Handling costs included in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

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Shipping costs included in Selling, general and administrative expenses.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013 Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Accounts Receivable [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]
Shipping costs	$ 9	$ 9	$ 17	$ 17
Handling costs	52	38	91	74
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Contribution of Key Wholesale Customers					20.00%	35.00%	12.00%
Valuation Allowance [Abstract]
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance								$ 15	$ 15