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Restructuring and Other Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 01, 2017	Apr. 02, 2016
Way Forward Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	$ 78.5	$ 289.1
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	367.6
Non-cash charges	24.3	432.5
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	456.8
Restructuring and non-cash charges	102.8	721.6
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	824.4
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Severance and benefit costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	39.0	182.7
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	221.7
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Lease termination and store closure costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	33.2	87.3
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	120.5
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Other cash charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	6.3	19.1
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	25.4
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Impairment of Assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	16.0	234.6
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	250.6
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Inventory-related charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	7.6	197.9
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	205.5
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Inventory-related charges [Member] | Reduction of inventory out of current liquidation channels [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges		155.2
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Accelerated stock-based compensation expense [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	0.7	0.0
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	0.7
Global Reorganization Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges		4.9	$ 86.0
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	90.9
Non-cash charges		0.0	56.5
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	56.5
Restructuring and non-cash charges		4.9	142.5
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	147.4
Global Reorganization Plan [Member] | Severance and benefit costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges		4.7	64.4
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	69.1
Global Reorganization Plan [Member] | Lease termination and store closure costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges		0.2	7.8
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	8.0
Global Reorganization Plan [Member] | Other cash charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges		0.0	13.8
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	13.8
Global Reorganization Plan [Member] | Impairment of Assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges		0.0	27.2
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	27.2
Global Reorganization Plan [Member] | Inventory-related charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges		0.0	20.4
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	20.4
Global Reorganization Plan [Member] | Accelerated stock-based compensation expense [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges		$ 0.0	$ 8.9
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	$ 8.9

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