Fair Value (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 30, 2016 USD ($) counterparty	Apr. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases	$ 2,217	$ 1,934
Accounts receivable with customers involved in bankruptcy proceedings	9
Allowance for doubtful accounts with customers involved in bankruptcy proceedings	$ 8
Foreign Currency forward contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Number of counterparties to foreign currency derivative instruments \| counterparty	8
Foreign Currency forward contracts \| Maximum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative instrument, counterparty risk	$ 20
Reported Value Measurement
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases	2,200
Fair Value Measurement
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases	$ 2,500

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
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-Section 15
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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