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Mandatory Transition Tax Payments Due in Fiscal 2023, Under the Tax Reform

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Mandatory Transition Tax Payments Due after Fiscal 2024 and thereafter, Under the Tax Reform

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Transition Tax Payments Due under the Tax Reform, Net of Foreign Tax Credit Carryover

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Provisional One-Time U.S. Tax Reform Charge - Mandatory Transition Tax	$ 215.5			$ 215.5
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract]
Other Charges	3.5	$ 0.0		$ 15.0	$ 0.0
US Tax Reform [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Mandatory Transition Tax Payments Due, Period of Time for Payments				8 years
Fiscal 2019	27.3			$ 27.3
Fiscal 2020	14.0			14.0
Fiscal 2021	14.0			14.0
Fiscal 2022	14.0			14.0
Fiscal 2023	23.2			23.2
Fiscal 2024 and thereafter	85.5			85.5
Total mandatory transition tax payments, net of tax credit carryforward	178.0			178.0
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	37.5			37.5
Customs Audit [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract]
Other Charges			$ 34.1
Customs Audit [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract]
Loss Contingency, Interest and Penalties	11.0			11.0
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss	$ 46.0			$ 46.0