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Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2020 | Dec. 28, 2019 | Dec. 26, 2020 | Dec. 28, 2019 | Mar. 28, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate | 26.20% | (45.10%) | (18.90%) | (3.20%) |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00% |
Non-current liability for unrecognized tax benefits | $ 91.4 |  | $ 91.4 |  | $ 88.9
Unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate | 68.5 |  | $ 68.5 |  | 71.7
Provisional One-Time Swiss Tax Reform Benefit - Revaluation of Deferred Tax Assets |  | $ 134.1 |  |  | $ 122.9
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation - Swiss Tax Reform Benefit, Percent |  | (58.20%) |  | (21.80%) |
Provisional One-Time Tax Benefit - European Union anti-tax avoidance directive | $ (14.2) |  |  |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation - European Union's Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive Benefit, Percent | 8.70% |  | 35.80% |  |

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