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Equity (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 29, 2019 $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2018 $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2018 $ / shares | Mar. 30, 2019 USD ($) class_of_stock vote $ / shares shares | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares | Apr. 01, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of classes of stock | class_of_stock |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Conversion of Stock, Conversion Ratio |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Quarterly dividend per share | $ / shares |  | $ 0.625 | $ 0.50 | $ 2.50 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.00
Dividends paid | $ |  |  |  | $ 190.7 | $ 162.4 | $ 164.8
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 |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly dividend per share | $ / shares | $ 0.6875 |  |  |  |  |

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