CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		Total		Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Earnings Retained for Use in Business		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Common Stock in Treasury	Total CSC Equity		Non-Controlling Interest
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 29, 2013				158,984
Balance at Mar. 29, 2013		$ 3,166	[1]	$ 159	$ 2,167	$ 1,107	[1]	$ 108	$ (401)	$ 3,140	[1]	$ 26
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)		968	[1],[2],[3]			947	[1]			947	[1]	21
Other comprehensive income (loss)		183	[1]					183		183	[1]
Stock-based compensation expense		71	[1]		71					71	[1]
Acquisition of treasury stock		(17)	[1]						(17)	(17)	[1]
Share repurchase program (in shares)				(9,773)
Share repurchase program		(505)	[1]	$ (10)	(145)	(350)	[1]			(505)	[1]
Stock option exercises and other common stock transactions (in shares)				5,510
Stock option exercises and other common stock transactions		217	[1]	$ 6	211					217	[1]
Dividends declared	[1]	(118)				(118)				(118)
Adjustments from business disposition		9	[1]							0	[1]	9
Noncontrolling interest distributions and other		(24)	[1]			12	[1]	(12)		0	[1]	(24)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 28, 2014				154,721
Balance at Mar. 28, 2014		3,950	[1]	$ 155	2,304	1,598	[1]	279	(418)	3,918	[1]	32
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)		17	[1],[2],[3]			2	[1]			2	[1]	15
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(270)	[1]					(270)		(270)	[1]
Stock-based compensation expense		67	[1]		67					67	[1]
Acquisition of treasury stock		(28)	[1]						(28)	(28)	[1]
Share repurchase program (in shares)				(11,716)
Share repurchase program		(836)	[1]	$ (12)	(295)	(529)	[1]			(836)	[1]
Stock option exercises and other common stock transactions (in shares)				5,369
Stock option exercises and other common stock transactions		215	[1]	$ 5	210					215	[1]
Dividends declared	[1]	(131)				(131)				(131)
Noncontrolling interest distributions and other		(19)	[1]			(12)	[1]	12		0	[1]	(19)
Balance (in shares) at Apr. 03, 2015				148,374
Balance at Apr. 03, 2015		2,965	[1],[4]	$ 148	2,286	928	[1]	21	(446)	2,937	[1]	28
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)		263	[1],[3],[5]			251	[1]			251	[1]	12
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(101)	[1]					$ (101)		(101)	[1]
Stock-based compensation expense		45	[1]		45					45	[1]
Acquisition of treasury stock		(39)	[1]						(39)	(39)	[1]
Share repurchase program (in shares)				(3,750)
Share repurchase program		(74)	[1]	$ (4)	36	(106)	[1]			(74)	[1]
Stock option exercises and other common stock transactions (in shares)				4,123
Stock option exercises and other common stock transactions		77	[1]	$ 5	72					77	[1]
Dividends declared	[1]	(104)				(104)				(104)
Special dividend	[1]	(317)				$ (317)				(317)
Capital contributions		6	[1]							0	[1]	6
Noncontrolling interest distributions and other		(9)	[1]				[1]			0	[1]	(9)
Divestiture of CSRA		(680)	[1]			$ (619)	[1]	$ (31)		(650)	[1]	(30)
Balance (in shares) at Apr. 01, 2016				148,747
Balance at Apr. 01, 2016		$ 2,032	[1]	$ 149	$ 2,439	$ 33	[1]	$ (111)	$ (485)	$ 2,025	[1]	$ 7

[1] Prior year balances were adjusted for certain errors in previously issued financial statements related to income taxes as described in Note 1.

[2] Certain prior year balances were adjusted for certain errors in previously issued financial statements related to income taxes as described in Note 1 and to give effect to discontinued operations as described in Note 4.

[3] Due to the adoption of ASU 2016-09 certain balances related to employee stock-based compensation were adjusted retrospectively as discussed in Note 1 .

[4] Certain prior year balances were adjusted to give effect to discontinued operations as described in Note 4, for certain errors in previously issued financial statements related to income taxes as described in Note 1, and for the retrospective application of ASU 2015-17 and ASU 2016-09 as described in Note 1.

[5] Due to the adoption of ASU 2016-09 certain balances related to excess tax benefits from stock compensation were adjusted prospectively as described in Note 1.