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Stock-Based Compensation and Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) plan purchasePeriod $ / shares shares	Apr. 01, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 02, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 03, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock incentive plan \| plan	1
Number of equity incentive plans \| plan	2
Options granted in period (in shares)	0	0	0
Current dividends payable \| $	$ 5	$ 11
Long-term dividend payable \| $	$ 2	$ 2
Award modification term, vesting percentage			50.00%	50.00%
Liability-Classified Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding and unvested (in shares)	4,000,000
Unrecognized compensation costs \| $	$ 226
Weighted-average remaining years	2 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding and unvested (in shares)	9,000,000	6,000,000
Award vesting period (in years)	3 years
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 22.38	$ 22.53	$ 20.70
Total fair value of stock released \| $	$ 74	$ 57	$ 86
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 22.45	$ 21.80
PRUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Outstanding and unvested (in shares)	4,000,000	3,000,000
Award vesting period (in years)	3 years
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 27.07	$ 28.68	$ 26.39
Total fair value of stock released \| $	$ 5	$ 0	$ 43
Award performance conditions measurement period	2 years
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 28.01	$ 28.50
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total intrinsic value of options exercised \| $	$ 1	$ 3	$ 18
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining shares available for future issuance (in shares)	31,000,000
Maximum employee subscription rate (up to) (as a percent)	10.00%
Award offering period (in months)	12 months
Purchase periods, number \| purchasePeriod	2
Purchase period	6 months
Purchase price of common stock (as a percent)	85.00%
Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)	39,000,000
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 6.04	$ 6.77	$ 5.65
Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance award range, percent	0.00%
Award modification term, percentage of unvested equity			0.00%
Minimum \| PRUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award market conditions measurement period	3 years
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance award range, percent	200.00%
Award modification term, percentage of unvested equity			150.00%
Maximum \| PRUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)	5 years
2013 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares approved and reserved for issuance (in shares)	82,000,000
Remaining shares available for future issuance (in shares)	9,000,000
2013 Equity Incentive Plan \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period	10 years