Income Taxes (Details Numeric 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 27, 2020	Apr. 05, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred tax assets, Intra-entity IP rights transferred	$ 1,130	$ 224

Amount of deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance, attributable to deductible temporary difference from intra-entity transfer of asset within consolidated group. Excludes intra-entity transfer of inventory.

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