| Segment Reporting [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2015-04-04 - 2016-04-01 |
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Segment Reporting [Abstract] | |
Schedule of Reportable Segment Data | The following table summarizes the operating results of our reporting segments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Consumer Security | | Enterprise Security | | Total Segments | | (Dollars in millions) | Fiscal 2016 | | | | | | Net revenues | $ | 1,670 |
| | $ | 1,930 |
| | $ | 3,600 |
| Operating income | 924 |
| | 102 |
| | 1,026 |
| Fiscal 2015 | | | | | | Net revenues | $ | 1,887 |
| | $ | 2,069 |
| | $ | 3,956 |
| Operating income | 982 |
| | 293 |
| | 1,275 |
| Fiscal 2014 | | | | | | Net revenues | $ | 2,063 |
| | $ | 2,135 |
| | $ | 4,198 |
| Operating income | 928 |
| | 349 |
| | 1,277 |
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Reconciliation of Total Segment Operating Income to Total Consolidated Operating Income | The following table provides a reconciliation of the total of the Company's reportable segments’ operating income to the consolidated operating income from continuing operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended | | April 1, 2016 | | April 3, 2015 | | March 28, 2014 | | (Dollars in millions) | Total segment operating income | $ | 1,026 |
| | $ | 1,275 |
| | $ | 1,277 |
| Less reconciling items: | | | | | | Unallocated corporate charges | 186 |
| | 704 |
| | 650 |
| Stock-based compensation | 161 |
| | 131 |
| | 105 |
| Amortization of intangibles | 86 |
| | 122 |
| | 131 |
| Restructuring, separation, and transition | 136 |
| | 164 |
| | 247 |
| Total consolidated operating income from continuing operations | $ | 457 |
| | $ | 154 |
| | $ | 144 |
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Schedule of Product Revenue Information | The following table summarizes net revenues by significant product categories: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended | | April 1, 2016 | | April 3, 2015 | | March 28, 2014 | | (Dollars in millions) | Consumer security | $ | 1,670 |
| | $ | 1,887 |
| | $ | 2,063 |
| Threat protection | 1,014 |
| | 1,136 |
| | 1,197 |
| Others (1) | 916 |
| | 933 |
| | 938 |
| Total product revenue (2) | $ | 3,600 |
| | $ | 3,956 |
| | $ | 4,198 |
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| | (1) | No other product category was material to the respective totals. |
| | (2) | A $15 million reduction of revenue during fiscal 2014 related to a loss contingency is unallocated and excluded from total product revenue. |
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Schedule of Net Revenue by Geographic Location | The following table represents net revenues amounts recognized for sales in the corresponding countries: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended | | April 1, 2016 | | April 3, 2015 | | March 28, 2014 | | (Dollars in millions) | U.S. | $ | 1,897 |
| | $ | 1,960 |
| | $ | 2,049 |
| Foreign countries (1) | 1,703 |
| | 1,996 |
| | 2,134 |
| Total net revenue | $ | 3,600 |
| | $ | 3,956 |
| | $ | 4,183 |
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| | (1) | No individual country represented more than 10% of the respective totals. |
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Schedule of Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Location | The table below lists our property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, by geographic area for the periods presented. We do not identify or allocate our other assets by geographic area: | | | | | | | | | | April 1, 2016 | | April 3, 2015 | | (Dollars in millions) | U.S. | $ | 809 |
| | $ | 693 |
| Foreign countries (1) | 148 |
| | 257 |
| Total | $ | 957 |
| | $ | 950 |
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| | (1) | No individual country represented more than 10% of the respective totals. |
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