BANK BORROWINGS, LONG-TERM DEBT & CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Bank borrowings and long-term debt
Carrying Amount	$ 2,085,438,000	$ 2,188,673,000
Current portion	(215,840,000)	(39,340,000)
Non-current portion	1,869,598,000	2,149,333,000
Amount available under revolving line of credit facility	1,500,000,000
Term Loan, including current portion, due in installments through October 2014
Bank borrowings and long-term debt
Carrying Amount	1,173,425,000	1,179,595,000
New Term Loan, including current portion, due in installments through October 2016
Bank borrowings and long-term debt
Carrying Amount	531,250,000	487,500,000
Increase limit	50,000,000
Asia Term Loans
Bank borrowings and long-term debt
Carrying Amount	376,000,000	377,000,000
Current portion	(174,000,000)
Outstanding under revolving line of credit
Bank borrowings and long-term debt
Carrying Amount		140,000,000
Other
Bank borrowings and long-term debt
Carrying Amount	$ 4,763,000	$ 4,578,000