Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2013		Mar. 30, 2012		Apr. 01, 2011
Net revenue:
Content, subscription, and maintenance	$ 6,021		$ 5,823		$ 5,242
License	885		907		948
Total net revenue	6,906	[1]	6,730	[1]	6,190	[1]
Cost of revenue:
Content, subscription, and maintenance	1,017		943		903
License	89		48		27
Amortization of intangible assets	69		91		115
Total cost of revenue	1,175		1,082		1,045
Gross profit	5,731		5,648		5,145
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	2,735		2,814		2,622
Research and development	1,012		969		862
General and administrative	450		437		390
Amortization of intangible assets	286		289		270
Restructuring and transition	125		56		92
Impairment of intangible assets			4		27
Loss and impairment of assets held for sale					2
Total operating expenses	4,608		4,569		4,265
Operating income	1,123		1,079		880
Interest income	12		13		10
Interest expense	(139)		(115)		(143)
Other income (expense), net	27		(6)		(2)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt					(16)
Loss from joint venture			(27)		(31)
Gain from sale of joint venture			526
Income before income taxes	1,023		1,470		698
Provision for income taxes	258		298		105
Net income	765		1,172		593
Less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest					(4)
Net income attributable to Symantec Corporation stockholders	$ 765		$ 1,172		$ 597
Net income per share attributable to Symantec Corporation stockholders - basic	$ 1.09		$ 1.58		$ 0.77
Net income per share attributable to Symantec Corporation stockholders - diluted	$ 1.08		$ 1.57		$ 0.76
Weighted-average shares outstanding attributable to Symantec Corporation stockholders - basic	701		741		778
Weighted-average shares outstanding attributable to Symantec Corporation stockholders - diluted	711		748		786

[1] No individual country represented more than 10% of the respective totals.