Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2015		Oct. 03, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 273		$ 480
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	143		145
Amortization of intangible assets	59		82
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts	2		2
Stock-based compensation expense	133		89
Deferred income taxes	17		30
Excess income tax benefit from the exercise of stock options	(6)		(5)
Other	9		3
Net change in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net	255		268
Deferred commissions	30		(3)
Accounts payable	50		(77)
Accrued compensation and benefits	(107)		(50)
Deferred revenue	(397)		(374)
Income taxes payable	(22)		(101)
Other assets	12		33
Other liabilities	(17)		(56)
Net cash provided by operating activities	434		466
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment	(149)		(199)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(4)		(19)
Purchases of short-term investments	(327)		(1,071)
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments	1,019		411
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments	76		156
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	615		(722)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayments of debt and other obligations	(367)		(18)
Net proceeds from sales of common stock under employee stock benefit plans	44		66
Excess income tax benefit from the exercise of stock options	6		5
Tax payments related to restricted stock units	(37)		(34)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid	(210)		(207)
Repurchases of common stock	(250)		(250)
Proceeds from other financing, net	0		34
Net cash used in financing activities	(814)		(404)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents	(12)		(75)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	223		(735)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	2,874	[1]	3,707
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,097		$ 2,972

[1] Derived from audited financial statements.