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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Age Covenant, with Five Years of Service

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Age Covenant, with Ten Years of Service

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Number of Period

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Issue price of award on date granted.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Minimum Service Period

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The number of plans that are available either in the employee incentive plans or the nonemployee incentive plans.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Term

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Vesting Pecent

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Aggregate proceeds received by the entity during the annual period from exercises of stock or unit options and conversion of similar instruments granted under equity-based payment arrangements.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total recognized tax benefit related to compensation cost for equity-based payment arrangements recognized in income during the period.

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Disclosure of the aggregate tax benefit realized from the exercise of stock options and the conversion of similar instruments during the annual period.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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The estimated measure of the maximum percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The estimated measure of the minimum percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The maximum risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Stock Incentive Plans - Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 03, 2015 number_of_plans	Mar. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of incentive plans within the employee or nonemployee plan	2
Number of common shares available for grant at period end	15,959,036
Risk free interest rate, minimum	1.54%
Risk free interest rate, maximum	2.35%
Expected volatility rate, minimum	30.00%
Expected volatility rate, maximum	34.00%
Total grant date fair value of stock options vested during the period	$ 9	$ 14	$ 20
Cash received from stock awards exercised during the period	196	214	55
Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested awards, net of expected forfeitures	28
Weighted average period over which cost is expected to be recognized (in years)	1 year 8 months 9 days
Service-based RSU's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period - minimum (in years)	10 years
Vesting percent	10.00%
Minimum service period	10 years
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value (in USD per share)	$ 18.32	$ 13.34	$ 7.37
Tax benefit from stock incentive plans	18	8	3
Award vesting rights, percentage	33.33%
Award vesting rights, number of anniversaries	3
Term of options	10 years
Stock Options and RSU's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Tax benefit realized from exercise of stock options	51	26	9
Other stock based incentives \| Service-based RSU's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of anniversaries following the executive's termination that the shares are redeemable	10
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		21
Vesting period - minimum (in years)	3 years
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PSUs) \| Contingent Accelerated Vesting
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage	25.00%
Total Restricted Stock Awards And Other Stock Based Incentives
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested awards, net of expected forfeitures	78
Weighted average period over which cost is expected to be recognized (in years)	1 year 10 months 10 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	(5)	13
Issue price of award (in dollars per share)	$ 0
Fiscal 2015 Option \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	12
Fiscal 2013 and Thereafter \| Service-based RSU's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Age covenant	62
Vesting percent	50.00%
Age covenant, with five years of service	55
Minimum service period	5 years
Prior to Fiscal Year 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Minimum service period			10 years
Prior to Fiscal Year 2013 \| Service-based RSU's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Age covenant			65
Age covenant, with ten years of service			55
Minimum \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period - minimum (in years)	3 years
Maximum \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period - minimum (in years)	5 years
SMI Employees \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	8	6
Nonemployee director incentives
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of incentive plans within the employee or nonemployee plan	2
Number of common shares available for grant at period end	175,300
Workforce reductions \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ (25)