Leases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 02, 2019	Apr. 03, 2018
Leases [Abstract]
Term of contract		10 years
Renewal term		15 years
Option to extend lease term	$ 92.3
Minimum lease payments signed but not yet commenced	$ 10.7

Operating Lease, Minimum Lease Payments Signed But Not Yet Commenced

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Operating Lease, Option To Extend Lease Term

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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