EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 28, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Basic earnings from continuing and discontinued operations per share:
Income from continuing operations	$ 160,453	$ 133,949	$ 297,222	$ 271,254
Loss from discontinued operations	(9,906)	(4,069)	(18,203)	(9,399)
Net income	150,547	129,880	279,019	261,855
Shares used in computation:
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding	666,265,000	722,208,000	670,816,000	734,485,000
Basic earnings from continuing operations per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24	$ 0.19	$ 0.44	$ 0.37
Basic loss from discontinued operations per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.01)
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.23	$ 0.18	$ 0.42	$ 0.36
Diluted earnings from continuing and discontinued operations per share:
Income from continuing operations	160,453	133,949	297,222	271,254
Loss from discontinued operations	(9,906)	(4,069)	(18,203)	(9,399)
Net income	$ 150,547	$ 129,880	$ 279,019	$ 261,855
Shares used in computation:
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding	666,265,000	722,208,000	670,816,000	734,485,000
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding equivalents from stock options and awards	11,821,000	8,841,000	12,355,000	10,951,000
Weighted-average ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents outstanding	678,086,000	731,049,000	683,171,000	745,436,000
Diluted earnings from continuing operations per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24	$ 0.18	$ 0.44	$ 0.36
Diluted loss from discontinued operations per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.01)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.22	$ 0.18	$ 0.41	$ 0.35
Ordinary share equivalents from share options excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share	20,400,000	27,400,000	21,600,000	26,800,000