Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies	Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies Business Gen Digital Inc. is a global company powering Digital Freedom with a family of trusted consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender and CCleaner. Our cyber safety portfolio provides protection across multiple channels and geographies, including security and performance management, identity protection, and online privacy. Our technology platforms bring together software and service capabilities into comprehensive and easy-to-use products and solutions across our brands. We have also evolved beyond traditional cyber safety to offer adjacent trust-based solutions, including digital identity and access management, digital reputation management, and restoration support services. Basis of presentation The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information. In the opinion of management, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, except as otherwise noted, necessary for the fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2024. The results of operations for the three and six months ended September 27, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the entire fiscal year. Fiscal calendar We have a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to March 31. Unless otherwise stated, references to three and six month periods in this report relate to fiscal periods ended September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023. The three and six months ended September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 each consisted of 13 and 26 weeks, respectively. Our 2025 fiscal year consists of 52 weeks and ends on March 28, 2025. Use of estimates The preparation of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes. Such estimates include, but are not limited to, valuation of business combinations including acquired intangible assets and goodwill, deferred revenue, loss contingencies, the recognition and measurement of current and deferred income taxes, including assessment of unrecognized tax benefits, and valuation of assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, management determines these estimates and assumptions based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable. Third-party valuation specialists are also utilized for certain estimates. Actual results could differ from such estimates and assumptions due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the current economic environment as a result of macroeconomic factors such as inflation, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar, our reporting currency, changes in interest rates, ongoing and new geopolitical conflicts, and such differences may be material to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Significant accounting policies With the exception of those discussed in Note 2, there have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies as of and for the three and six months ended September 27, 2024, as compared to the significant accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2024. Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements Historically, we had a practice of recognizing revenue for certain groups of customer renewals on the successful billing date, rather than the renewal start date. This practice was instituted to align with our system which was configured and implemented based on payment confirmation from e-commerce partners. In the first quarter of fiscal 2025, we changed the practice to recognize revenue for these groups on the renewal start date. We concluded that the impact of this change is not material to any previously issued annual or interim financial statements; however, we have revised previously reported financial information. This correction will also be reflected in future filings, as applicable. We have corrected this error in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 29, 2024 by increasing contract liabilities for $78 million, increasing other long-term assets for $21 million and decreasing retained earnings (accumulated deficit) for $57 million. The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended September 29, 2023 included a decrease to net revenues of $3 million and a decrease to income tax expense (benefit) of $1 million. The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the six months ended September 29, 2023 included a decrease to net revenues of $6 million and a decrease to income tax expense (benefit) of $2 million.