Restructuring and Other Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2023	Apr. 02, 2022	Mar. 27, 2021
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other Charges	$ 23.8	$ 18.2	$ 11.4
Fiscal 2021 Strategic Realignment Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	12.5	2.0	159.1
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	173.6
Non-cash charges	7.2	23.3	77.7
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	108.2
Restructuring and non-cash charges	19.7	25.3	236.8
Restructuring and Related Cost, Cost Incurred to Date	281.8
Fiscal 2021 Strategic Realignment Plan \| Severance and benefit costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	8.6	(5.7)	144.2
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	147.1
Fiscal 2021 Strategic Realignment Plan \| Other cash charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash-related restructuring charges	3.9	7.7	14.9
Cash-related Restructuring Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	26.5
Non-cash charges	6.7	0.0	0.0
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	6.7
Restructuring Income	3.5	4.0
Fiscal 2021 Strategic Realignment Plan \| Impairment of Assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	0.2	21.3	69.4
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	90.9
Fiscal 2021 Strategic Realignment Plan \| Inventory-related charges [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	0.3	0.0	8.3
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	8.6
Fiscal 2021 Strategic Realignment Plan \| Accelerated stock-based compensation expense [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Non-cash charges	0.0	2.0	$ 0.0
Non-cash Charges, Cost Incurred to Date	2.0
Fiscal 2021 Strategic Realignment Plan \| Charitable Donation
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Other Charges	$ 3.5	$ 4.0

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