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Restructuring and Other Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 01, 2017
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of property	$ 20.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Fiscal 2019 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	69.4
Non-cash charges	27.9
Restructuring and non-cash charges	97.3
Fiscal 2019 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Severance and benefit costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	60.2
Fiscal 2019 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Lease termination and store closure costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	1.8
Fiscal 2019 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Other cash charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	7.4
Fiscal 2019 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Impairment of Assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	10.3
Fiscal 2019 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Inventory-related charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	6.0
Fiscal 2019 Restructuring Plan [Member] | Loss on sale of property [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	11.6
Way Forward Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	9.2	78.5	289.1
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	376.8
Non-cash charges	5.0	24.3	432.5
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	461.8
Restructuring and non-cash charges	14.2	102.8	721.6
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	838.6
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Severance and benefit costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	7.0	39.0	182.7
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	228.7
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Lease termination and store closure costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	1.4	33.2	87.3
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	121.9
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Other cash charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	0.8	6.3	19.1
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	26.2
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Impairment of Assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	0.4	16.0	234.6
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	251.0
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Inventory-related charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	1.2	7.6	197.9
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	206.7
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	0.0	0.7	0.0
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	0.7
Way Forward Plan [Member] | Other non-cash charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	3.4	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	$ 3.4

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