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Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 01, 2020 | Jul. 27, 2020 | Oct. 02, 2020 | Oct. 04, 2019 | Oct. 02, 2020 | Oct. 04, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration from sale of properties |  | $ 118 |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of property |  | $ 35 | $ 35 | $ 0 | $ 35 | $ 0
Enterprise Security | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dedicated direct costs, net of charges, for transition services agreement |  |  | $ 1 |  | $ 9 |
Agreements, aggregate amount | $ 200 |  |  |  |  |
License period | 5 years 7 months 6 days |  |  |  |  |

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