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Restructuring and Other Costs (Restructuring Summary) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2020	Oct. 04, 2019	Oct. 02, 2020	Oct. 04, 2019
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net Charges	$ 14	$ 17	$ 141	$ 30
November 2019 Plan
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			42
Net Charges			205
Cash Payments			(124)
Non-Cash Items			(102)
Ending balance	21		21
November 2019 Plan \| Severance and termination benefit costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			35
Net Charges			82
Cash Payments			(109)
Non-Cash Items			0
Ending balance	8		8
November 2019 Plan \| Contract cancellation charges
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			7
Net Charges			49
Cash Payments			(7)
Non-Cash Items			(36)
Ending balance	13		13
November 2019 Plan \| Stock-based compensation charges
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			0
Net Charges			8
Cash Payments			0
Non-Cash Items			(8)
Ending balance	0		0
November 2019 Plan \| Asset write-offs and impairments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			0
Net Charges			58
Cash Payments			0
Non-Cash Items			(58)
Ending balance	0		0
November 2019 Plan \| Other exit and disposal costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			0
Net Charges			8
Cash Payments			(8)
Non-Cash Items			0
Ending balance	0		0
Continuing Operations
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net Charges	14	17	141	30
Continuing Operations \| Severance and termination benefit costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net Charges	4	17	18	28
Continuing Operations \| Contract cancellation charges
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net Charges	1	0	49	0
Continuing Operations \| Stock-based compensation charges
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net Charges	1	0	8	0
Continuing Operations \| Asset write-offs and impairments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net Charges	3	0	58	0
Continuing Operations \| Other exit and disposal costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net Charges	5	0	8	2
Discontinued Operations
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net Charges	28	40	66	52
Discontinued Operations \| Severance and termination benefit costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net Charges	27	33	64	45
Discontinued Operations \| Separation costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net Charges	$ 1	$ 7	$ 2	$ 7