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Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 28, 2018	Sep. 29, 2017	Sep. 28, 2018	Sep. 29, 2017	Mar. 30, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,175	$ 1,240	$ 2,331	$ 2,415
Revenue recognized from beginning contract liabilities	841		1,492
Amortization expense from capitalized contract acquisition costs	24		47
Capitalized contract cost, impairment loss	0		0
Revenue, remaining performance obligation	2,779		2,779
Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,175	1,240	2,331	2,415
Enterprise Security
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, remaining performance obligation	1,750		1,750
Enterprise Security \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	574	$ 686	1,130	$ 1,332
Consumer Digital Safety
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, remaining performance obligation	1,029		1,029
Transferred at Point in Time \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	122		233
Transferred at Point in Time \| Enterprise Security \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	110		209
Transferred at Point in Time \| Consumer Digital Safety \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	12		24
Transferred over Time \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,053		2,098
Transferred over Time \| Enterprise Security \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	464		921
Transferred over Time \| Consumer Digital Safety \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	589		1,177
Other Current Liabilities \| Enterprise Security
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Rebate Reserves	6		6
Other Current Liabilities \| Consumer Digital Safety
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Rebate Reserves	10		10
Accounts Receivable \| Enterprise Security
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Rebate Reserves					$ 6
Accounts Receivable \| Consumer Digital Safety
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Rebate Reserves					$ 21
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 \| Transferred at Point in Time \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	83		156
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 \| Transferred at Point in Time \| Enterprise Security \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	71		132
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 \| Transferred at Point in Time \| Consumer Digital Safety \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	12		24
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 \| Transferred over Time \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,088		2,166
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 \| Transferred over Time \| Enterprise Security \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	498		988
Calculated under Revenue Guidance in Effect before Topic 606 \| Transferred over Time \| Consumer Digital Safety \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	590		1,178
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 \| Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4		9
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 \| Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 \| Transferred at Point in Time \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	39		77
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 \| Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 \| Transferred at Point in Time \| Enterprise Security \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	39		77
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 \| Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 \| Transferred at Point in Time \| Consumer Digital Safety \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0		0
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 \| Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 \| Transferred over Time \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	(35)		(68)
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 \| Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 \| Transferred over Time \| Enterprise Security \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	(34)		(67)
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 \| Difference between Revenue Guidance in Effect before and after Topic 606 \| Transferred over Time \| Consumer Digital Safety \| Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ (1)		$ (1)