Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2018 USD ($) LegalMatter	Sep. 27, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2018 USD ($) LegalMatter
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for Legal Settlements	$ 0.5
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 29.0		$ 29.0
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number \| LegalMatter	0		0
Loss Contingency Insurance Coverage Deductible	$ 2.0
Cyber security incident charges	$ 0.4	$ 0.0	$ 2.4
Lease Guarantees And Secondary Obligations [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Description of Material Contingencies of Registrant	No other liabilities related to this matter have been recorded
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss	$ 5.0		$ 5.0

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