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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Apr. 01, 2017 | Apr. 02, 2016
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Provisional U.S. Tax Reform Charge - Mandatory Transition Tax | $ (6.2) | $ 215.5 |  |  |
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Rent expense, net of sublease income |  |  | $ 443.1 | $ 460.5 | $ 472.4
Contingent rental charges |  |  | 175.9 | 164.0 | 163.4
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal 2019 | 343.8 |  | 343.8 |  |
Fiscal 2020 | 318.1 |  | 318.1 |  |
Fiscal 2021 | 262.6 |  | 262.6 |  |
Fiscal 2022 | 220.1 |  | 220.1 |  |
Fiscal 2023 | 199.1 |  | 199.1 |  |
Fiscal 2024 and thereafter | 504.5 |  | 504.5 |  |
Total net minimum rental payments | 1,848.2 |  | 1,848.2 |  |
Capital Leases, Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Assets under capital leases | 243.2 |  | 243.2 | 264.9 |
Assets under capital leases, accumulated amortization | 104.5 |  | 104.5 | 77.6 |
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal 2019 | 29.6 |  | 29.6 |  |
Fiscal 2020 | 31.9 |  | 31.9 |  |
Fiscal 2021 | 30.5 |  | 30.5 |  |
Fiscal 2022 | 29.4 |  | 29.4 |  |
Fiscal 2023 | 28.9 |  | 28.9 |  |
Fiscal 2024 and thereafter | 78.5 |  | 78.5 |  |
Total | 228.8 |  | 228.8 |  |
Less: amount representing interest | (73.4) |  | (73.4) |  |
Present value of net minimum rental payments | 155.4 |  | 155.4 |  |
Other Commitments [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation | 880.9 |  | 880.9 |  |
Line of credit facility, contingent liability for outstanding LOCs | 9.3 |  | 9.3 |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Other Charges |  |  | 28.8 | $ 24.6 | 47.7
Inventory-related commitments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation | 741.7 |  | 741.7 |  |
Interest payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation | 22.9 |  | 22.9 |  |
Other Commitments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation | 107.0 |  | 107.0 |  |
Former flagship store on Fifth Avenue NYC [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitments [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation | 135.1 |  | 135.1 |  |
Former flagship store on Fifth Avenue NYC [Member] | Land [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Total net minimum rental payments | 41.2 |  | 41.2 |  |
Former flagship store on Fifth Avenue NYC [Member] | Building [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Total | 93.9 |  | 93.9 |  |
US Tax Reform [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Provisional U.S. Tax Reform Charge - Mandatory Transition Tax |  |  | 209.3 |  |
Mandatory Transition Tax Payments Due in Fiscal 2019 | 23.0 |  | 23.0 |  |
Mandatory Transition Tax Payments Due in Fiscal 2020 | 11.6 |  | 11.6 |  |
Mandatory Transition Tax Payments Due in Fiscal 2021 | 11.6 |  | 11.6 |  |
Mandatory Transition Tax Payments Due in Fiscal 2022 | 11.6 |  | 11.6 |  |
Mandatory Transition Tax Payments Due in Fiscal 2023 | 19.2 |  | 19.2 |  |
Mandatory Transition Tax Payments Due in Fiscal 2024 and thereafter | 70.8 |  | 70.8 |  |
Mandatory Transition Tax Payments Due under the Tax Reform, Net of Foreign Tax Credit Carryover | 147.8 |  | 147.8 |  |
Foreign tax credits and other federal income tax activity | 61.5 |  | $ 61.5 |  |
Mandatory Transition Tax Payments Due, Period of Time for Payments |  |  | 8 years |  |
Customs Audit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Other Charges | 10.2 |  | $ 10.2 |  | $ 34.1
Customs Audit [Member] | Second re-audit net refund [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Other Charges | (15.6) |  |  |  |
Customs Audit [Member] | Voluntary disclosure requests payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Other Charges | 40.6 |  |  |  |
Customs Audit [Member] | Voluntary disclosure requests payments - recoverable value-added tax [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Other Charges | (14.8) |  |  |  |
Customs Audit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Interest and Penalties | 11.0 |  | 11.0 |  |
Maximum [Member] | Customs Audit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Maximum Loss | $ 46.0 |  | $ 46.0 |  |

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