EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2012	Jul. 01, 2011
Basic earnings from continuing and discontinued operations per share:
Income from continuing operations	$ 137,453	$ 135,407
Loss from discontinued operations	(8,981)	(3,432)
Shares used in computation:
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding	675,366,000	746,762,000
Basic earnings from continuing operations per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.18
Basic loss from discontinued operations per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ 0.00
Diluted earnings from continuing and discontinued operations per share:
Income from continuing operations	137,453	135,407
Loss from discontinued operations	$ (8,981)	$ (3,432)
Shares used in computation:
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding	675,366,000	746,762,000
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding equivalents from stock options and awards	12,890,000	13,061,000
Weighted-average ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents outstanding	688,256,000	759,823,000
Diluted earnings from continuing operations per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.18
Diluted loss from discontinued operations per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ 0.00
Ordinary share equivalents from share options excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares)	22,900,000	26,700,000