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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 01, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 6,313.0	$ 6,182.3	$ 6,652.8
North America Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	3,202.9	3,231.0	3,783.0
Europe Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	1,659.9	1,585.0	1,543.4
Asia Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	1,041.0	933.7	882.5
Other Non-Reportable Segment-Related [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	409.2	432.6	443.9
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Wholesale [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	2,392.5	2,389.2	2,792.3
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Wholesale [Member] | North America Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	1,514.4	1,571.4	2,006.5
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Wholesale [Member] | Europe Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	778.8	727.1	712.0
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Wholesale [Member] | Asia Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	71.1	59.6	48.0
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Wholesale [Member] | Other Non-Reportable Segment-Related [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	28.2	31.1	25.8
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Retail [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	3,747.8	3,616.4	3,676.8
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Retail [Member] | North America Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	1,688.5	1,659.6	1,776.5
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Retail [Member] | Europe Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	881.1	857.9	831.4
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Retail [Member] | Asia Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	969.9	874.1	834.5
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Retail [Member] | Other Non-Reportable Segment-Related [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	208.3	224.8	234.4
Transferred over Time [Member] | Licensing [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	172.7	176.7	183.7
Transferred over Time [Member] | Licensing [Member] | North America Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	0.0	0.0	0.0
Transferred over Time [Member] | Licensing [Member] | Europe Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	0.0	0.0	0.0
Transferred over Time [Member] | Licensing [Member] | Asia Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	0.0	0.0	0.0
Transferred over Time [Member] | Licensing [Member] | Other Non-Reportable Segment-Related [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 172.7	$ 176.7	$ 183.7

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