34.0 |  |  | 33.7 |
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |  | $ | 1,158.9 |  |  | $ | 711.8 |
Cash Interest and Taxes | Cash paid for interest and income taxes is as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | September 30, 2017 |  | October 1, 2016 |  | September 30, 2017 |  | October 1, 2016
|  | (millions)
Cash paid for interest |  | $ | 3.0 |  |  | $ | 3.2 |  |  | $ | 5.6 |  |  | $ | 6.8 |
Cash paid for income taxes |  | 7.5 |  |  | 32.8 |  |  | 28.3 |  |  | 50.3 |

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