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Equity (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) class_of_stock vote $ / shares shares | Apr. 01, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares | Apr. 02, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of classes of stock | class_of_stock | 2 |  |
Conversion of Stock, Conversion Ratio | 1 |  |
Dividends (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Quarterly cash dividend on common stock | $ / shares | $ 0.50 | $ 0.50 | $ 0.50
Dividends paid | $ | $ 162.4 | $ 164.8 | $ 170.3
Common stock, Class A |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Common stock authorized to be issued | shares | 500 |  |
Number of votes per share | vote | 1 |  |
Common stock, Class B |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Common stock authorized to be issued | shares | 100 |  |
Number of votes per share | vote | 10 |  |

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