Multi employer pension plan withdrawal liability payment over period of years.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

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Profit Sharing, Employee Stock Ownership, Employee Stock Purchase and Pension Plans -Textual (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Apr. 02, 2023	Apr. 03, 2022
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Multi Employer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability Payment Over Period of Years	$ 500
Common Stock [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
ESPP shares issued (shares)	61,981	65,597	71,692
Deferred Profit Sharing [Member] \| Qualified Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	2.50%	2.50%
Deferred Profit Sharing [Member] \| Qualified Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	5.00%	5.00%
Deferred Profit Sharing [Member] \| Nonqualified Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	10.00%	10.00%
401 (k) plan [Member] \| Qualified Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	5.00%
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Plan [Domain] \| Qualified Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	2.50%	2.50%
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Plan [Domain] \| Qualified Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	5.00%	5.00%
Bargaining Unit Employee Plans [Member] \| Deferred Profit Sharing [Member] \| Qualified Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	2.50%
Bargaining Unit Employee Plans [Member] \| Deferred Profit Sharing [Member] \| Qualified Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	5.00%