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Segment Information (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 01, 2017	Apr. 02, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	$ (50.0)	$ (253.8)	$ (48.8)
Unallocated corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	(20.7)	(117.0)	0.0
North America Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	(4.7)	(62.5)	(20.5)
Europe Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	(1.2)	(3.1)	(8.2)
Asia Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	(1.0)	(42.0)	(18.2)
Other non-reportable segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	$ (22.4)	$ (29.2)	$ (1.9)

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3602-108585

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