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Goodwill And Intangible Assets (Schedule Of Changes In The Carrying Amount Of Goodwill) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2015
Goodwill [Roll Forward]  
Net balance as of March 28, 2014 $ 5,858us-gaap_Goodwill [1]
Additions 11us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod [2]
Adjustments (15)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments [3]
Net balance as of January 2, 2015 5,854us-gaap_Goodwill
Consumer Security  
Goodwill [Roll Forward]  
Net balance as of March 28, 2014 1,233us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= symc_ConsumerSecurityMember
Additions 0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= symc_ConsumerSecurityMember
[2]
Adjustments (3)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= symc_ConsumerSecurityMember
[3]
Net balance as of January 2, 2015 1,230us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= symc_ConsumerSecurityMember
Enterprise Security  
Goodwill [Roll Forward]  
Net balance as of March 28, 2014 1,918us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= symc_EnterpriseSecurityMember
Additions 11us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= symc_EnterpriseSecurityMember
[2]
Adjustments (8)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= symc_EnterpriseSecurityMember
[3]
Net balance as of January 2, 2015 1,921us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= symc_EnterpriseSecurityMember
Information Management  
Goodwill [Roll Forward]  
Net balance as of March 28, 2014 2,707us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= symc_InformationManagementMember
Additions 0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= symc_InformationManagementMember
[2]
Adjustments (4)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= symc_InformationManagementMember
[3]
Net balance as of January 2, 2015 $ 2,703us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= symc_InformationManagementMember
[1] Derived from audited financial statements.
[2] Additions due to an acquired business.
[3] Adjustments made to goodwill reflect foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.