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Number Of Equity Awards Converted From Historic Award

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Age Covenant

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

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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 Redeemable, Number of Anniversaries

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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, Award Vesting Rights, Number of Period

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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 Percent

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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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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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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 minimum 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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An excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the award immediately before the modification.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Stock Incentive Plans - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stock Incentive Plans - Narrative (Details)	Jan. 01, 2016 Award	Apr. 01, 2016 USD ($) yr Anniversary number_of_plans $ / shares shares	Apr. 03, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 28, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 29, 2013 yr
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of incentive plans within the employee or nonemployee plan \| number_of_plans		2
Number of common shares available for grant at period end \| shares		10,296,980
Increase (decrease) in allocated share-based compensation expense		$ (22,000,000)	$ (5,000,000)
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 46,000,000	68,000,000	$ 73,000,000
Risk free interest rate, minimum		1.47%
Risk free interest rate, maximum		1.97%
Expected volatility rate, minimum		27.00%
Expected volatility rate, maximum		31.00%
Tax benefit from stock incentive plans		$ 62,000,000
Number of equity awards converted from historic award \| Award	2
Incremental stock compensation expense as a result of modification of equity awards		0
Total grant date fair value of stock options vested during the period		13,000,000	9,000,000	14,000,000
Cash received from stock awards exercised during the period		82,000,000	$ 196,000,000	$ 214,000,000
Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested awards, net of expected forfeitures		$ 14,000,000
Weighted average period over which cost is expected to be recognized (in years)		2 years 29 days
Service-based RSU's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (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) \| $ / shares		$ 9.00	$ 18.32	$ 13.34
Tax benefit from stock incentive plans		$ 23,000,000	$ 18,000,000	$ 8,000,000
Award vesting rights, percentage		33.33%
Award vesting rights, number of anniversaries \| Anniversary		3
Term of options		10 years
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (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%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested awards, net of expected forfeitures		$ 68,000,000
Weighted average period over which cost is expected to be recognized (in years)		2 years 5 months 12 days
Issue price of award (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| 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 \| Anniversary		10
Fiscal 2015 Option \| Stock Options and RSU's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense			12,000,000
Fiscal 2013 and Thereafter \| Service-based RSU's
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Age covenant \| yr		62
Vesting percent		50.00%
Age covenant, with five years of service \| yr		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 \| yr					65
Age covenant, with ten years of service \| yr					55
Minimum \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)		3 years
Maximum \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)		5 years
Nonemployee director incentives
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of incentive plans within the employee or nonemployee plan \| number_of_plans		2
Number of common shares available for grant at period end \| shares		124,936
Nonemployee director incentives \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issue price of award (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0
Employee terminations
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) in allocated share-based compensation expense			(25,000,000)
ServiceMesh, Inc \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 8,000,000
Estimated rate of forfeitures \| Employee terminations
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 15,000,000