TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 28, 2012 item	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012
Asset-Backed Securitization Programs
Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures
Number of asset-backed securitization programs			2
Percentage of receivables sold to unaffiliated institutions			100.00%
Company's accounts receivable sold to third-party	$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,100,000,000
Amount received from accounts receivable sold to third-party	575,600,000		575,600,000		556,800,000
Recognized loss on sale of the related receivables and recorded in interest and other expense, net	1,800,000	3,000,000	3,500,000	6,300,000
Cash proceeds from sale of accounts receivable			1,900,000,000	2,400,000,000
Cash flows from new transfers of receivables			300,000,000	200,000,000
Activity in the deferred purchase price receivables account
Beginning balance	513,907,000	681,348,000	514,895,000	459,994,000
Transfers of receivables	835,538,000	1,768,462,000	1,715,482,000	2,883,576,000
Collections	(891,360,000)	(1,377,149,000)	(1,772,292,000)	(2,270,909,000)
Ending balance	458,085,000	1,072,661,000	458,085,000	1,072,661,000
Global Program
Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures
Investment limits with financial institution	500,000,000		500,000,000
North American Program
Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures
Investment limits with financial institution	300,000,000		300,000,000
Sales of Receivables to Third Party Banks
Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures
Company's accounts receivable sold to third-party	622,300,000	1,000,000,000	622,300,000	1,000,000,000
Receivables sold but not yet collected from banking institutions	$ 181,700,000		$ 181,700,000		$ 110,500,000