CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions		Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Treasury Stock	[2]	Total CSC Equity	Non-Controlling Interest
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 28, 2014			154,721,000
Balance at Mar. 28, 2014		$ 3,950	$ 155	$ 2,304	$ 1,598	[1]	$ 279	$ (418)		$ 3,918	$ 32
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income		17			2	[1]				2	15
Other comprehensive loss		(270)					(270)			(270)
Share-based compensation expense		67		67						67
Acquisition of treasury stock		(28)						(28)		(28)
Share repurchase program (in shares)			(11,716,000)
Share repurchase program		(836)	$ (12)	(295)	(529)	[1]				(836)
Stock option exercises and other common stock transactions (in shares)			5,369,000
Stock option exercises and other common stock transactions		215	$ 5	210						215
Dividends declared		(131)			(131)	[1]				(131)
Noncontrolling interest distributions and other		(19)			(12)	[1]	12			0	(19)
Balance (in shares) at Apr. 03, 2015			148,374,000
Balance at Apr. 03, 2015		2,965	$ 148	2,286	928	[1]	21	(446)		2,937	28
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income		263			251	[1]				251	12
Other comprehensive loss		(101)					(101)			(101)
Share-based compensation expense		45		45						45
Acquisition of treasury stock		(39)						(39)		(39)
Share repurchase program (in shares)			(3,750,000)
Share repurchase program		(74)	$ (4)	36	(106)	[1]				(74)
Stock option exercises and other common stock transactions (in shares)			4,123,000
Stock option exercises and other common stock transactions		77	$ 5	72						77
Dividends declared		(104)			(104)	[1]				(104)
Special dividend		(317)			(317)					(317)
Capital contributions		6									6
Noncontrolling interest distributions and other		(9)									(9)
Divestiture of NPS		(680)			(619)		(31)			(650)	(30)
Balance (in shares) at Apr. 01, 2016			148,747,000
Balance at Apr. 01, 2016		$ 2,032	$ 149	2,439	33	[1]	(111)	(485)		2,025	7
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Treasury shares		10,365,811
Net (loss) income		$ (100)			(123)	[1]				(123)	23
Other comprehensive loss		(67)					(51)			(51)	(16)
Share-based compensation expense		73		73						73
Acquisition of treasury stock		(12)						(12)		(12)
Stock option exercises and other common stock transactions (in shares)			3,185,000
Stock option exercises and other common stock transactions		56	$ 3	53						56
Dividends declared		(80)			(80)	[1]				(80)
Capital contributions	[1]	281									281
Noncontrolling interest distributions and other		(17)									(17)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2017			151,932,000
Balance at Mar. 31, 2017		$ 2,166	$ 152	$ 2,565	$ (170)	[1]	$ (162)	$ (497)		$ 1,888	$ 278
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Treasury shares		10,633,243

[1] See Note 2: "Acquisitions"

[2] 10,633,243 treasury shares as of March 31, 2017