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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) [Abstract] |
Shipping and handling charges | A summary of shipping and handling costs is as follows:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended
|  | March 31, 2018 |  | April 1, 2017 |  | April 2, 2016
|  | (millions)
Shipping costs |  | $ | 39.1 |  |  | $ | 42.8 |  |  | $ | 44.6 |
Handling costs |  | 155.4 |  |  | 170.1 |  |  | 181.2 |
Summary of Basic and Diluted shares | The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate basic net income (loss) per common share is reconciled to shares used to calculate diluted net income (loss) per common share as follows:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended
|  | March 31, 2018 |  | April 1, 2017 |  | April 2, 2016
|  | (millions)
Basic shares |  | 81.7 |  |  | 82.7 |  |  | 85.2 |
Dilutive effect of stock options and RSUs |  | 0.8 |  |  | — |  | (a) | 0.7 |
Diluted shares |  | 82.5 |  |  | 82.7 |  |  | 85.9 |
(a) | Incremental shares of 0.7 million attributable to outstanding stock options and RSUs were excluded from the computation of diluted shares for Fiscal 2017, as such shares would not be dilutive as a result of the net loss incurred.
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 and operational chargebacks | 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:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended
|  | March 31, 2018 |  | April 1, 2017 |  | April 2, 2016
|  | (millions)
Beginning reserve balance |  | $ | 202.8 |  |  | $ | 239.7 |  |  | $ | 239.7 |
Amount charged against revenue to increase reserve |  | 585.0 |  |  | 666.6 |  |  | 749.0 |
Amount credited against customer accounts to decrease reserve |  | (596.6 | ) |  | (698.8 | ) |  | (753.0 | )
Foreign currency translation |  | 11.3 |  |  | (4.7 | ) |  | 4.0 |
Ending reserve balance |  | $ | 202.5 |  |  | $ | 202.8 |  |  | $ | 239.7 |
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 and operational chargebacks | A rollforward of the activity in the Company's allowance for doubtful accounts is presented below:
|  | Fiscal Years Ended
|  | March 31, 2018 |  | April 1, 2017 |  | April 2, 2016
|  | (millions)
Beginning reserve balance |  | $ | 11.6 |  |  | $ | 14.5 |  |  | $ | 11.4 |
Amount recorded to expense to increase reserve(a) |  | 10.2 |  |  | 6.2 |  |  | 6.8 |
Amount written-off against customer accounts to decrease reserve |  | (3.2 | ) |  | (8.5 | ) |  | (4.1 | )
Foreign currency translation |  | 1.1 |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  | 0.4 |
Ending reserve balance |  | $ | 19.7 |  |  | $ | 11.6 |  |  | $ | 14.5 |
(a) | Amounts recorded to bad debt expense are included within SG&A expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

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