Shareholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

Shareholders’ Equity

Share Repurchase Program

On October 30, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a $1.0 billion share repurchase program, which authorized the repurchase of the Company’s shares for a period of two years. On May 20, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $500.0 million under the Company’s existing share repurchase program and extended the program through May 2017. On November 3, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a further increase in the share repurchase program of up to an additional $500.0 million of the Company's ordinary shares and extended the program through March 2018. During Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015, the Company repurchased 24,757,543 shares and 2,040,979 shares, respectively, at a cost of $1.150 billion and $136.9 million, respectively, under its current share-repurchase program through open market transactions. As of April 2, 2016, the remaining availability under the Company’s share repurchase program was $358.1 million.

On November 14, 2014, the Company entered into a $355.0 million accelerated share repurchase program (the “ASR program”) with a major financial institution (the “ASR Counterparty”) to repurchase the Company’s ordinary shares. Under the ASR program, the Company paid $355.0 million to the ASR Counterparty and received 4,437,516 of its ordinary shares from the ASR Counterparty, which represents 100% of the shares expected to be purchased pursuant to the ASR program, based on an initial share price determination. The ASR program also contained a forward contract indexed to the Company’s ordinary shares whereby additional shares would be delivered to the Company by January 29, 2015 (the settlement date) if the share price declined from the initial share price, limited to a stated share price “floor.” The total number of shares repurchased/acquired was determined on final settlement, with the additional shares reacquired based on the volume-weighted average price of the Company’s ordinary shares, less a discount, during the repurchase period, subject to aforementioned price floor. In January 2015, 280,819 additional shares were delivered to the Company pursuant to these provisions, which did not require any additional cash outlay by the Company. The ASR program was accounted for as a treasury stock repurchase, reducing the number of ordinary shares outstanding by 4,718,335 shares. The forward contract was accounted for as an equity instrument.

The Company also has in place a “withhold to cover” repurchase program, which allows the Company to withhold ordinary shares from certain executive officers to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations relating to the vesting of their restricted share awards. During Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015, the Company withheld 54,875 shares and 40,787 shares, respectively, at a cost of $2.4 million and $3.4 million, respectively, in satisfaction of minimum tax withholding obligations relating to the vesting of restricted share awards.

On May 25, 2016, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new $1.0 billion share repurchase program, which replaced the remaining balance of the previous share repurchase program authorized on October 30, 2014.