Monro (MNRO) 10-K 28 May 14 2014 FY Annual report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	9-May-14	Sep. 28, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE INC	'	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0000876427	'	'
Document Type	'10-K	'	'
Document Period End Date	29-Mar-14	'	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'FY	'	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--03-29	'	'
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	'Yes	'	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'	'
Entity Public Float	'	'	$1,386,400,000
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding	'	31,510,479	'

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and equivalents	$1,205	$1,463
Trade receivables	2,728	2,835
Federal and state income taxes receivable	2,171	2,336
Inventories	124,920	118,210
Deferred income tax assets	13,710	13,154
Other current assets	23,382	28,412
Total current assets	168,116	166,410
Property, plant and equipment	531,505	504,080
Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization	-249,622	-229,034
Net property, plant and equipment	281,883	275,046
Goodwill	270,039	249,803
Intangible assets	29,371	32,396
Other non-current assets	10,547	10,458
Long-term deferred income tax assets	0	5,320
Total assets	759,956	739,433
Current liabilities:	'	'
Current portion of long-term debt, capital leases and financing obligations	7,552	6,833
Trade payables	53,321	61,006
Accrued payroll, payroll taxes and other payroll benefits	20,206	18,302
Accrued insurance	32,353	29,498
Warranty reserves	9,557	9,060
Other current liabilities	13,752	13,431
Total current liabilities	136,741	138,130
Long-term capital leases and financing obligations	81,199	86,962
Long-term debt	105,841	127,847
Accrued rent expense	5,700	6,057
Other long-term liabilities	11,558	11,965
Deferred income tax liabilities	140	0
Long-term income taxes payable	2,793	3,430
Total liabilities	343,972	374,391
Commitments	'	'
Shareholders' equity:	'	'
Common Stock, $.01 par value, 65,000,000 shares authorized; 37,567,902 and 37,327,967 shares issued at March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, respectively	376	373
Treasury Stock, 6,076,951 and 6,073,836 shares at March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, respectively, at cost	-90,241	-90,064
Additional paid-in capital	141,365	131,460
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-3,135	-4,043
Retained earnings	367,570	327,267
Total shareholders' equity	415,984	365,042
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	759,956	739,433
Class C Convertible Preferred Stock	'	'
Shareholders' equity:	'	'
Class C Convertible Preferred Stock, $1.50 par value, $.064 conversion value;150,000 shares authorized; 32,500 shares issued and outstanding	49	49
Total shareholders' equity	$49	$49

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
Convertible Preferred Stock, conversion value	$0.06	$0.06
Common Stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common Stock, shares authorized	65,000,000	65,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued	37,567,902	37,327,967
Treasury Stock, shares	6,076,951	6,073,836
Class C Convertible Preferred Stock	'	'
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value	$1.50	$1.50
Convertible Preferred Stock, conversion value	$0.06	$0.06
Convertible Preferred Stock, shares authorized	150,000	150,000
Convertible Preferred Stock, shares issued	32,500	32,500
Convertible Preferred Stock, shares outstanding	32,500	32,500

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'	'
Sales	$831,432	$731,997	$686,552
Cost of sales, including distribution and occupancy costs	511,458	453,850	410,155
Gross profit	319,974	278,147	276,397
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses	224,627	204,442	184,981
Operating income	95,347	73,705	91,416
Interest expense, net of interest income	9,470	7,213	5,220
Other income, net	-659	-332	-490
Income before provision for income taxes	86,536	66,824	86,686
Provision for income taxes	32,077	24,257	32,074
Net income	54,459	42,567	54,612
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'
Changes in pension, net of tax provision (benefit) of $556, ($299) and ($1,211), respectively	908	-488	-1,977
Other comprehensive income (loss)	908	-488	-1,977
Total comprehensive income	$55,367	$42,079	$52,635
Earnings per share:	'	'	'
Basic	$1.72	$1.36	$1.77
Diluted	$1.67	$1.32	$1.69
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in computing earnings per share:	'	'	'
Basic	31,394	31,067	30,716
Diluted	32,642	32,308	32,237

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com1

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'	'
Tax provision (benefit) related to changes in pension	$556	($299)	($1,211)

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cha

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (USD $)		Total	Class C Convertible Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Beginning balance at Mar. 26, 2011		$280,249	$49	$360	($72,317)	$99,871	$253,864	($1,578)
Net income		54,612	'	'	'	'	54,612	'
Other comprehensive (loss)/income:		'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Pension liability adjustment		-1,977	'	'	'	'	'	-1,977
Dividends:		'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Less: Preferred stock dividends	[1]	-266	'	'	'	'	-266	'
Common	[1]	-10,770	'	'	'	'	-10,770	'
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options		5,314	'	'	'	5,314	'	'
Exercise of stock options	[2]	-2,358	'	8	-14,176	11,810	'	'
Stock option compensation		2,695	'	'	'	2,695	'	'
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2012		327,499	49	368	-86,493	119,690	297,440	-3,555
Net income		42,567	'	'	'	'	42,567	'
Other comprehensive (loss)/income:		'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Pension liability adjustment		-488	'	'	'	'	'	-488
Dividends:		'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Less: Preferred stock dividends	[1]	-304	'	'	'	'	-304	'
Common	[1]	-12,436	'	'	'	'	-12,436	'
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options		2,764	'	'	'	2,764	'	'
Exercise of stock options	[2]	2,356	'	5	-3,571	5,922	'	'
Stock option compensation		3,084	'	'	'	3,084	'	'
Ending balance at Mar. 30, 2013		365,042	49	373	-90,064	131,460	327,267	-4,043
Net income		54,459	'	'	'	'	54,459	'
Other comprehensive (loss)/income:		'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Pension liability adjustment		908	'	'	'	'	'	908
Dividends:		'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Less: Preferred stock dividends	[1]	-334	'	'	'	'	-334	'
Common	[1]	-13,822	'	'	'	'	-13,822	'
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options		1,866	'	'	'	1,866	'	'
Exercise of stock options	[2]	4,314	'	3	-177	4,488	'	'
Stock option compensation		3,551	'	'	'	3,551	'	'
Ending balance at Mar. 29, 2014		$415,984	$49	$376	($90,241)	$141,365	$367,570	($3,135)
[1]	Dividends paid per common share or common share equivalent were $.44, $.40 and $.35, respectively, for the years ended March 29, 2014, March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012.
[2]	Includes the receipt of treasury stock in connection with the exercise of stock options and to partially satisfy tax withholding obligations.

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cha1

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Pension Liability Adjustment-pre-tax	$1,464	($787)	($3,188)
Common stock cash dividends per share	$0.44	$0.40	$0.35

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'	'
Net income	$54,459	$42,567	$54,612
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities -	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	31,688	27,500	23,583
Stock-based compensation expense	3,551	3,084	2,695
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements	-195	-441	-294
Net change in deferred income taxes	4,520	-375	3,162
Gain on bargain purchase	-217	0	0
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets	373	375	-1,247
Change in operating assets and liabilities (excluding acquisitions)	'	'	'
Trade receivables	107	-511	153
Inventories	-5,192	-5,968	4,589
Other current assets	5,149	-7,176	-3,668
Other non-current assets	1,844	5,468	-6,942
Trade payables	-7,685	15,657	4,048
Accrued expenses	3,656	3,826	-323
Federal and state income taxes payable	2,031	1,779	3,577
Other long-term liabilities	491	-844	-539
Long-term income taxes payable	-637	-505	-780
Total adjustments	39,484	41,869	28,014
Net cash provided by operating activities	93,943	84,436	82,626
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'	'
Capital expenditures	-32,150	-34,185	-28,556
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-27,467	-163,326	-39,243
Proceeds from the disposal of assets	3,916	3,037	2,102
Net cash used for investing activities	-55,701	-194,474	-65,697
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'	'
Proceeds from borrowings	304,321	371,031	189,502
Principal payments on long-term debt, capital leases and financing obligations	-333,174	-253,445	-198,236
Exercise of stock options	4,314	2,957	3,134
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements	195	441	294
Dividends paid	-14,156	-12,740	-11,036
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities	-38,500	108,244	-16,342
(Decrease) increase in cash	-258	-1,794	587
Cash at beginning of year	1,463	3,257	2,670
Cash at end of year	$1,205	$1,463	$3,257

Significant_Accounting_Policie

Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Significant Accounting Policies	'
	MONRO MUFFLER BRAKE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
	NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
	NOTE 1 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
	Background
	Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Monro Service Corporation (together, “Monro”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), are engaged principally in providing automotive undercar repair and tire services in the United States. Monro had 953 Company-operated stores, three franchised locations and 14 dealer-operated automotive repair centers located primarily in the northeast and Great Lakes regions of the United States as of March 29, 2014. Monro's operations are organized and managed in one operating segment.
	Accounting estimates
	The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with such principles requires the use of estimates by management during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
	Fiscal year
	Monro reports its results on a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the last Saturday of March of each year. The following are the dates represented by each fiscal period:
	“Year ended Fiscal March 2014”: March 31, 2013 – March 29, 2014 (52 weeks)
	“Year ended Fiscal March 2013”: April 1, 2012 – March 30, 2013 (52 weeks)
	“Year ended Fiscal March 2012”: March 27, 2011 – March 31, 2012 (53 weeks)
	Consolidation
	The Consolidated Financial Statements include Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Monro Service Corporation, after the elimination of intercompany transactions and balances.
	Reclassifications
	Certain amounts in these financials statements have been reclassified to maintain comparability among the periods presented.
	Retrospective adjustments – Purchase accounting
	During the quarter ended December 2013, we finalized the purchase accounting for several acquisitions that occurred in fiscal year 2013. We retrospectively adjusted the provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition dates to reflect fair value and made adjustments to the March 30, 2013 Consolidated Balance Sheet. (See Note 2.)
	Revenue recognition
	Sales are recorded upon completion of automotive undercar repair and tire services provided to customers. The following was Monro's sales mix for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012:
		Year Ended Fiscal March
		2014	2013	2012
	Brakes	15%	15%	18%
	Exhaust	4	4	5
	Steering	9	10	10
	Tires	44	42	39
	Maintenance	28	29	28
	Total	100%	100%	100%
	Revenue from the sale of tire road hazard warranty agreements is recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract period or other method when costs are not incurred ratably.
	Cash equivalents
	We consider all highly liquid instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
	Inventories
	Our inventories consist of automotive parts and tires. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market value using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method
	Barter credits
	We value barter credits at the fair market value of the inventory exchanged, as determined by reference to price lists for buying groups and jobber pricing. We use these credits primarily to pay vendors for purchases (mainly inventory vendors for the purchase of parts and tires) or to purchase other goods or services from the barter company such as advertising and travel.
	Property, plant and equipment
	Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is provided on a straight-line basis. Buildings and improvements related to owned locations are depreciated over lives varying from 10 to 39 years; machinery, fixtures and equipment over lives varying from 5 to 15 years; and vehicles over lives varying from 5 to 10 years. Computer software is depreciated over lives varying from 3 to 7 years. Buildings and improvements related to leased locations are depreciated over the shorter of the asset's useful life or the reasonably assured lease term, as defined in the accounting guidance on leases. When property is sold or retired, the cost and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and a gain or loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. (See Note 4.)
	Long-lived assets
	We evaluate the ability to recover long-lived assets whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. In the event assets are impaired, losses are recognized to the extent the carrying value exceeds the fair value. In addition, we report assets to be disposed of at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair market value.
	Store opening and closing costs
	New store opening costs are charged to expense in the fiscal year when incurred. When we close a store, the estimated unrecoverable costs, including the remaining lease obligation net of sublease income, if any, are charged to expense.
	Leases
	Financing Obligations -
	We are often involved in the construction of leased stores. In some cases, we are responsible for construction cost over runs or non-standard tenant improvements. As a result of this involvement, we are deemed the “owner” for accounting purposes during the construction period, requiring us to capitalize the construction costs on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Upon completion of the project, we perform a sale-leaseback analysis pursuant to guidance on accounting for leases to determine if we can remove the assets from our Consolidated Balance Sheet. For some of these leases, we are considered to have “continuing involvement”, which precludes us from derecognizing the assets from our Consolidated Balance Sheet when construction is complete (“failed sale-leaseback”). In conjunction with these leases, we capitalize the construction costs on our Consolidated Balance Sheet and also record financing obligations representing payments owed to the landlord. We do not report rent expense for the properties which are owned for accounting purposes. Rather, rental payments under the lease are recognized as a reduction of the financing obligation and as interest expense.
	Additionally, since we often assume leases in acquisition transactions, the accounting for a seller who was involved in the construction of leased stores passes to us.
	During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, Monro conducted a review of its lease accounting practices as it relates to certain sale-leaseback transactions.
	In connection with this review, we recorded an out of period adjustment to record previously unrecognized failed sale-leaseback transactions. The adjustment resulted in the recognition of additional property of $.4 million and capital leases and financing obligations of $.7 million on our March 2013 Consolidated Balance Sheet. As some of the stores impacted related to prior year acquisitions, we also recorded increases in goodwill of $1.9 million, deferred tax assets of $1.2 million and other long term liabilities of $2.3 million in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 30, 2013. The impact to the fiscal 2013 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income was recorded in the fourth quarter as a decrease of $1.0 million in occupancy costs and an increase of $.5 million in interest expense. The Company determined that this adjustment was not material to its current or prior period Consolidated Financial Statements.
	Capital Leases –
	Some of our property is held under capital leases. These assets are included in property, plant and equipment and depreciated over the term of the lease. We do not report rent expense for capital leases. Rather, rental payments under the lease are recognized as a reduction of the capital lease obligation and interest expense.
	Operating Leases –
	All other leases are considered operating leases. Rent expense, including rent escalations, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the reasonably assured lease term, as defined in the accounting guidance on leases. Generally, the lease term is the base lease term plus certain renewal option periods for which renewal is reasonably assured.
	Goodwill and intangible assets
	We have a history of growth through acquisitions. Assets and liabilities of acquired businesses are recorded at their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. Goodwill represents costs in excess of fair values assigned to the underlying net assets of acquired businesses. The carrying value of goodwill is subject to annual impairment reviews in accordance with accounting guidance on goodwill, which we typically perform in the third quarter of the fiscal year. Impairment reviews may also be triggered by any significant events or changes in circumstances affecting our business.
	We have one reporting unit which encompasses all operations including new acquisitions. The goodwill impairment test consists of a two-step process, if necessary. We perform a qualitative assessment to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than the carrying value of goodwill. If the qualitative factors are triggered, we perform the two-step process. The first step is to compare the fair value of our invested capital to the book value of its invested capital. If the fair value is less than its carrying value, the second step of the impairment test must be performed in order to determine the amount of impairment loss, if any. The second step compares the implied fair value of goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. The loss recognized cannot exceed the carrying amount of goodwill.
	Intangible assets primarily represent allocations of purchase price to identifiable intangible assets of acquired businesses and are amortized over their estimated useful lives. All intangibles and other long-lived assets are reviewed when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset's carrying value may not be recoverable. If such indicators are present, it is determined whether the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows attributable to such assets is less than their carrying amounts. No such indicators were present in 2014, 2013 or 2012.
	A deterioration of macroeconomic conditions may not only negatively impact the estimated operating cash flows used in our cash flow models, but may also negatively impact other assumptions used in our analyses, including, but not limited to, the estimated cost of capital and/or discount rates. Additionally, as discussed above, in accordance with accounting guidance, we are required to ensure that assumptions used to determine fair value in our analyses are consistent with the assumptions a hypothetical market participant would use. As a result, the cost of capital and/or discount rates used in our analyses may increase or decrease based on market conditions and trends, regardless of whether our actual cost of capital has changed. Therefore, we may recognize an impairment of an intangible asset or assets even though realized actual cash flows are approximately equal to or greater than its previously forecasted amounts.
	As a result of our annual qualitative assessment performed in the third quarter of fiscal 2014, there were no impairments. There have been no triggering events during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.
	Self-insurance reserves
	We are largely self-insured with respect to workers' compensation, general liability and employee medical claims. In order to reduce our risk and better manage our overall loss exposure, we purchase stop-loss insurance that covers individual claims in excess of the deductible amounts. We maintain an accrual for the estimated cost to settle open claims as well as an estimate of the cost of claims that have been incurred but not reported. These estimates take into consideration the historical average claim volume, the average cost for settled claims, current trends in claim costs, changes in our business and workforce, and general economic factors. These accruals are reviewed on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if factors dictate a more frequent review is warranted. For more complex reserve calculations, such as workers' compensation, we use the services of an actuary on an annual basis to assist in determining the required reserve for open claims.
	Warranty
	We provide an accrual for estimated future warranty costs for parts that we install based upon the historical relationship of warranty costs to sales. Warranty expense related to all product warranties at and for the years ended March 2014, 2013 and 2012 was not material to our financial position or results of operations. See additional discussion of tire road hazard warranty agreements under the “Revenue recognition” section of this footnote.
	Comprehensive income
	As it relates to Monro, comprehensive income is defined as net earnings as adjusted for pension liability adjustments and is reported net of related taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity.
Income taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using tax rates based on currently enacted rules and legislation and anticipated rates that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The accounting guidance for uncertainties in income tax prescribes a comprehensive model for the financial statement recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns. Monro recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position in the financial statements only when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits and a consideration of the relevant taxing authority's administrative practices and precedents. (See Note 7.)
Treasury stock
Treasury stock is accounted for using the par value method. During the year ended March 31, 2012, Monro's former Chief Executive Officer surrendered 386,000 shares of Monro's Common Stock at fair market value to pay the exercise price and to partially satisfy tax withholding obligations on the exercise of 563,000 stock options. During the year ended March 30, 2013, Monro's current Chief Executive Officer surrendered 43,000 shares of Monro's Common Stock at fair market value to pay the exercise price and to partially satisfy tax withholding obligations on the exercise of 113,000 stock options. There was no activity for the Chief Executive Officer during the year ended March 29, 2014.
Stock-based compensation
We measure compensation cost arising from the grant of share-based payments to an employee at fair value, and recognize such cost in income over the period during which the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. Forfeitures are estimated on the grant date and revised in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
We recognize compensation expense related to stock options using the straight-line approach. Option awards generally vest equally over the service period established in the award, typically four years. We estimate fair value using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Assumptions used to estimate the compensation expense are determined as follows:
Expected life of an award is based on historical experience and on the terms and conditions of the stock awards granted to employees;
Expected volatility is measured using historical changes in the market price of Monro's Common Stock;
Risk-free interest rate is equivalent to the implied yield on zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bonds with a remaining maturity equal to the expected term of the awards;
Forfeitures are based substantially on the history of cancellations of similar awards granted by Monro in prior years; and
Dividend yield is based on historical experience and expected future changes.
The weighted average fair value of options granted during fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $10.10, $8.67 and $8.41, respectively. The fair values of the options granted were estimated on the date of their grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
Total stock-based compensation expense included in cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses in Monro's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended March 29, 2014, March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 was $3.6 million, $3.1 million and $2.7 million, respectively. The related income tax benefit was $1.3 million, $1.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock and equivalents outstanding during the year. Common Stock equivalents represent shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of stock options. (See Note 10.)
Advertising
We expense the production costs of advertising the first time the advertising takes place, except for direct response advertising which is capitalized and amortized over its expected period of future benefits.
Direct response advertising consists primarily of coupons for Monro's services. The capitalized costs of this advertising are amortized over the period of the coupon's validity, which is typically two months.
Prepaid advertising at March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, and advertising expense for the years ended March 2014, 2013 and 2012, were not material to these financial statements.
Vendor rebates and cooperative advertising credits
We account for vendor rebates and cooperative advertising credits as a reduction of the cost of products purchased, except where the rebate or credit is a reimbursement of costs incurred to sell the vendor's product, in which case it is offset against the costs incurred.
Guarantees
At the time we issue a guarantee, we recognize an initial liability for the fair value, or market value, of the obligation we assume under that guarantee.
Recent accounting pronouncements
In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting guidance for the reporting of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. This guidance requires companies to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income when applicable, or to cross-reference the reclassifications with other disclosures that provide additional detail about the reclassification made when the reclassifications are not made to net income. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 did not have an impact on Monro's Consolidated Financial Statements.
In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting guidance for income tax presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward exists. This guidance requires an entity to net its unrecognized tax benefits against the deferred tax assets for all same jurisdiction net operating loss or similar tax loss carryforwards, or tax credit carryforwards. The guidance is to be applied prospectively (with an option to apply retrospectively) and will apply to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. As we already net our unrecognized tax benefits against the deferred tax assets for all same jurisdiction net operating loss carryforwards, this guidance had no impact on Monro's Consolidated Financial Statements.
Other recent authoritative guidance issued by the FASB (including technical corrections to the Accounting Standards Codification) and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not, or are not expected to have a material effect on Monro's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Acquisitions [Abstract]	'
Acquisitions	'
	NOTE 2 – ACQUISITIONS
	Monro's acquisitions are strategic moves in our plan to fill in and expand our presence in our existing and contiguous markets, and leverage fixed operating costs such as distribution and advertising.
	Subsequent Events
	We have signed two definitive asset purchase agreements to complete the acquisition of ten and nine retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Michigan from Lentz U.S.A. Service Centers, Inc. and Kan Rock Tire Company, Inc., respectively, in June 2014. These stores will operate under the Monro Brake & Tire name. These acquisitions will be financed through our existing credit facility.
	On April 13, 2014, we acquired two retail tire and automotive repair stores located in New Hampshire from Bald Tire & Auto, Inc. These retail tire and automotive repair stores were previously Tire Warehouse franchise locations and will continue to operate under the Tire Warehouse name. The acquisition was financed through our existing credit facility.
	Fiscal 2014
	During fiscal 2014, we acquired the following businesses for an aggregate purchase price of $27.5 million. The acquisitions were financed through our existing credit facility. The results of operations for these acquisitions are included in Monro's financial results from the respective acquisition dates.
	On March 2, 2014, we acquired one retail tire and automotive repair store located in Kentucky from Hometown Tire Company, Inc. This store operates under the Ken Towery Tire and Auto Care name.
	On November 17, 2013, we acquired six retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Maryland and Delaware from Carl King Tire Co., Inc. These stores operate under the Mr. Tire name.
	On November 17, 2013, we acquired four retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Kentucky from S&S Firestone, Inc. These stores operate under the Ken Towery Tire and Auto Care name.
	On October 20, 2013, we acquired two retail tire and automotive repair stores located in North Carolina from XL Tire, Inc. These stores operate under the Tread Quarters brand name.
	On August 18, 2013, we acquired ten retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Virginia and Maryland from Curry's Automotive Group. These stores operate under the Curry's/Mr. Tire name.
	On August 11, 2013, we acquired one retail tire and automotive repair store located in New Jersey from Mitchell Tire Service. This store operates under the Mr. Tire name.
	The acquisitions resulted in goodwill related to, among other things, growth opportunities, synergies and economies of scale expected from combining these businesses with ours, and unidentifiable intangible assets. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. We have recorded finite-lived intangible assets at their estimated fair value related to customer relationships, trade names and a non-compete agreement.
	We expensed all costs related to the acquisitions during fiscal 2014. The total costs related to these acquisitions were not material to the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. These costs are included in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income primarily under operating, selling, general and administrative expenses.
	Sales and net income for the fiscal 2014 acquired entities totaled $15.1 million and $.1 million, respectively, for the period from acquisition date through March 29, 2014.
	Supplemental pro forma information for the current or prior reporting periods has not been presented due to the impracticability of obtaining detailed, accurate or reliable data for the periods the acquired entities were not owned by Monro.
	The preliminary fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed were based on preliminary valuation data and estimates. The excess of the net purchase price over the net tangible and intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. Where the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets exceeds the net purchase price, a gain was recorded. The preliminary allocation of the aggregate purchase price as of March 29, 2014 was as follows:
		As of Acquisition Date
		(Dollars in thousands)
	Inventories		$1,549
	Other current assets		122
	Property, plant and equipment		8,549
	Intangible assets		1,283
	Deferred income tax assets		111
	Other non-current assets		94
	Total assets acquired		11,708
	Warranty reserves		167
	Other current liabilities		1,616
	Other long-term liabilities		130
	Total liabilities assumed		1,913
	Total net identifiable assets acquired		$9,795
	Total consideration transferred		$27,518
	Plus: gain on bargain purchase		217
	Less: total net identifiable assets acquired		9,795
	Goodwill		$17,940
	The following are the intangible assets acquired and their respective fair values and weighted average useful lives.
		As of Acquisition Date
		Dollars in thousands		Weighted Average Useful Life
	Customer lists	$767		7 years
	Trade name	501		7 years
	Non-compete agreement	15		3 years
	Total	$1,283		7 years
	We continue to refine the valuation data and estimates related to road hazard warranty, intangible assets, real estate and real property leases for the fiscal 2014 acquisitions and expect to complete the valuations no later than the first anniversary date of the respective acquisition. We anticipate that adjustments will continue to be made to the fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed and those adjustments may or may not be material.
	Fiscal 2013
	During fiscal 2013, we acquired the following businesses for an aggregate purchase price of $163.5 million. The acquisitions were financed through our existing credit facility. The results of operations for these acquisitions are included in Monro's financial results from the respective acquisition dates.
	On December 30, 2012, we acquired 12 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Ohio from Enger Auto Service Mentor, Inc. These stores operate under the Mr. Tire name.
	On December 30, 2012, we acquired nine retail tire and automotive repair stores located in North Carolina from Tire King of Durham, Inc. These stores operate under the Mr. Tire name.
	On December 16, 2012, we acquired 27 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Indiana and Kentucky and a wholesale operation and warehouse in Kentucky from Ken Towery's Auto Care of Kentucky, Inc. and Ken Towery's Auto Care of Indiana, Inc. These retail stores operate under the Ken Towery's Tire and Auto Care name and the wholesale operation operates under the America's Best Tires name.
	On November 18, 2012, we acquired 31 retail tire stores located in Indiana, Tennessee and Illinois from Everybody's Oil Corporation. These stores operate under the Tire Barn Warehouse name.
	On October 14, 2012, we acquired one retail tire and automotive repair store located in Massachusetts from Brothers Tire, Inc. This store operates under the Monro brand name.
	On October 7, 2012, we acquired five retail tire and automotive repair stores located in New York from Chesley Co. Inc., a former Midas franchisee. These stores operate under the Mr. Tire and Monro brand names.
	On August 12, 2012, we acquired 17 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Wisconsin and South Carolina from Tuffy Associates Corp. These stores operate under the Monro and Tread Quarters brand names.
	On June 3, 2012, we acquired 18 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in North Carolina from Colony Tire Corporation. These stores operate primarily under the Mr. Tire name.
	On April 1, 2012, we acquired 20 retail tire and automotive repair stores located in Virginia from Kramer Tire Co. These stores operate primarily under the Tread Quarters brand name. As part of the Kramer acquisition, two heavy truck tire and truck repair stores, two wholesale operations and a retread facility also located in Virginia were acquired. The non-retail facilities and the two heavy truck tire and truck repair stores were disposed of during May 2012.
	The acquisitions resulted in goodwill related to, among other things, growth opportunities, synergies and economies of scale expected from combining these businesses with ours and unidentifiable intangible assets. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. We have recorded finite-lived intangible assets at their estimated fair value related to customer relationships, trade names and favorable leases.
	We expensed all costs related to the acquisitions during fiscal 2013. The total costs related to these acquisitions were $2.1 million for the year ended March 30, 2013. These costs are included in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income primarily under operating, selling, general and administrative expenses.
	Sales and net loss for the fiscal 2013 acquired entities totaled $87.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively, for the period from acquisition date through March 30, 2013.
	Supplemental pro forma information for the current or prior reporting periods has not been presented due to the impracticability of obtaining detailed, accurate or reliable data for the periods the acquired entities were not owned by Monro.
	We finalized the purchase accounting relative to Kramer during fiscal 2013 and the other fiscal 2013 acquisitions during fiscal 2014. As a result of the final purchase price allocations, certain of the fair value amounts previously estimated were adjusted during the measurement period. These measurement period adjustments related to updated valuation reports and appraisals received from our external valuation specialists, as well as revisions to internal estimates. The changes in estimates recorded in fiscal 2014 include an increase in property, plant and equipment of $2.4 million; an increase in intangible assets of $4.3 million; an increase in the long-term deferred income tax asset of $7.5 million; an increase in the current portion of long-term debt, capital leases and financing obligations of $2.0 million; a decrease in warranty reserves of $.2 million; an increase in long-term capital leases and financing obligations of $28.9 million; and an increase in other long-term liabilities of $.3 million. The measurement period adjustments resulted in an increase to goodwill of $16.8 million.
	We have recorded the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values as of their respective acquisition dates, with the remainder recorded as goodwill as follows:
		As of Acquisition Date
		(Dollars in thousands)
Inventories		$16,854
Other current assets		1,167
Property, plant and equipment		49,605
Intangible assets		21,112
Deferred income tax assets		13,179
Other non-current assets		9
Total assets acquired		101,926
Warranty reserves		3,217
Other current liabilities		4,694
Long-term capital leases and financing obligations		44,086
Other long-term liabilities		4,256
Total liabilities assumed		56,253
Total net identifiable assets acquired		$45,673
Total consideration transferred		$163,517
Less: total net identifiable assets acquired		45,673
Goodwill		$117,844
As part of the purchase accounting adjustments recorded during the quarter ended December 2013, the March 30, 2013 consolidated balance sheet was retrospectively adjusted to reflect some of the purchase accounting measurement period adjustments described above. The retrospective adjustments included an increase in property, plant and equipment of $4.2 million; an increase in intangible assets of $3.9 million; an increase in the long-term deferred income tax asset of $7.4 million; an increase in goodwill of $14.5 million; an increase in the current portion of long-term debt, capital leases and financing obligations of $1.9 million; a decrease in warranty reserves of $.2 million; an increase in long-term capital leases and financing obligations of $28.1 million; and an increase in other long-term liabilities of $.2 million.
Additionally, the purchase accounting adjustments did not have a material impact on the current period or any prior period consolidated statements of comprehensive income, and, therefore, prior period consolidated statements of comprehensive income have not been retrospectively adjusted.
The following are the intangible assets acquired and their respective fair values and weighted average useful lives.
	As of Acquisition Date
	Dollars in thousands	Weighted Average Useful Life
Customer lists	$9,160	7 years
Trade names	6,570	17 years
Favorable leases	5,382	12 years
Total	$21,112	11 years

Other_Current_Assets

Other Current Assets	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Other Current Assets And Other Non-current Assets [Abstract]	'
Other Current Assets	'
	NOTE 3 – OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
	The composition of other current assets is as follows:
			Year Ended Fiscal March
			2014		2013
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Vendor rebates receivable	$	7,258	$	10,662
	Other		16,124		17,750
		$	23,382	$	28,412

Property_Plant_and_Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Property, Plant and Equipment	'
	NOTE 4 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
	The major classifications of property, plant and equipment are as follows:
						29-Mar-14							30-Mar-13
								Assets							Assets
								Under							Under
								Capital Lease/							Capital Lease/
					Assets			Financing				Assets			Financing
					Owned			Obligations		Total		Owned			Obligations		Total
				(Dollars in thousands)
	Land			$	69,836				$	69,836	$	69,401				$	69,401
	Buildings and
		improvements			186,093		$	66,057		252,150		177,869		$	64,993		242,862
	Equipment, signage
		and fixtures			183,373					183,373		169,233					169,233
	Vehicles				19,632			67		19,699		18,256			67		18,323
	Construction-in-
		progress			6,447					6,447		4,261					4,261
					465,381			66,124		531,505		439,020			65,060		504,080
		Less - Accumulated
			depreciation and
			amortization		226,870			22,752		249,622		210,490			18,544		229,034
				$	238,511		$	43,372	$	281,883	$	228,530		$	46,516	$	275,046
	Depreciation expense totaled $28.6 million, $24.7 million and $22.0 million for the fiscal years ended March 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	Amortization expense recorded under capital leases and financing obligations and included in depreciation expense above totaled $5.2 million, $3.9 million and $3.2 million for the fiscal years ended March 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	'
	NOTE 5 – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
	The changes in goodwill during fiscal 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
		Dollars in thousands
	Balance at March 31, 2012	$	132,656
	Fiscal 2013 acquisitions		115,548
	Disposal of assets related to fiscal 2013 acquisitions		-704
	Adjustments to fiscal 2012 purchase accounting		404
	Other adjustments		1,899
	Balance at March 30, 2013		249,803
	Fiscal 2014 acquisitions		17,940
	Adjustments to fiscal 2013 purchase accounting		2,296
	Balance at March 29, 2014	$	270,039
	In fiscal 2013, the other adjustments relate to our review of lease accounting practices. (See Note 1).
	The composition of other intangible assets is as follows:
			Year Ended Fiscal March
			2014						2013
			Gross						Gross
			Carrying			Accumulated			Carrying		Accumulated
			Amount			Amortization			Amount		Amortization
		(Dollars in thousands)
	Customer lists	$	19,566		$	8,548		$	18,799	$	6,313
	Trade names		14,003			4,648			13,502		3,891
	Favorable leases		12,700			3,751			12,293		2,117
	Other intangible assets		660			611			645		522
	Total intangible assets	$	46,929		$	17,558		$	45,239	$	12,843
	Monro's intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives. The weighted average useful lives of Monro's intangible assets are approximately nine years for customer lists, 14 years for trade names, 15 years for favorable leases and five years for other intangible assets.
	Amortization of intangible assets, excluding amortization of favorable leases included in rent expense, during fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 totaled $3.1 million, $2.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
	Estimated future amortization of intangible assets is as follows:
				Customer lists/
				Trade names/			Favorable
	Year Ending Fiscal March			Other			Leases
				(Dollars in thousands)
	2015		$	3,025		$	977
	2016			2,890			887
	2017			2,741			846
	2018			2,673			818
	2019			2,419			780

LongTerm_Debt

Long-Term Debt	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]	'
Long-Term Debt	'
	NOTE 6 - LONG-TERM DEBT, CAPITAL LEASES AND FINANCING OBLIGATIONS
	Long-term debt, capital leases and financing obligations consist of the following:
			March 29,			March 30,
				2014			2013
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Revolving Credit Facility, LIBOR-based (a)		$	105,841		$	127,187
	Mortgage Note Payable, non-interest bearing, secured by warehouse and office
		land, due in one installment in 2015					660
	Long-term debt		$	105,841		$	127,847
	Obligations under capital leases and financing obligations at various
		interest rates, due in installments through 2042	$	88,091		$	93,795
	Mortgage Note Payable, non-interest bearing, secured by warehouse and office
		land, due in one installment in 2015		660
		Less – Current portion of long-term debt, capital leases and financing obligations		-7,552			-6,833
	Long-term capital leases and financing obligations		$	81,199		$	86,962
	(a) The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) at March 29, 2014 was .15%.
	In June 2011, we entered into a five-year, $175 million Revolving Credit Facility agreement with seven banks (the “Credit Facility”). This Credit Facility amended and restated, in its entirety, the Credit Facility agreement previously entered into by Monro as of July 2005 and amended from time to time. The Credit Facility also provided an accordion feature permitting us to request an increase in availability of up to an additional $75 million.
	In December 2012, the Credit Facility was amended to include the following: the committed sum was increased by $75 million to $250 million; the term was extended for another one and a half years, such that the Credit Facility now expires in December 2017; and the $75 million accordion feature was maintained. There were no other changes in terms including those related to covenants or interest rates. There are now six banks participating in the syndication. There was $105.8 million outstanding under the Credit Facility at March 29, 2014. We were in compliance with all debt covenants as of March 29, 2014.
	The interest rate on the Credit Facility increased from 100 basis points to 125 basis points over LIBOR during fiscal year 2014. At March 29, 2014, the interest rate was 125 basis points over LIBOR.
	Within the Credit Facility, we have a sub-facility of $40 million for the purpose of issuing standby letters of credit. The line requires fees aggregating 1.375% annually of the face amount of each standby letter of credit, payable quarterly in arrears. There was $22.7 million in an outstanding letter of credit at March 29, 2014.
	The net availability under the Credit Facility at March 29, 2014 was $121.5 million.
	Specific terms of the Credit Facility permit the payment of cash dividends not to exceed 50% of the prior year's net income, and permit mortgages and specific lease financing arrangements with other parties with certain limitations. Additionally, the Credit Facility is not secured by our real property, although we have agreed not to encumber our real property, with certain permissible exceptions. The agreement also requires the maintenance of specified interest and rent coverage ratios.
	Long-term debt, including current portion, had a carrying amount of $106.5 million and a fair value of $106.5 million as of March 29, 2014, as compared to a carrying amount of $127.8 million and a fair value of $127.8 million as of March 30, 2013. The fair value of long-term debt was estimated based on discounted cash flow analyses using either quoted market prices for the same or similar issues, or the current interest rates offered to Monro for debt with similar maturities.
	In addition, we have financed certain store properties and vehicles with capital leases/financing obligations, which amount to $88.1 million and are due in installments through 2042.
	During fiscal 1995, Monro purchased 12.7 acres of land for $.7 million from the City of Rochester, New York, on which its office/warehouse facility is located. The City has provided financing for 100% of the cost of the land via a 20-year non-interest bearing mortgage, all due and payable in fiscal 2015.
	Aggregate debt maturities over the next five years are as follows:
		Capital Leases/Financing Obligations
			Aggregate			Imputed			All Other
	Year Ending Fiscal March		Amount			Interest			Debt		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
	2015	$	13,459		$	-6,567		$	660	$	7,552
	2016		12,732			-6,061					6,671
	2017		12,204			-5,564					6,640
	2018		12,186			-5,050			105,841		112,977
	2019		11,976			-4,510					7,466

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Income Tax [Abstract]	'
Income Taxes	'
	NOTE 7 - INCOME TAXES
	The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
				Year Ended Fiscal March
					2014			2013			2012
				(Dollars in thousands)
	Current -
		Federal		$	25,978		$	22,366		$	26,002
		State			1,579			2,266			2,910
					27,557			24,632			28,912
	Deferred -
		Federal			4,793			-101			3,273
		State			-273			-274			-111
					4,520			-375			3,162
			Total	$	32,077		$	24,257		$	32,074
	Deferred tax (liabilities) assets consist of the following:
				March 29,			March 30,
				2014			2013
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Goodwill		$	-18,189		$	-13,104
	Other			-734			-242
		Total deferred tax liabilities		-18,923			-13,346
	Insurance reserves			9,774			8,872
	Property and equipment			5,815			6,637
	Warranty and other reserves			4,228			4,322
	Stock options			3,897			2,982
	Deferred rent			1,961			2,086
	Accrued compensation			1,650			1,444
	Other			5,168			5,477
		Total deferred tax assets		32,493			31,820
		Net deferred tax assets	$	13,570		$	18,474
	We have $3.7 million of state net operating loss carryforwards available as of March 29, 2014. The carryforwards expire in varying amounts through 2034. Based on all available evidence, we have determined that it is more likely than not that sufficient taxable income of the appropriate character within the carryforward period will exist for the realization of the tax benefits on existing state net operating loss carryforwards.
	We believe it is more likely than not that all other future tax benefits will be realized as a result of current and future income.
	A reconciliation between the U. S. federal statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate reflected in the accompanying financial statements is as follows:
			Year Ended Fiscal March
			2014					2013				2012
				Amount		Percent			Amount		Percent		Amount	Percent
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Federal income tax based on
		statutory tax rate applied
		to income before taxes	$	30,287		35		$	23,388		35	$	30,340	35
	State income tax, net of
		federal income tax benefit		2,097		2.4			1,159		1.7		2,231	2.6
	Other			-307		-0.3			-290		-0.4		-497	-0.6
			$	32,077		37.1		$	24,257		36.3	$	32,074	37
	The following is a rollforward of Monro's liability for income taxes associated with unrecognized tax benefits:
	Dollars in thousands	Dollars in thousands
	Balance at March 26, 2011	$	5,964
	Tax positions related to current year:
	Additions		1,000
	Reductions
	Tax positions related to prior years:
	Additions		230
	Reductions		-904
	Settlements		-166
	Lapses in statutes of limitations		-640
	Balance at March 31, 2012		5,484
	Tax positions related to current year:
	Additions		1,198
	Reductions
	Tax positions related to prior years:
	Additions
	Reductions
	Settlements		-266
Lapses in statutes of limitations		-712
Balance at March 30, 2013		5,704
Tax positions related to current year:
Additions		1,678
Reductions
Tax positions related to prior years:
Additions
Reductions		-88
Settlements		-381
Lapses in statutes of limitations		-1,013
Balance at March 29, 2014	$	5,900
The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $5.9 million at March 29, 2014, the majority of which, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate.
In the normal course of business, Monro provides for uncertain tax positions and the related interest and penalties, and adjusts its unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest and penalties accordingly. During the years ended March 29, 2014, March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, we recorded a benefit from the reversal of accrued interest and penalties of approximately $.1 million, $.2 million and $.3 million, respectively, in income tax expense. Additionally, we had approximately $.3 million and $.5 million of interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax benefits accrued as of March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, respectively.
Monro is currently under state audit for the fiscal 2011 through 2012 tax years. It is reasonably possible that the examination phase of the audits for these years may conclude in the next 12 months, and that the related unrecognized tax benefits for tax positions taken regarding previously filed tax returns may change from those recorded as liabilities for uncertain tax positions in Monro's Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 29, 2014. However, based on the status of the examinations, it is not possible to estimate the effect of any amount of such change to previously recorded uncertain tax positions.
We file U.S. federal income tax returns and income tax returns in various state jurisdictions. Monro's fiscal 2011 through 2013 U.S. federal tax years and various state tax years remain subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities.

Stock_Ownership

Stock Ownership	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Stock Ownership [Abstract]	'
Stock Ownership	'
	NOTE 8 – STOCK OWNERSHIP
	A summary of the changes in the number of shares of Common Stock, Class C preferred stock and treasury stock is as follows:
			Class C
		Common	Convertible
		Stock	Preferred	Treasury
		Shares	Stock Shares	Stock
		Issued	Issued	Shares
	Balance at March 26, 2011	36,038,664	32,500	5,577,984
	Stock options exercised	816,594		390,007
	Balance at March 31, 2012	36,855,258	32,500	5,967,991
	Stock options exercised	472,709		105,845
	Balance at March 30, 2013	37,327,967	32,500	6,073,836
	Stock options exercised	239,935		3,115
	Balance at March 29, 2014	37,567,902	32,500	6,076,951
	In March 2012, Monro's Board of Directors approved a resolution to amend Monro's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, subject to shareholder approval, to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 45,000,000 to 65,000,000. Monro's shareholders approved the increase at our Annual Shareholders' meeting on August 7, 2012.
	Holders of at least 60% of the Class C preferred stock must approve any action authorized by the holders of Common Stock. In addition, there are certain restrictions on the transferability of shares of Class C preferred stock. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Monro, the holders of the Class C preferred stock would be entitled to receive $1.50 per share out of the assets of Monro before any amount would be paid to holders of Common Stock. The conversion value of the Class C convertible preferred stock was $.064 per share at March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013.

Share_Based_Compensation

Share Based Compensation	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Share Based Compensation [Abstract]	'
Share Based Compensation	'
	NOTE 9 – SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
	Monro currently grants stock option awards under the 2007 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “2007 Plan”). The 2007 Plan was authorized by the Board of Directors in June 2007, initially reserving 873,000 shares (as retroactively adjusted for stock splits) of Common Stock for issuance to eligible employees and all non-employee directors. The 2007 Plan was approved by shareholders in August 2007. Prior to fiscal 2008, Monro had options outstanding under three other stock option plans: the 1994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (the “1994 Plan”) (which was approved by shareholders in August 1995); the 1998 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “1998 Plan”) (which was approved by shareholders in August 1999); and the 2003 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (the “2003 Plan”) (which was approved by shareholders in August 2003), collectively the “Prior Plans.” Upon shareholder approval of the 2007 Plan, all shares of Common Stock available for award under the 1998 and 2003 Plans were transferred to, and made available for award under the 2007 Plan. The 1994 Plan had no options available for grant upon adoption of the 2007 Plan. No further option grants may be made under the Prior Plans, although outstanding awards under the Prior Plans will remain outstanding in accordance with the terms of those plans and the stock option agreements entered into under those plans.
	The 1994 Plan had a total of 675,345 common shares authorized for issuance; the 1998 Plan had a total of 4,016,250 shares authorized for issuance; and the 2003 Plan had a total of 315,000 shares authorized for issuance (all as retroactively adjusted for stock splits). Upon authorization of the 2007 Plan by shareholders, 628,662 shares (as retroactively adjusted for stock splits) were transferred from the 1998 and 2003 Plans into the 2007 Plan, bringing the total authorized shares to 1,501,662 (as retroactively adjusted for stock splits). In addition, in May 2013 and 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors authorized an additional 2,000,000 and 1,500,000 shares (as retroactively adjusted for stock splits), respectively, of common stock for grant under the 2007 Plan, which were approved by shareholders in August 2013 and August 2010, respectively. At March 29, 2014, there was a total of 5,001,662 shares authorized for grant under the 2007 Plan (as retroactively adjusted for stock splits), including the shares transferred from the 1998 and 2003 Plans.
	Generally, employee options vest within the first five years of their term, and have a duration of six to ten years. Outstanding options are exercisable for various periods through March 2020.
	A summary of changes in outstanding stock options is as follows:
				Weighted
				Average
				Exercise		Options
				Price		Outstanding
	At March 26, 2011			$19.35		2,525,678
	Granted			$32.86		173,075
	Exercised			$14.47		-816,594
	Canceled			$21.10		-30,571
	At March 31, 2012			$22.75		1,851,588
	Granted			$35.19		511,600
	Exercised			$12.54		-472,709
	Canceled			$29.99		-26,365
	At March 30, 2013			$28.66		1,864,114
	Granted			$45.38		181,400
	Exercised			$18.73		-239,935
	Canceled			$35.48		-32,178
	At March 29, 2014			$31.58		1,773,401
	The total shares exercisable at March 29, 2014, March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 was 1,160,572, 984,917 and 1,129,513, respectively. There were 2,148,327 shares available for grant at March 29, 2014.
	The weighted average contractual term of all options outstanding at March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 was 3.1 years and 3.8 years, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of all options (the amount by which the market price of the stock on the date of exercise exceeded the exercise price of the option) outstanding at March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 was $44.2 million and $20.6 million, respectively.
	The weighted average contractual term of all options exercisable at March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 was 2.8 years and 3.4 years, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of all options exercisable at March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 was $31.5 million and $14.7 million, respectively.
	A summary of the status of and changes in nonvested stock options granted is as follows
			Weighted Average
			Grant-Date
			Fair Value
		Options	(per Option)
	Non-vested at March 26, 2011	930,039	$7.83
	Granted	173,075	$8.41
	Vested	-357,697	$7.54
	Canceled	-23,342	$6.62
	Non-vested at March 31, 2012	722,075	$8.16
	Granted	511,600	$8.67
	Vested	-332,566	$7.98
	Canceled	-21,912	$8.26
	Non-vested at March 30, 2013	879,197	$8.52
	Granted	181,400	$10.11
	Vested	-417,743	$8.66
	Canceled	-30,025	$8.90
	Non-vested at March 29, 2014	612,829	$8.88
	The following table summarizes information about fixed stock options outstanding at March 29, 2014:
		Options Outstanding					Options Exercisable
					Weighted	Weighted		Weighted
					Average	Average	Shares	Average
	Range of		Shares		Remaining	Exercise	Under	Exercise
	Exercise Prices		Under Option		Life	Price	Option	Price
	$ 9.27 - $26.64		467,267		2.71	$18.82	429,343	$18.28
	$26.65 - $33.64		518,489		3.54	$33.25	214,709	$33.26
	$33.65 - $35.31		433,250		2.03	$35.28	340,750	$35.28
	$35.32 - $61.58		354,395		4.39	$41.45	175,770	$40.13
	During the fiscal years ended March 29, 2014, March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, the fair value of awards vested under Monro's stock plans was $3.6 million, $2.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively.
	The aggregate intrinsic value is based on Monro's closing stock price of $56.51, $39.71 and $41.49 as of the last trading day of the periods ended March 29, 2014, March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the fiscal years ended March 29, 2014, March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 was $7.4 million, $10.6 million and $17.6 million, respectively. As of March 29, 2014, March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, there was $4.1 million, $6.0 million and $4.9 million, respectively, of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested fixed stock options that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately two years, three years and three years, respectively.
	Cash received from option exercises under all stock option plans was $4.3 million, $3.0 million and $3.1 million for the fiscal years ended March 29, 2014, March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively. The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercises was $1.9 million, $2.8 million and $5.3 million for the fiscal years ended March 29, 2014, March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively.
	Monro issues new shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of stock options.

Earnings_Per_Common_Share

Earnings Per Common Share	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Earnings Per Common Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings Per Common Share	'
	NOTE 10 – EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
	The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the respective years:
					Year Ended Fiscal March
					2014		2013		2012
				(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
	Numerator for earnings per common share calculation:
		Net Income		$	54,459	$	42,567	$	54,612
		Less: Preferred stock dividends			-334		-304		-266
		Income available to common stockholders		$	54,125	$	42,263	$	54,346
	Denominator for earnings per common share calculation:
		Weighted average common shares, basic			31,394		31,067		30,716
		Effect of dilutive securities:
			Preferred stock		760		760		760
			Stock options		488		481		761
		Weighted average common shares, diluted			32,642		32,308		32,237
	Basic earnings per common share:			$	1.72	$	1.36	$	1.77
	Diluted earnings per common share:			$	1.67	$	1.32	$	1.69
	The computation of diluted earnings per common share for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 excludes the effect of assumed exercise of approximately 91,000, 955,000 and 682,000 of stock options, respectively, as the exercise price of these options was greater than the average market value of Monro's Common Stock for those periods, resulting in an anti-dilutive effect on diluted earnings per share.

Operating_Leases_and_Other_Com

Operating Leases and Other Commitments	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Operating Leases and Other Commitments [Abstract]	'
Operating Leases And Other Commitments	'
	NOTE 11 – OPERATING LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS
	We lease retail facilities under noncancellable lease agreements which expire at various dates through fiscal 2032. In addition to stated minimum payments, certain real estate leases have provisions for contingent rentals when retail sales exceed specified levels. Generally, the leases provide for renewal for various periods at stipulated rates. Most of the facilities' leases require payment of property taxes, insurance and maintenance costs in addition to rental payments, and several provide an option to purchase the property at the end of the lease term.
	In recent years, we have entered into agreements for the sale/leaseback of certain stores. Realized gains are deferred and are credited to income as rent expense adjustments over the lease terms. We have lease renewal options under the real estate agreements at projected future fair market values.
	Future minimum payments required under noncancellable leases (including closed stores) are as follows:
					Less -
					Sublease
	Year Ending Fiscal March		Leases		Income		Net
			(Dollars in thousands)
	2015	$	33,547	$	-343	$	33,204
	2016		29,068		-295		28,773
	2017		24,218		-200		24,018
	2018		18,105		-137		17,968
	2019		11,363		-55		11,308
	Thereafter		11,237		-91		11,146
	Total	$	127,538	$	-1,121	$	126,417
	Rent expense under operating leases, net of sublease income, totaled $32,841,000, $32,204,000 and $28,490,000 in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, including contingent rentals of $59,000, $85,000 and $93,000 in each respective fiscal year. Sublease income totaled $533,000, $636,000 and $386,000, respectively, in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012.
	We enter into contracts with parts and tire suppliers, certain of which require us to buy (at market prices) up to 100% of our annual purchases of specific products. The agreements expire at various dates through July 2017. We believe these agreements provide us with high quality, branded merchandise at preferred pricing, along with strong marketing and training support.
	On August 7, 2012, we entered into a new employment agreement with our Executive Chairman, Robert G. Gross (the “2012 Agreement”). The 2012 Agreement became effective on October 1, 2012 and has a three-year term. Under the 2012 Agreement, Mr. Gross (i) is paid a base salary of $420,000; (ii) is eligible to earn a target annual bonus, pursuant to the terms of Monro's Management Incentive Compensation Plan, of up to 150% of his base salary upon the achievement of certain predetermined corporate objectives and (iii) participates in Monro's other incentive and welfare and benefit plans made available to executives. Mr. Gross is entitled to certain payments upon death, disability, a termination without Cause (as defined therein), a resignation by Mr. Gross for Good Reason (as defined therein) or a termination in the event of a Change in Control of the Company (as defined therein), all as set forth in detail in the Agreement.
	Prior to the existing agreement, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Gross, our then Chief Executive Officer (the “2007 Agreement”). The 2007 Agreement was effective on October 1, 2007 and had a five-year term. Under the 2007 Agreement, Mr. Gross (i) was paid a base salary of $840,000; (ii) was eligible to earn a target annual bonus, pursuant to the terms of Monro's Management Incentive Compensation Plan, of up to 150% of his base salary upon the achievement of certain predetermined corporate objectives and (iii) participated in Monro's other incentive and welfare and benefit plans made available to executives. Mr. Gross also received a special bonus of $750,000, paid in five annual installments of $150,000, which began on October 1, 2007 (the “Special Bonus”). If the 2007 Agreement terminated before October 1, 2012 either for Cause (as defined therein) or as the result of Mr. Gross's resignation without Good Reason (as defined therein), then Mr. Gross would have been required to repay a portion of the last-received annual installment of the Special Bonus, pro-rata to the date of termination. In consideration for Mr. Gross's covenant not-to-compete with Monro or to solicit its employees, Monro began paying him an additional $750,000, payable in five equal installments of $150,000, beginning on October 1, 2012. These payments will continue through October 1, 2016.
	On October 2, 2007, and in consideration for Mr. Gross's execution of the 2007 Agreement, Monro's Compensation Committee awarded to Mr. Gross an option to purchase 562,500 shares of Monro's Common Stock at an exercise price equal to the closing price of Monro's Common Stock on the date of the award of $15.20 per share, pursuant to our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. As of October 1, 2010, these options were fully vested. (Both the number of shares and share price reflect the impact of the December 2010 stock split.)
	On August 7, 2012, we entered into a new employment agreement with John W. Van Heel in recognition of his promotion to Chief Executive Officer (the “Van Heel Agreement”). The Van Heel Agreement became effective on October 1, 2012 and has a five-year term. Under the Van Heel Agreement, Mr. Van Heel (i) is paid a base salary of $550,000; (ii) is eligible to earn a target annual bonus, pursuant to the terms of Monro's Management Incentive Compensation Plan, of up to 150% of his base salary upon the achievement of certain predetermined corporate objectives and (iii) participates in Monro's other incentive and welfare and benefit plans made available to executives. Mr. Van Heel is entitled to certain payments upon death, disability, a termination without Cause (as defined therein), a resignation by Mr. Van Heel for Good Reason (as defined therein) or a termination in the event of a Change in Control of the Company (as defined therein), all as set forth in detail in the Van Heel Agreement.
	On October 1, 2012, and in consideration for his execution of the Van Heel Agreement, Monro's Compensation Committee awarded to Mr. Van Heel an option to purchase 300,000 shares of Monro's Common Stock at an exercise price equal to the closing price of Monro's Common Stock on the date of the award of $33.64 per share, pursuant to our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. These options vest equally over four years, beginning October 1, 2013.
	In February 2014, the Company entered into a new employment agreement (the “Tomarchio Agreement”) with Joseph Tomarchio Jr., Executive Vice President. The Tomarchio Agreement became effective April 1, 2014, and superseded the Company's previous employment contract with Mr. Tomarchio, which was set to expire in December 2014. As planned, the Tomarchio Agreement extends Mr. Tomarchio's employment as an Executive Vice President of the Company through June 2017 at a reduced schedule. Under the terms of the Tomarchio Agreement, Mr. Tomarchio will render exclusive services to the Company, leading the Company's growing tire purchasing programs and related vendor relationships. In addition, he will continue to assist on sourcing acquisitions, provide input on advertising and marketing, and contribute at field meetings.
	Under the Tomarchio Agreement, Mr. Tomarchio (i) is paid a base salary of $242,500; (ii) is eligible to earn a target annual bonus, pursuant to the terms of the Company's bonus plan, of up to 87.5% of his base salary upon the achievement of certain predetermined corporate objectives, which is consistent with both other Company executives and Mr. Tomarchio's previous employment agreement; and (iii) participates in the Company's other incentive and welfare and benefit plans made available to executives. In addition, under the Agreement, Mr. Tomarchio is entitled to certain payments upon a termination without Cause (as defined therein), a resignation by Mr. Tomarchio for Good Reason (as defined therein) or a termination in the event of a Change in Control of the Company (as defined therein), all as set forth in detail in the Agreement.
	On December 30, 2010, we entered into employment agreements with Mr. Van Heel, then President of Monro; Mr. Tomarchio, then Executive Vice President Store Operations; and Catherine D'Amico, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (collectively, the “Agreements”). All three Agreements became effective on January 1, 2011 and have a four-year term. Mr. Van Heel's agreement terminated in connection with his promotion to Chief Executive Officer and execution of his new employment agreement effective October 1, 2012. Mr. Tomarchio's agreement terminated in connection with his change in responsibilities and execution of his new employment agreement effective April 1, 2014.
	Under the Agreement, Ms. D'Amico (i) is entitled to an annual base salary; (ii) is eligible to earn a target bonus, pursuant to the terms of the Monro's bonus plan, up to 87.5% of her base salary, upon the achievement of certain predetermined corporate objectives and (iii) participate in Monro's other incentive and welfare and benefit plans made available to executives. The base salary of each executive is reviewed annually by Monro's Compensation Committee and may be increased to reflect performance and responsibilities of each such executive.
	Finally, Ms. D'Amico is entitled to certain payments upon death, disability, and termination without Cause (as defined in the Agreement), a resignation by the executive for Good Reason (as defined in the Agreement) or a termination in the event of a Change in Control of the Company (as defined in the Agreement), all set forth in detail in the Agreement.
	Also, on December 30, 2010 and in consideration of the executives' execution of the Agreements, Monro's Compensation Committee awarded to Messrs. Van Heel and Tomarchio and Ms. D'Amico an option to purchase 150,000, 120,000 and 90,000 shares of Monro's Common Stock, respectively, at an exercise price equal to the closing price of Monro's Common Stock on the date of the award of $35.31 per share, pursuant to our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (together, the “Executive Options”). Each of the Executive Options vest equally over four years, beginning December 30, 2011.
	In accordance with the policy adopted by Monro's Compensation Committee in May 2009, no executives' contracts include any provision for the payment of what is commonly referred to as an “excise tax gross-up” with respect to payments received by an executive upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Agreements).

Employee_Retirement_and_Profit

Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Employee Retirement And Profit Sharing Plans [Abstract]	'
Employee Retirement And Profit Sharing Plans	'
	NOTE 12 - EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS
	We sponsor a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan for Monro employees and the former Kimmel Automotive, Inc. employees. In fiscal 2005, the previously separate Monro and Kimmel pension plans were merged. The merged plan provides benefits to certain full-time employees who were employed with Monro and with Kimmel prior to April 2, 1998 and May 15, 2001, respectively.
	Effective as of those dates, each company's Board of Directors approved plan amendments whereby the benefits of each of the defined benefit plans would be frozen and the plans would be closed to new participants. Prior to these amendments, coverage under the plans began after employees completed one year of service and attainment of age 21. Benefits under both plans, and now the merged plan, are based primarily on years of service and employees' pay near retirement. The funding policy for Monro's merged plan is consistent with the funding requirements of Federal law and regulations. The measurement date used to determine the pension plan measurements disclosed herein is March 31 for both 2014 and 2013.
	The overfunded/(underfunded) status of Monro's defined benefit plan is recognized as an other non-current asset/other long-term liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, respectively.
	The funded status of the plan is set forth below:
			Fiscal March
			2014			2013
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Change in Plan Assets:
	Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	18,224		$	17,344
	Actual return on plan assets		1,726			1,496
	Employee contribution		0			0
	Benefits paid		-581			-616
	Fair value of plan assets at end of year		19,369			18,224
	Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:
	Benefit obligation at beginning of year		19,285			17,500
	Interest cost		776			793
	Actuarial (gain)/loss		-432			1,608
	Benefits paid		-581			-616
	Benefit obligation at end of year		19,048			19,285
	Funded status of plan	$	321		$	-1,061
	The projected and accumulated benefit obligations were equivalent at March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013.
	Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of:
			Year Ended
			Fiscal March
			2014			2013
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Unamortized transition obligation	$	0		$	0
	Unamortized prior service cost		0			0
	Unamortized net loss		5,056			6,520
	Total	$	5,056		$	6,520
	Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income consist of:
			Year Ended
			Fiscal March
			2014			2013
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Net transition obligation	$	0		$	0
	Prior service cost		0			0
	Net actuarial income/(loss)		1,464			-787
	Total	$	1,464		$	-787
	Pension expense (income) included the following components:
			Year Ended Fiscal March
			2014			2013		2012
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	$	776		$	793	$	809
	Expected return on plan assets		-1,193			-1,192		-1,189
	Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss		658			517		71
	Net pension expense (income)	$	241		$	118	$	-309
	The weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations are as follows:
		Year Ended
		Fiscal March
		2014	2013
	Discount rate	4.42%	4.08%
	The weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic pension costs are as follows:
		Year Ended Fiscal March
		2014	2013	2012
	Discount rate	4.08%	4.49%	5.75%
	Expected long-term return on assets	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
	The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is established based upon assumptions related to historical returns and the future expectations for returns for each asset class, as well as the target asset allocation of the pension portfolio.
	The investment strategy of the plan is to conservatively manage the assets in order to meet the plan's long-term obligations while maintaining sufficient liquidity to pay current benefits. This is achieved by holding equity investments while investing a portion of assets in long duration bonds to match the long-term nature of the liabilities. Monro's general target allocation for the plan is 40% fixed income and 60% equity securities.
	Monro's asset allocations, by asset category, are as follows at the end of each year:
		March 29,		March 30,
		2014		2013
Cash and cash equivalents	2.90%		1.60%
Fixed income	34.10%		39.50%
Equity securities	63.00%		58.90%
Total	100.00%		100.00%
A financial instrument's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following table provides fair value measurement information for Monro's major categories of defined benefit plan assets at March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, respectively:
				Fair Value Measurements at March 29, 2014 Using
		Total			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs	Significant Unobservable Inputs
					(Level 1)		(Level 2)	(Level 3)
				(Dollars in thousands)
Equity securities:
U.S. companies	$	7,966		$	7,966
International companies		4,241			4,241
Fixed income:
U.S. corporate bonds		6,300				$	6,300
International bonds		302					302
Cash equivalents		560					560
Total	$	19,369		$	12,207	$	7,162
				Fair Value Measurements at March 30, 2013 Using
					Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs	Significant Unobservable Inputs
		Total			(Level 1)		(Level 2)	(Level 3)
		(Dollars in thousands)
Equity securities:
U.S. companies	$	6,465		$	6,465
International companies		3,590			3,590
Fixed income:
U.S. corporate bonds		6,840				$	6,840
International bonds		364					364
Cash equivalents		288					288
Commodities		677			677
Total	$	18,224		$	10,732	$	7,492
There are no required or expected contributions in fiscal 2015 to the plan.
The following pension benefit payments are expected to be paid:
			Year Ended
			Fiscal March
			(Dollars in thousands)
2015		$	705
2016			742
2017			772
2018			803
2019			851
2020 - 2024			5,101
We have a 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan that covers full-time employees who meet the age and service requirements of the plan. The 401(k) salary deferral option was added to the plan during fiscal 2000. The first employee deferral occurred in March 2000. We make matching contributions consistent with the provisions of the plan. Charges to expense for our matching contributions for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 amounted to approximately $612,000, $615,000 and $631,000, respectively. We may also make annual profit sharing contributions to the plan at the discretion of Monro's Compensation Committee.
We have a deferred compensation plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) to provide an opportunity for additional tax-deferred savings to a select group of management or highly compensated employees. The Deferred Compensation Plan permits participants to defer all or any portion of the compensation that would otherwise be payable to them for the calendar year. In addition, Monro will credit to the participants' accounts such amounts as would have been contributed to Monro's 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan but for the limitations that are imposed under the Internal Revenue Code based upon the participants' status as highly compensated employees. We may also make such additional discretionary allocations as are determined by the Compensation Committee. The Deferred Compensation Plan is an unfunded arrangement and the participants or their beneficiaries have an unsecured claim against the general assets of Monro to the extent of their Deferred Compensation Plan benefits. We maintain accounts to reflect the amounts owed to each participant. At least annually, the accounts are credited with earnings or losses calculated on the basis of an interest rate or other formula as determined by Monro's Compensation Committee. The total liability recorded in our financial statements at March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 related to the Deferred Compensation Plan was $1,433,000 and $1,179,000, respectively.
Monro's management bonus plan provides for the payment of annual cash bonus awards to participating employees, as selected by our Board of Directors, based primarily on Monro's attaining pre-tax income targets established by our Board of Directors. During the years ended March 29, 2014 and March 31, 2012, we recorded charges to expense of $1,066,000 and $1,730,000, respectively. During the year ended March 30, 2013, we recorded a benefit of $66,000 related to the management bonus plan due to an over estimate of expense in fiscal 2012, as well as our failure to meet pre-tax earnings targets.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Related Party Transactions	'
	NOTE 13 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
	We are currently a party to leases for certain facilities where the lessor is an officer of Monro, or family members of such officer. Six leases were assumed in March 2004 in connection with the Mr. Tire Acquisition. The payments under such operating and capital leases amounted to $702,000, $685,000 and $669,000 for the years ended March 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These payments are comparable to rents paid to unrelated parties. No amounts were payable at March 29, 2014 or March 30, 2013. No related party leases exist, other than the six assumed as part of the Mr. Tire Acquisition in March 2004, and no new leases are contemplated.
	We have a management agreement with an investment banking firm associated with a principal shareholder/director of Monro to provide financial advice. The agreement provides for an annual fee of $300,000, plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses. During each of the fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, we incurred fees of $300,000, under this agreement. No amounts were payable at March 29, 2014 or March 30, 2013. In addition, this investment banking firm, from time to time, provides additional investment banking services to us for customary fees. Approximately half of all payments made to the investment banking firm under the management agreement are paid to another principal shareholder/director of Monro.

Supplemental_Disclosure_of_Cas

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information [Abstract]	'
Supplemental Disclosure Of Cash Flow Information	'
	NOTE 14 - SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
	The following transactions represent non-cash investing and financing activities during the periods indicated:
	Year ended March 29, 2014
	In connection with the fiscal 2014 acquisitions (see Note 2), liabilities were assumed as follows:
	Fair value of assets acquired	$	11,708,000
	Goodwill		17,940,000
	Gain on bargain purchase		-217,000
	Cash paid, net of cash acquired		-27,518,000
	Liabilities assumed	$	1,913,000
	Year ended March 30, 2013
	In connection with the fiscal 2013 acquisitions (see Note 2), liabilities were assumed as follows:
	Fair value of assets acquired	$	101,926,000
	Goodwill		117,602,000
	Cash paid, net of cash acquired		-163,275,000
	Liabilities assumed	$	56,253,000
	Fair value of assets acquired	$	12,751,000
	Goodwill		34,204,000
	Cash paid, net of cash acquired		-39,243,000
	Liabilities assumed	$	7,712,000
	In connection with the recording of the pension liability adjustment, we decreased other non-current assets, other comprehensive income and long-term deferred tax liabilities by $3,033,000, $1,977,000 and $1,212,000, respectively and increased other long-term liabilities by $156,000.
	In connection with the accounting for income tax benefits related to the exercise of stock options, we decreased current liabilities and increased paid-in capital by $5,314,000.
	In connection with the exercise of stock options and the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations by Monro's former Chief Executive Officer (see Note 1) and one member of Monro's Board of Directors, we increased current liabilities, Common Stock, paid-in capital and treasury stock by $5,485,000, $6,000, $8,685,000 and $14,176,000, respectively.
			Year Ended Fiscal March
			2014		2013		2012
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Cash paid during the year:
	Interest, net	$	9,099	$	6,914	$	4,924
	Income taxes, net	$	25,849	$	22,850	$	25,813

Litigation

Litigation	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Commitments And Contingencies / Litigation [Abstract]	'
Litigation	'
	NOTE 15 - LITIGATION
	We are currently a party to various claims and legal proceedings incidental to the conduct of our business. If management believes that a loss arising from any of these matters is probable and can reasonably be estimated, we will record the amount of the loss, or the minimum estimated liability when the loss is estimated using a range, and no point within the range is more probable than another. As additional information becomes available, any potential liability related to these matters is assessed and the estimates are revised, if necessary. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings could occur and may include monetary damages. If an unfavorable ruling were to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the financial position and results of operations of the period in which any such ruling occurs, or in future periods. However, based on currently available information, management believes that the ultimate outcome of any of these matters, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, overall trends in results of operations or cash flow.

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]	'
Subsequent Events	'
	NOTE 16 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
	In May 2014, Monro's Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.13 per common share or common share equivalent to be paid to shareholders of record as of June 2, 2014. The dividend will be paid on June 12, 2014.
	See Note 2 for a discussion of acquisitions subsequent to March 29, 2014.

Significant_Accounting_Policie1

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Background	'
	Background
	Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Monro Service Corporation (together, “Monro”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), are engaged principally in providing automotive undercar repair and tire services in the United States. Monro had 953 Company-operated stores, three franchised locations and 14 dealer-operated automotive repair centers located primarily in the northeast and Great Lakes regions of the United States as of March 29, 2014. Monro's operations are organized and managed in one operating segment.
Accounting estimates	'
	Accounting estimates
	The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with such principles requires the use of estimates by management during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fiscal year	'
	Fiscal year
	Monro reports its results on a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the last Saturday of March of each year. The following are the dates represented by each fiscal period:
	“Year ended Fiscal March 2014”: March 31, 2013 – March 29, 2014 (52 weeks)
	“Year ended Fiscal March 2013”: April 1, 2012 – March 30, 2013 (52 weeks)
	“Year ended Fiscal March 2012”: March 27, 2011 – March 31, 2012 (53 weeks)
Consolidation	'
	Consolidation
	The Consolidated Financial Statements include Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Monro Service Corporation, after the elimination of intercompany transactions and balances.
Reclassifications	'
	Reclassifications
	Certain amounts in these financials statements have been reclassified to maintain comparability among the periods presented.
Retrospective adjustments - Purchase accounting	'
	Retrospective adjustments – Purchase accounting
	During the quarter ended December 2013, we finalized the purchase accounting for several acquisitions that occurred in fiscal year 2013. We retrospectively adjusted the provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition dates to reflect fair value and made adjustments to the March 30, 2013 Consolidated Balance Sheet. (See Note 2.)
Revenue recognition	'
	Revenue recognition
	Sales are recorded upon completion of automotive undercar repair and tire services provided to customers. The following was Monro's sales mix for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012:
		Year Ended Fiscal March
		2014		2013		2012
	Brakes	15%		15%		18%
	Exhaust	4		4		5
	Steering	9		10		10
	Tires	44		42		39
	Maintenance	28		29		28
	Total	100%		100%		100%
	Revenue from the sale of tire road hazard warranty agreements is recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract period or other method when costs are not incurred ratably.
Cash equivalents	'
	Cash equivalents
	We consider all highly liquid instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Inventories	'
	Inventories
	Our inventories consist of automotive parts and tires. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market value using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
Barter credits	'
	Barter credits
	We value barter credits at the fair market value of the inventory exchanged, as determined by reference to price lists for buying groups and jobber pricing. We use these credits primarily to pay vendors for purchases (mainly inventory vendors for the purchase of parts and tires) or to purchase other goods or services from the barter company such as advertising and travel.
Property, plant and equipment	'
	Property, plant and equipment
	Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is provided on a straight-line basis. Buildings and improvements related to owned locations are depreciated over lives varying from 10 to 39 years; machinery, fixtures and equipment over lives varying from 5 to 15 years; and vehicles over lives varying from 5 to 10 years. Computer software is depreciated over lives varying from 3 to 7 years. Buildings and improvements related to leased locations are depreciated over the shorter of the asset's useful life or the reasonably assured lease term, as defined in the accounting guidance on leases. When property is sold or retired, the cost and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and a gain or loss is recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. (See Note 4.)
Long-lived assets	'
	Long-lived assets
	We evaluate the ability to recover long-lived assets whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. In the event assets are impaired, losses are recognized to the extent the carrying value exceeds the fair value. In addition, we report assets to be disposed of at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair market value.
Store opening and closing costs	'
	Store opening and closing costs
	New store opening costs are charged to expense in the fiscal year when incurred. When we close a store, the estimated unrecoverable costs, including the remaining lease obligation net of sublease income, if any, are charged to expense.
Leases	'
	Leases
	Financing Obligations -
	We are often involved in the construction of leased stores. In some cases, we are responsible for construction cost over runs or non-standard tenant improvements. As a result of this involvement, we are deemed the “owner” for accounting purposes during the construction period, requiring us to capitalize the construction costs on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Upon completion of the project, we perform a sale-leaseback analysis pursuant to guidance on accounting for leases to determine if we can remove the assets from our Consolidated Balance Sheet. For some of these leases, we are considered to have “continuing involvement”, which precludes us from derecognizing the assets from our Consolidated Balance Sheet when construction is complete (“failed sale-leaseback”). In conjunction with these leases, we capitalize the construction costs on our Consolidated Balance Sheet and also record financing obligations representing payments owed to the landlord. We do not report rent expense for the properties which are owned for accounting purposes. Rather, rental payments under the lease are recognized as a reduction of the financing obligation and as interest expense.
	Additionally, since we often assume leases in acquisition transactions, the accounting for a seller who was involved in the construction of leased stores passes to us.
	During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, Monro conducted a review of its lease accounting practices as it relates to certain sale-leaseback transactions.
	In connection with this review, we recorded an out of period adjustment to record previously unrecognized failed sale-leaseback transactions. The adjustment resulted in the recognition of additional property of $.4 million and capital leases and financing obligations of $.7 million on our March 2013 Consolidated Balance Sheet. As some of the stores impacted related to prior year acquisitions, we also recorded increases in goodwill of $1.9 million, deferred tax assets of $1.2 million and other long term liabilities of $2.3 million in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 30, 2013. The impact to the fiscal 2013 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income was recorded in the fourth quarter as a decrease of $1.0 million in occupancy costs and an increase of $.5 million in interest expense. The Company determined that this adjustment was not material to its current or prior period Consolidated Financial Statements.
	Capital Leases –
	Some of our property is held under capital leases. These assets are included in property, plant and equipment and depreciated over the term of the lease. We do not report rent expense for capital leases. Rather, rental payments under the lease are recognized as a reduction of the capital lease obligation and interest expense.
	Operating Leases –
	All other leases are considered operating leases. Rent expense, including rent escalations, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the reasonably assured lease term, as defined in the accounting guidance on leases. Generally, the lease term is the base lease term plus certain renewal option periods for which renewal is reasonably assured.
Goodwill and intangible assets	'
	Goodwill and intangible assets
	We have a history of growth through acquisitions. Assets and liabilities of acquired businesses are recorded at their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. Goodwill represents costs in excess of fair values assigned to the underlying net assets of acquired businesses. The carrying value of goodwill is subject to annual impairment reviews in accordance with accounting guidance on goodwill, which we typically perform in the third quarter of the fiscal year. Impairment reviews may also be triggered by any significant events or changes in circumstances affecting our business.
	We have one reporting unit which encompasses all operations including new acquisitions. The goodwill impairment test consists of a two-step process, if necessary. We perform a qualitative assessment to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than the carrying value of goodwill. If the qualitative factors are triggered, we perform the two-step process. The first step is to compare the fair value of our invested capital to the book value of its invested capital. If the fair value is less than its carrying value, the second step of the impairment test must be performed in order to determine the amount of impairment loss, if any. The second step compares the implied fair value of goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. The loss recognized cannot exceed the carrying amount of goodwill.
	Intangible assets primarily represent allocations of purchase price to identifiable intangible assets of acquired businesses and are amortized over their estimated useful lives. All intangibles and other long-lived assets are reviewed when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset's carrying value may not be recoverable. If such indicators are present, it is determined whether the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows attributable to such assets is less than their carrying amounts. No such indicators were present in 2014, 2013 or 2012.
	A deterioration of macroeconomic conditions may not only negatively impact the estimated operating cash flows used in our cash flow models, but may also negatively impact other assumptions used in our analyses, including, but not limited to, the estimated cost of capital and/or discount rates. Additionally, as discussed above, in accordance with accounting guidance, we are required to ensure that assumptions used to determine fair value in our analyses are consistent with the assumptions a hypothetical market participant would use. As a result, the cost of capital and/or discount rates used in our analyses may increase or decrease based on market conditions and trends, regardless of whether our actual cost of capital has changed. Therefore, we may recognize an impairment of an intangible asset or assets even though realized actual cash flows are approximately equal to or greater than its previously forecasted amounts.
	As a result of our annual qualitative assessment performed in the third quarter of fiscal 2014, there were no impairments. There have been no triggering events during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.
Self-insurance reserves	'
	Self-insurance reserves
	We are largely self-insured with respect to workers' compensation, general liability and employee medical claims. In order to reduce our risk and better manage our overall loss exposure, we purchase stop-loss insurance that covers individual claims in excess of the deductible amounts. We maintain an accrual for the estimated cost to settle open claims as well as an estimate of the cost of claims that have been incurred but not reported. These estimates take into consideration the historical average claim volume, the average cost for settled claims, current trends in claim costs, changes in our business and workforce, and general economic factors. These accruals are reviewed on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if factors dictate a more frequent review is warranted. For more complex reserve calculations, such as workers' compensation, we use the services of an actuary on an annual basis to assist in determining the required reserve for open claims.
Warranty	'
	Warranty
	We provide an accrual for estimated future warranty costs for parts that we install based upon the historical relationship of warranty costs to sales. Warranty expense related to all product warranties at and for the years ended March 2014, 2013 and 2012 was not material to our financial position or results of operations. See additional discussion of tire road hazard warranty agreements under the “Revenue recognition” section of this footnote.
Comprehensive income	'
	Comprehensive income
	As it relates to Monro, comprehensive income is defined as net earnings as adjusted for pension liability adjustments and is reported net of related taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity.
Income taxes	'
	Income taxes
	Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using tax rates based on currently enacted rules and legislation and anticipated rates that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The accounting guidance for uncertainties in income tax prescribes a comprehensive model for the financial statement recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns. Monro recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position in the financial statements only when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits and a consideration of the relevant taxing authority's administrative practices and precedents. (See Note 7.)
Treasury stock	'
	Treasury stock
	Treasury stock is accounted for using the par value method. During the year ended March 31, 2012, Monro's former Chief Executive Officer surrendered 386,000 shares of Monro's Common Stock at fair market value to pay the exercise price and to partially satisfy tax withholding obligations on the exercise of 563,000 stock options. During the year ended March 30, 2013, Monro's current Chief Executive Officer surrendered 43,000 shares of Monro's Common Stock at fair market value to pay the exercise price and to partially satisfy tax withholding obligations on the exercise of 113,000 stock options. There was no activity for the Chief Executive Officer during the year ended March 29, 2014.
Stock-based compensation	'
	Stock-based compensation
	We measure compensation cost arising from the grant of share-based payments to an employee at fair value, and recognize such cost in income over the period during which the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. Forfeitures are estimated on the grant date and revised in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
	We recognize compensation expense related to stock options using the straight-line approach. Option awards generally vest equally over the service period established in the award, typically four years. We estimate fair value using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Assumptions used to estimate the compensation expense are determined as follows:
	Expected life of an award is based on historical experience and on the terms and conditions of the stock awards granted to employees;
	Expected volatility is measured using historical changes in the market price of Monro's Common Stock;
	Risk-free interest rate is equivalent to the implied yield on zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bonds with a remaining maturity equal to the expected term of the awards;
	Forfeitures are based substantially on the history of cancellations of similar awards granted by Monro in prior years; and
	Dividend yield is based on historical experience and expected future changes.
	The weighted average fair value of options granted during fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $10.10, $8.67 and $8.41, respectively. The fair values of the options granted were estimated on the date of their grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
		Year Ended Fiscal March
		2014			2013		2012
	Risk-free interest rate	0.86	%		0.53	%	1.11	%
	Expected life, in years	4			4		4
	Expected volatility	29.7	%		34	%	33.9	%
	Expected dividend yield	0.97	%		1.14	%	1.03	%
	Total stock-based compensation expense included in cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses in Monro's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended March 29, 2014, March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 was $3.6 million, $3.1 million and $2.7 million, respectively. The related income tax benefit was $1.3 million, $1.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
Earnings per share	'
	Earnings per share
	Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock and equivalents outstanding during the year. Common Stock equivalents represent shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of stock options. (See Note 10.)
Advertising	'
	Advertising
	We expense the production costs of advertising the first time the advertising takes place, except for direct response advertising which is capitalized and amortized over its expected period of future benefits.
	Direct response advertising consists primarily of coupons for Monro's services. The capitalized costs of this advertising are amortized over the period of the coupon's validity, which is typically two months.
	Prepaid advertising at March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, and advertising expense for the years ended March 2014, 2013 and 2012, were not material to these financial statements.
Vendor rebates and cooperative advertising credits	'
	Vendor rebates and cooperative advertising credits
	We account for vendor rebates and cooperative advertising credits as a reduction of the cost of products purchased, except where the rebate or credit is a reimbursement of costs incurred to sell the vendor's product, in which case it is offset against the costs incurred.
Guarantees	'
	Guarantees
	At the time we issue a guarantee, we recognize an initial liability for the fair value, or market value, of the obligation we assume under that guarantee.
Recent accounting pronouncements	'
	Recent accounting pronouncements
	In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting guidance for the reporting of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. This guidance requires companies to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income when applicable, or to cross-reference the reclassifications with other disclosures that provide additional detail about the reclassification made when the reclassifications are not made to net income. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2014 did not have an impact on Monro's Consolidated Financial Statements.
	In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting guidance for income tax presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward exists. This guidance requires an entity to net its unrecognized tax benefits against the deferred tax assets for all same jurisdiction net operating loss or similar tax loss carryforwards, or tax credit carryforwards. The guidance is to be applied prospectively (with an option to apply retrospectively) and will apply to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. As we already net our unrecognized tax benefits against the deferred tax assets for all same jurisdiction net operating loss carryforwards, this guidance had no impact on Monro's Consolidated Financial Statements.
	Other recent authoritative guidance issued by the FASB (including technical corrections to the Accounting Standards Codification) and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not, or are not expected to have a material effect on Monro's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Significant_Accounting_Policie2

Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Company's sales mix	'
		Year Ended Fiscal March
		2014		2013		2012
	Brakes	15%		15%		18%
	Exhaust	4		4		5
	Steering	9		10		10
	Tires	44		42		39
	Maintenance	28		29		28
	Total	100%		100%		100%
Weighted average fair value of options assumptions	'
		Year Ended Fiscal March
		2014			2013		2012
	Risk-free interest rate	0.86	%		0.53	%	1.11	%
	Expected life, in years	4			4		4
	Expected volatility	29.7	%		34	%	33.9	%
	Expected dividend yield	0.97	%		1.14	%	1.03	%

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated fair values	'
		As of Acquisition Date
		(Dollars in thousands)
	Inventories		$1,549
	Other current assets		122
	Property, plant and equipment		8,549
	Intangible assets		1,283
	Deferred income tax assets		111
	Other non-current assets		94
	Total assets acquired		11,708
	Warranty reserves		167
	Other current liabilities		1,616
	Other long-term liabilities		130
	Total liabilities assumed		1,913
	Total net identifiable assets acquired		$9,795
	Total consideration transferred		$27,518
	Plus: gain on bargain purchase		217
	Less: total net identifiable assets acquired		9,795
	Goodwill		$17,940
		As of Acquisition Date
		(Dollars in thousands)
	Inventories		$16,854
	Other current assets		1,167
	Property, plant and equipment		49,605
	Intangible assets		21,112
	Deferred income tax assets		13,179
	Other non-current assets		9
	Total assets acquired		101,926
	Warranty reserves		3,217
	Other current liabilities		4,694
	Long-term capital leases and financing obligations		44,086
	Other long-term liabilities		4,256
	Total liabilities assumed		56,253
	Total net identifiable assets acquired		$45,673
	Total consideration transferred		$163,517
	Less: total net identifiable assets acquired		45,673
	Goodwill		$117,844
Fiscal 2014 Acquisitions [Member]	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Intangible assets acquired - business acquisitions	'
		As of Acquisition Date
		Dollars in thousands	Weighted Average Useful Life
	Customer lists	$9,160	7 years
	Trade names	6,570	17 years
	Favorable leases	5,382	12 years
	Total	$21,112	11 years
Fiscal 2013 Acquisitions [Member]	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Intangible assets acquired - business acquisitions	'
		As of Acquisition Date
		Dollars in thousands		Weighted Average Useful Life
	Customer lists	$767		7 years
	Trade name	501		7 years
	Non-compete agreement	15		3 years
	Total	$1,283		7 years

Other_Current_Assets_Tables

Other Current Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Other Current Assets And Other Non-current Assets [Abstract]	'
Composition of other current assets	'
			Year Ended Fiscal March
			2014		2013
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Vendor rebates receivable	$	7,258	$	10,662
	Other		16,124		17,750
		$	23,382	$	28,412

Property_Plant_and_Equipment_T

Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'
						29-Mar-14							30-Mar-13
								Assets							Assets
								Under							Under
								Capital Lease/							Capital Lease/
					Assets			Financing				Assets			Financing
					Owned			Obligations		Total		Owned			Obligations		Total
				(Dollars in thousands)
	Land			$	69,836				$	69,836	$	69,401				$	69,401
	Buildings and
		improvements			186,093		$	66,057		252,150		177,869		$	64,993		242,862
	Equipment, signage
		and fixtures			183,373					183,373		169,233					169,233
	Vehicles				19,632			67		19,699		18,256			67		18,323
	Construction-in-
		progress			6,447					6,447		4,261					4,261
					465,381			66,124		531,505		439,020			65,060		504,080
		Less - Accumulated
			depreciation and
			amortization		226,870			22,752		249,622		210,490			18,544		229,034
				$	238,511		$	43,372	$	281,883	$	228,530		$	46,516	$	275,046

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets1

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]	'
Changes in goodwill	'
		Dollars in thousands
	Balance at March 31, 2012	$	132,656
	Fiscal 2013 acquisitions		115,548
	Disposal of assets related to fiscal 2013 acquisitions		-704
	Adjustments to fiscal 2012 purchase accounting		404
	Other adjustments		1,899
	Balance at March 30, 2013		249,803
	Fiscal 2014 acquisitions		17,940
	Adjustments to fiscal 2013 purchase accounting		2,296
	Balance at March 29, 2014	$	270,039
Composition of other intangible assets	'
			Year Ended Fiscal March
			2014						2013
			Gross						Gross
			Carrying			Accumulated			Carrying		Accumulated
			Amount			Amortization			Amount		Amortization
		(Dollars in thousands)
	Customer lists	$	19,566		$	8,548		$	18,799	$	6,313
	Trade names		14,003			4,648			13,502		3,891
	Favorable leases		12,700			3,751			12,293		2,117
	Other intangible assets		660			611			645		522
	Total intangible assets	$	46,929		$	17,558		$	45,239	$	12,843
Estimated future amortization of intangible assets	'
				Customer lists/
				Trade names/			Favorable
	Year Ending Fiscal March			Other			Leases
				(Dollars in thousands)
	2015		$	3,025		$	977
	2016			2,890			887
	2017			2,741			846
	2018			2,673			818
	2019			2,419			780

LongTerm_Debt_Tables

Long-Term Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]	'
Long-term debt	'
			March 29,			March 30,
				2014			2013
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Revolving Credit Facility, LIBOR-based (a)		$	105,841		$	127,187
	Mortgage Note Payable, non-interest bearing, secured by warehouse and office
		land, due in one installment in 2015					660
	Long-term debt		$	105,841		$	127,847
	Obligations under capital leases and financing obligations at various
		interest rates, due in installments through 2042	$	88,091		$	93,795
	Mortgage Note Payable, non-interest bearing, secured by warehouse and office
		land, due in one installment in 2015		660
		Less – Current portion of long-term debt, capital leases and financing obligations		-7,552			-6,833
	Long-term capital leases and financing obligations		$	81,199		$	86,962
Aggregate debt maturities over the next five years	'
		Capital Leases/Financing Obligations
			Aggregate			Imputed			All Other
	Year Ending Fiscal March		Amount			Interest			Debt		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
	2015	$	13,459		$	-6,567		$	660	$	7,552
	2016		12,732			-6,061					6,671
	2017		12,204			-5,564					6,640
	2018		12,186			-5,050			105,841		112,977
	2019		11,976			-4,510					7,466

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Income Tax [Abstract]	'
Components of the provision for income taxes	'
				Year Ended Fiscal March
					2014			2013			2012
				(Dollars in thousands)
	Current -
		Federal		$	25,978		$	22,366		$	26,002
		State			1,579			2,266			2,910
					27,557			24,632			28,912
	Deferred -
		Federal			4,793			-101			3,273
		State			-273			-274			-111
					4,520			-375			3,162
			Total	$	32,077		$	24,257		$	32,074
Deferred tax (liabilities) assets	'
				March 29,			March 30,
				2014			2013
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Goodwill		$	-18,189		$	-13,104
	Other			-734			-242
		Total deferred tax liabilities		-18,923			-13,346
	Insurance reserves			9,774			8,872
	Property and equipment			5,815			6,637
	Warranty and other reserves			4,228			4,322
	Stock options			3,897			2,982
	Deferred rent			1,961			2,086
	Accrued compensation			1,650			1,444
	Other			5,168			5,477
		Total deferred tax assets		32,493			31,820
		Net deferred tax assets	$	13,570		$	18,474
Reconciliation between Federal statutory tax rate and effective tax rate reflected in accompanying financial statements	'
			Year Ended Fiscal March
			2014					2013				2012
				Amount		Percent			Amount		Percent		Amount	Percent
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Federal income tax based on
		statutory tax rate applied
		to income before taxes	$	30,287		35		$	23,388		35	$	30,340	35
	State income tax, net of
		federal income tax benefit		2,097		2.4			1,159		1.7		2,231	2.6
	Other			-307		-0.3			-290		-0.4		-497	-0.6
			$	32,077		37.1		$	24,257		36.3	$	32,074	37
Income taxes associated with unrecognized tax benefits	'
	Dollars in thousands	Dollars in thousands
	Balance at March 26, 2011	$	5,964
	Tax positions related to current year:
	Additions		1,000
	Reductions
	Tax positions related to prior years:
	Additions		230
	Reductions		-904
	Settlements		-166
	Lapses in statutes of limitations		-640
	Balance at March 31, 2012		5,484
	Tax positions related to current year:
	Additions		1,198
	Reductions
	Tax positions related to prior years:
	Additions
	Reductions
	Settlements		-266
	Lapses in statutes of limitations		-712
	Balance at March 30, 2013		5,704
	Tax positions related to current year:
	Additions		1,678
	Reductions
	Tax positions related to prior years:
	Additions
	Reductions		-88
	Settlements		-381
	Lapses in statutes of limitations		-1,013
	Balance at March 29, 2014	$	5,900

Stock_Ownership_Tables

Stock Ownership (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Stock Ownership [Abstract]	'
Summary of the changes in the number of shares of common stock, Class C preferred stock and treasury stock	'
			Class C
		Common	Convertible
		Stock	Preferred	Treasury
		Shares	Stock Shares	Stock
		Issued	Issued	Shares
	Balance at March 26, 2011	36,038,664	32,500	5,577,984
	Stock options exercised	816,594		390,007
	Balance at March 31, 2012	36,855,258	32,500	5,967,991
	Stock options exercised	472,709		105,845
	Balance at March 30, 2013	37,327,967	32,500	6,073,836
	Stock options exercised	239,935		3,115
	Balance at March 29, 2014	37,567,902	32,500	6,076,951

Share_Based_Compensation_Table

Share Based Compensation (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Share Based Compensation [Abstract]	'
Summary of changes in outstanding stock options	'
				Weighted
				Average
				Exercise		Options
				Price		Outstanding
	At March 26, 2011			$19.35		2,525,678
	Granted			$32.86		173,075
	Exercised			$14.47		-816,594
	Canceled			$21.10		-30,571
	At March 31, 2012			$22.75		1,851,588
	Granted			$35.19		511,600
	Exercised			$12.54		-472,709
	Canceled			$29.99		-26,365
	At March 30, 2013			$28.66		1,864,114
	Granted			$45.38		181,400
	Exercised			$18.73		-239,935
	Canceled			$35.48		-32,178
	At March 29, 2014			$31.58		1,773,401
A summary of the status of and changes in non-vested stock options granted	'
			Weighted Average
			Grant-Date
			Fair Value
		Options	(per Option)
	Non-vested at March 26, 2011	930,039	$7.83
	Granted	173,075	$8.41
	Vested	-357,697	$7.54
	Canceled	-23,342	$6.62
	Non-vested at March 31, 2012	722,075	$8.16
	Granted	511,600	$8.67
	Vested	-332,566	$7.98
	Canceled	-21,912	$8.26
	Non-vested at March 30, 2013	879,197	$8.52
	Granted	181,400	$10.11
	Vested	-417,743	$8.66
	Canceled	-30,025	$8.90
	Non-vested at March 29, 2014	612,829	$8.88
Summarizes information about fixed stock options outstanding	'
		Options Outstanding					Options Exercisable
					Weighted	Weighted		Weighted
					Average	Average	Shares	Average
	Range of		Shares		Remaining	Exercise	Under	Exercise
	Exercise Prices		Under Option		Life	Price	Option	Price
	$ 9.27 - $26.64		467,267		2.71	$18.82	429,343	$18.28
	$26.65 - $33.64		518,489		3.54	$33.25	214,709	$33.26
	$33.65 - $35.31		433,250		2.03	$35.28	340,750	$35.28
	$35.32 - $61.58		354,395		4.39	$41.45	175,770	$40.13

Earnings_Per_Common_Share_Tabl

Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Earnings Per Common Share [Abstract]	'
Reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per common share	'
					Year Ended Fiscal March
					2014		2013		2012
				(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
	Numerator for earnings per common share calculation:
		Net Income		$	54,459	$	42,567	$	54,612
		Less: Preferred stock dividends			-334		-304		-266
		Income available to common stockholders		$	54,125	$	42,263	$	54,346
	Denominator for earnings per common share calculation:
		Weighted average common shares, basic			31,394		31,067		30,716
		Effect of dilutive securities:
			Preferred stock		760		760		760
			Stock options		488		481		761
		Weighted average common shares, diluted			32,642		32,308		32,237
	Basic earnings per common share:			$	1.72	$	1.36	$	1.77
	Diluted earnings per common share:			$	1.67	$	1.32	$	1.69

Operating_Leases_and_Other_Com1

Operating Leases and Other Commitments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Operating Leases and Other Commitments [Abstract]	'
Future minimum payments required under non-cancellable leases	'
					Less -
					Sublease
	Year Ending Fiscal March		Leases		Income		Net
			(Dollars in thousands)
	2015	$	33,547	$	-343	$	33,204
	2016		29,068		-295		28,773
	2017		24,218		-200		24,018
	2018		18,105		-137		17,968
	2019		11,363		-55		11,308
	Thereafter		11,237		-91		11,146
	Total	$	127,538	$	-1,121	$	126,417

Employee_Retirement_and_Profit1

Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Employee Retirement And Profit Sharing Plans [Abstract]	'
Funded status of plan	'
			Fiscal March
			2014			2013
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Change in Plan Assets:
	Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	18,224		$	17,344
	Actual return on plan assets		1,726			1,496
	Employee contribution		0			0
	Benefits paid		-581			-616
	Fair value of plan assets at end of year		19,369			18,224
	Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:
	Benefit obligation at beginning of year		19,285			17,500
	Interest cost		776			793
	Actuarial (gain)/loss		-432			1,608
	Benefits paid		-581			-616
	Benefit obligation at end of year		19,048			19,285
	Funded status of plan	$	321		$	-1,061
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss	'
			Year Ended
			Fiscal March
			2014			2013
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Unamortized transition obligation	$	0		$	0
	Unamortized prior service cost		0			0
	Unamortized net loss		5,056			6,520
	Total	$	5,056		$	6,520
Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income	'
			Year Ended
			Fiscal March
			2014			2013
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Net transition obligation	$	0		$	0
	Prior service cost		0			0
	Net actuarial income/(loss)		1,464			-787
	Total	$	1,464		$	-787
Components of pension (income) expense	'
			Year Ended Fiscal March
			2014			2013		2012
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	$	776		$	793	$	809
	Expected return on plan assets		-1,193			-1,192		-1,189
	Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss		658			517		71
	Net pension expense (income)	$	241		$	118	$	-309
Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations	'
		Year Ended
		Fiscal March
		2014	2013
	Discount rate	4.42%	4.08%
Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic pension costs	'
		Year Ended Fiscal March
		2014	2013	2012
	Discount rate	4.08%	4.49%	5.75%
	Expected long-term return on assets	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Company's asset allocations, by asset category	'
		March 29,		March 30,
		2014		2013
	Cash and cash equivalents	2.90%		1.60%
	Fixed income	34.10%		39.50%
	Equity securities	63.00%		58.90%
	Total	100.00%		100.00%
Fair value measurement information for the Company's major categories of defined benefit plan assets	'
					Fair Value Measurements at March 29, 2014 Using
			Total			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs	Significant Unobservable Inputs
						(Level 1)		(Level 2)	(Level 3)
					(Dollars in thousands)
	Equity securities:
	U.S. companies	$	7,966		$	7,966
	International companies		4,241			4,241
	Fixed income:
	U.S. corporate bonds		6,300				$	6,300
	International bonds		302					302
	Cash equivalents		560					560
	Total	$	19,369		$	12,207	$	7,162
					Fair Value Measurements at March 30, 2013 Using
						Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs	Significant Unobservable Inputs
			Total			(Level 1)		(Level 2)	(Level 3)
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Equity securities:
	U.S. companies	$	6,465		$	6,465
	International companies		3,590			3,590
	Fixed income:
	U.S. corporate bonds		6,840				$	6,840
	International bonds		364					364
	Cash equivalents		288					288
	Commodities		677			677
	Total	$	18,224		$	10,732	$	7,492
Pension benefit payments	'
				Year Ended
				Fiscal March
				(Dollars in thousands)
	2015		$	705
	2016			742
	2017			772
	2018			803
	2019			851
	2020 - 2024			5,101

Supplemental_Disclosure_of_Cas1

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information [Abstract]	'
Liabilities on acquisitions assumed	'
	Fair value of assets acquired	$	11,708,000
	Goodwill		17,940,000
	Gain on bargain purchase		-217,000
	Cash paid, net of cash acquired		-27,518,000
	Liabilities assumed	$	1,913,000
	Fair value of assets acquired	$	101,926,000
	Goodwill		117,602,000
	Cash paid, net of cash acquired		-163,275,000
	Liabilities assumed	$	56,253,000
	Fair value of assets acquired	$	12,751,000
	Goodwill		34,204,000
	Cash paid, net of cash acquired		-39,243,000
	Liabilities assumed	$	7,712,000
Interest and Income Taxes Paid	'
			Year Ended Fiscal March
			2014		2013		2012
			(Dollars in thousands)
	Cash paid during the year:
	Interest, net	$	9,099	$	6,914	$	4,924
	Income taxes, net	$	25,849	$	22,850	$	25,813

Significant_Accounting_Policie3

Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Company's sales mix	'	'	'
Revenue recognition	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Brakes [Member]	'	'	'
Company's sales mix	'	'	'
Revenue recognition	15.00%	15.00%	18.00%
Exhaust [Member]	'	'	'
Company's sales mix	'	'	'
Revenue recognition	4.00%	4.00%	5.00%
Steering [Member]	'	'	'
Company's sales mix	'	'	'
Revenue recognition	9.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Tires [Member]	'	'	'
Company's sales mix	'	'	'
Revenue recognition	44.00%	42.00%	39.00%
Maintenance [Member]	'	'	'
Company's sales mix	'	'	'
Revenue recognition	28.00%	29.00%	28.00%

Significant_Accounting_Policie4

Significant Accounting Policies 1 (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Weighted average fair value of options granted	'	'	'
Risk-free interest rate	0.86%	0.53%	1.11%
Expected life, in years	'4 years	'4 years	'4 years
Expected volatility	29.70%	34.00%	33.90%
Expected dividend yield	0.97%	1.14%	1.03%

Significant_Accounting_Policie5

Significant Accounting Policies Textual (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
	numberoffranchiselocations
	numberofautomotiverepaircenters
	numberofstores
Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'
Company operated stores	953	'	'
Franchised locations	3	'	'
Dealer-operated automotive repair centers	14	'	'
Company reported results minimum	'52 weeks	'	'
Company reported results maximum	'53 weeks	'	'
Company reported results actual	'52 weeks	'52 weeks	'53 weeks
Maturity period of cash equivalents	'three months or less	'	'
Number of shares surrendered in settlement of stock options exercised	0	43,000	386,000
Number of stock options exercised in settlement of surrendered shares	0	113,000	563,000
Vesting period for option awards	'4 years	'	'
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$10.10	$8.67	$8.41
Stock based compensation expense	$3.60	$3.10	$2.70
Income tax benefit related to stock based compensation	$1.30	$1.20	$1
Advertising expenses amortization period	'2 months	'	'
Buildings and Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum, years	'39 years	'	'
Buildings and Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum, years	'10 years	'	'
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum, years	'15 years	'	'
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum, years	'5 years	'	'
Vehicles [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum, years	'10 years	'	'
Vehicles [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum, years	'5 years	'	'
Software [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum, years	'7 years	'	'
Software [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life, Maximum, years	'3 years	'	'

Significant_Accounting_Policie6

Significant Accounting Policies Leases (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013
Property, plant and equipment- financing obligations	$0.40
Capital leases and financing obligations-financing obligation	0.7
Goodwill-financing obligation	1.9
Deferred income taxes-financing obligation	1.2
Other long-term liabilities-financing obligation	2.3
Occupancy costs-financing obligation	-1
Interest expense-financing obligations	$0.50

Acquisitions_Purchase_Price_Al

Acquisitions Purchase Price Allocations (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Purchase price of acquisitions allocation	'	'	'
Plus: gain on bargain purchase	$217,000	$0	$0
Goodwill	17,940,000	115,548,000	'
Fiscal 2014 Acquisitions [Member]	'	'	'
Purchase price of acquisitions allocation	'	'	'
Inventories	1,549,000	'	'
Other current assets	122,000	'	'
Property, Plant, and Equipment	8,549,000	'	'
Intangible assets	1,283,000	'	'
Deferred income tax assets	111,000	'	'
Other non-current assets	94,000	'	'
Total assets acquired	11,708,000	'	'
Warranty reserves	167,000	'	'
Other current liabilities	1,616,000	'	'
Other long-term liabilities	130,000	'	'
Total liabilities assumed	1,913,000	'	'
Total net identifiable assets acquired	9,795,000	'	'
Total consideration transferred	27,518,000	'	'
Plus: gain on bargain purchase	217,000	'	'
Less: total net identifiable assets acquired	9,795,000	'	'
Goodwill	17,940,000	'	'
Fiscal 2013 Acquisitions [Member]	'	'	'
Purchase price of acquisitions allocation	'	'	'
Inventories	'	16,854,000	'
Other current assets	'	1,167,000	'
Property, Plant, and Equipment	'	49,605,000	'
Intangible assets	'	21,112,000	'
Deferred income tax assets	'	13,179,000	'
Other non-current assets	'	9,000	'
Total assets acquired	'	101,926,000	'
Warranty reserves	'	3,217,000	'
Other current liabilities	'	4,694,000	'
Long-term capital leases and financing obligations	'	44,086,000	'
Other long-term liabilities	'	4,256,000	'
Total liabilities assumed	'	56,253,000	'
Total net identifiable assets acquired	'	45,673,000	'
Total consideration transferred	'	163,517,000	'
Less: total net identifiable assets acquired	'	45,673,000	'
Goodwill	'	$117,844,000	'

Acquisitions_Intangible_Assets

Acquisitions - Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets	$1,283	$21,112
Weighted average useful life of intangible assets in years	'7 years	'11 years
Customer lists [Member]	'	'
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets	767	9,160
Weighted average useful life of intangible assets in years	'7 years	'7 years
Trade Names [Member]	'	'
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets	501	6,570
Weighted average useful life of intangible assets in years	'7 years	'17 years
Favorable leases [Member]	'	'
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets	'	5,382
Weighted average useful life of intangible assets in years	'	'12 years
Noncompete Agreement [Member]	'	'
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets	$15	'
Weighted average useful life of intangible assets in years	'3 years	'

Acquisitions_Details_Textual

Acquisitions (Details Textual) (USD $)

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Enger Auto Service Mentor, Inc. [Member]

Tire King of Durham, Inc. [Member]

Ken Towery's Auto Care [Member]

Everybody's Oil Corporation [Member]

Brothers Tire, Inc. [Member]

Chesley Co. Inc. [Member]

Tuffy Associates Corp [Member]

Colony Tire Corporation[Member]

Kramer Tire Co. [Member]

Hometown Tire Company, Inc.

Carl King Tire, Inc. [Member]

S&S Firestone, Inc. [Member]

XL Tire, Inc. [Member]

Curry's Automotive Group

Mitchell Tire Service [Member]

Fiscal 2013 Acquisitions [Member]

Lentz U.S.A. Service Centers, Inc. [Member]

Kan Rock Tire Company, Inc.[Member]

Bald Tire & Auto, Inc. [Member]

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Sales of acquired entities for the reporting period from acquisition date

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Adjustments to goodwill related to purchase accounting

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Other_Current_Assets_Details

Other Current Assets (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Composition of other current assets	'	'
Vendor rebates receivable	$7,258	$10,662
Other	16,124	17,750
Prepaid expense and other assets, current, total	$23,382	$28,412

Property_Plant_and_Equipment_D

Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	$531,505	$504,080
Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization	249,622	229,034
Net property, plant and equipment	281,883	275,046
Land [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	69,836	69,401
Buildings and Improvements [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	252,150	242,862
Equipment, signage and fixtures [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	183,373	169,233
Vehicles [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	19,699	18,323
Construction in Progress [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	6,447	4,261
Assets Owned [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	465,381	439,020
Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization	226,870	210,490
Net property, plant and equipment	238,511	228,530
Assets Owned [Member] | Land [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	69,836	69,401
Assets Owned [Member] | Buildings and Improvements [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	186,093	177,869
Assets Owned [Member] | Equipment, signage and fixtures [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	183,373	169,233
Assets Owned [Member] | Vehicles [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	19,632	18,256
Assets Owned [Member] | Construction in Progress [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	6,447	4,261
Assets under Capital Lease [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	66,124	65,060
Less - Accumulated depreciation and amortization	22,752	18,544
Net property, plant and equipment	43,372	46,516
Assets under Capital Lease [Member] | Buildings and Improvements [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	66,057	64,993
Assets under Capital Lease [Member] | Vehicles [Member]	'	'
Major classifications of property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	$67	$67

Property_Plant_and_Equipment_D1

Property Plant and Equipment (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Property Plant And Equipment (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'
Amortization expense	$5.20	$3.90	$3.20
Depreciation	$28.60	$24.70	$22

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets2

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
Changes in goodwill	'	'
Beginning Balance	$249,803	$132,656
Additions to goodwill from current year acquisitions	17,940	115,548
Disposal of assets related to acquisitions	'	-704
Adjustments to goodwill related to purchase accounting	2,296	404
Other adjustments	'	1,899
Ending Balance	$270,039	$249,803

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets3

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 1) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Composition of other intangible assets	'	'
Gross carrying amount	$46,929	$45,239
Accumulated Amortization	17,558	12,843
Customer lists [Member]	'	'
Composition of other intangible assets	'	'
Gross carrying amount	19,566	18,799
Accumulated Amortization	8,548	6,313
Trade names [Member]	'	'
Composition of other intangible assets	'	'
Gross carrying amount	14,003	13,502
Accumulated Amortization	4,648	3,891
Favorable leases [Member]	'	'
Composition of other intangible assets	'	'
Gross carrying amount	12,700	12,293
Accumulated Amortization	3,751	2,117
Other intangible assets [Member]	'	'
Composition of other intangible assets	'	'
Gross carrying amount	660	645
Accumulated Amortization	$611	$522

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets4

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 2) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Customer Lists Tradenames Other[Member]	'
Estimated future amortization of intangible assets	'
2015	$3,025
2016	2,890
2017	2,741
2018	2,673
2019	2,419
Favorable Leases [Member]	'
Estimated future amortization of intangible assets	'
2015	977
2016	887
2017	846
2018	818
2019	$780

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets5

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'
Amortization of intangible assets	$3.10	$2.80	$1.60
Customer Lists [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Weighted average useful lives, in years	'9 years	'	'
Trade names [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Weighted average useful lives, in years	'14 years	'	'
Favorable leases [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Weighted average useful lives, in years	'15 years	'	'
Other intangible assets [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Weighted average useful lives, in years	'5 years	'	'

LongTerm_Debt_Details

Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]	'	'
Revolving Credit Facility, LIBOR-based	$105,841	$127,187
Mortgage Note Payable, non-interest bearing, secured by warehouse and office land, due in one installment in 2015	660	660
Obligations under capital leases and financing obligations at various interest rates, due in installments through 2042	88,091	93,795
Less - Current portion of long-term debt, capital leases and financing obligations	($7,552)	($6,833)

LongTerm_Debt_Details_1

Long-Term Debt (Details 1) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Long-term Debt, by Maturity [Abstract]	'
2015	$7,552
2016	6,671
2017	6,640
2018	112,977
2019	7,466
Aggregate Amount [Member] | Capital Leases and Financing Obligations[Member]	'
Long-term Debt, by Maturity [Abstract]	'
2015	13,459
2016	12,732
2017	12,204
2018	12,186
2019	11,976
Imputed Interest [Member] | Capital Leases and Financing Obligations[Member]	'
Long-term Debt, by Maturity [Abstract]	'
2015	-6,567
2016	-6,061
2017	-5,564
2018	-5,050
2019	-4,510
All Other Debt [Member]	'
Long-term Debt, by Maturity [Abstract]	'
2015	660
2018	$105,841

LongTerm_Debt_Details_Textual

Long-Term Debt (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 31, 1995	Mar. 30, 2013
		numberofbanks	numberofbanks	acre
Long Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)	'	'	0.15%	'	'
Revolving credit facility agreement term	'	'5 years	'	'	'
Revolving credit facility agreement	$250	$175	'	'	'
Revolving credit facility agreement, number of participating banks	'	7	6	'	'
Credit Facility Increased Availability	75	'	'	'	'
Provision allowing to expand the amount of overall facility	75	75	'	'	'
Revolving credit facility agreement committed sum outstanding	'	'	105.8	'	'
Line of credit sub-facility for issuing standby letters of credit	'	'	40	'	'
Percentage of face amount of standby letter of credit payable as fees	'	'	1.38%	'	'
Letters of credit outstanding	'	'	22.7	'	'
Net availability under the credit facility	'	'	121.5	'	'
Carrying amount of long-term debt (including current portion)	'	'	106.5	'	127.8
Fair value of long-term debt (including current portion)	'	'	106.5	'	127.8
The total amount financed for properties with capital leases and financing obligations	'	'	88.1	'	'
Acres of land purchased	'	'	'	12.7	'
Purchase price of land purchased	'	'	'	$0.70	'
Percentage of land purchased via a non-interest mortgage	'	'	'	100.00%	'
Period of non-interest bearing mortgage	'	'	'	'20 years	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Term extension of credit facility	'1 year 6 months	'	'	'	'
Minimum [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Interest rate over LIBOR on the facility	'	'	1.00%	'	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Interest rate over LIBOR on the facility	'	'	1.25%	'	'
Percentage of net income permit as cash dividend, maximum	'	'	50.00%	'	'
YearEnd [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Interest rate over LIBOR on the facility	'	'	1.25%	'	'

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Current -	'	'	'
Federal	$25,978	$22,366	$26,002
State	1,579	2,266	2,910
Total	27,557	24,632	28,912
Deferred -	'	'	'
Federal	4,793	-101	3,273
State	-273	-274	-111
Total	4,520	-375	3,162
Total income taxes provision	$32,077	$24,257	$32,074

Income_Taxes_Details_1

Income Taxes (Details 1) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Deferred tax (liabilities) assets	'	'
Goodwill	($18,189)	($13,104)
Other	-734	-242
Total deferred tax liabilities	-18,923	-13,346
Insurance reserves	9,774	8,872
Property and Equipment	5,815	6,637
Warranty and other reserves	4,228	4,322
Stock options	3,897	2,982
Deferred rent	1,961	2,086
Accrued compensation	1,650	1,444
Other	5,168	5,477
Total deferred tax assets	32,493	31,820
Net deferred tax assets	$13,570	$18,474

Income_Taxes_Details_2

Income Taxes (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Reconciliation between Federal statutory tax rate and effective tax rate reflected in accompanying financial statements	'	'	'
Federal income tax based on statutory tax rate applied to income before taxes	$30,287	$23,388	$30,340
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit	2,097	1,159	2,231
Other	-307	-290	-497
Total income taxes provision	$32,077	$24,257	$32,074
Federal income tax based on statutory tax rate applied to income before taxes, percentage	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit, percentage	2.40%	1.70%	2.60%
Other, percentage	-0.30%	-0.40%	-0.60%
Total income taxes provision, percentage	37.10%	36.30%	37.00%

Income_Taxes_Details_3

Income Taxes (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Income taxes associated with unrecognized tax benefits	'	'	'
Beginning balance	$5,704	$5,484	$5,964
Tax positions related to current year:	'	'	'
Additions	1,678	1,198	1,000
Reductions	'	'	'
Tax positions related to prior years:	'	'	'
Additions	'	'	230
Reductions	-88	'	-904
Settlements	-381	-266	-166
Lapses in statutes of limitations	-1,013	-712	-640
Ending balance	$5,900	$5,704	$5,484

Income_Taxes_Details_Textual

Income Taxes (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 26, 2011
Income Taxes (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
State net operating loss carryforwards available	$3,700,000	'	'	'
Carryforward expiration period	31-Mar-34	'	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits	5,900,000	5,704,000	5,484,000	5,964,000
Reversal of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions	100,000	200,000	300,000	'
Interest and penalties accrued associated with uncertain tax benefit	$300,000	$500,000	'	'

Stock_Ownership_Details

Stock Ownership (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 26, 2011
	Treasury Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Class C Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Class C Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Class C Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Class C Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Summary of the changes in the number of shares of common stock, Class C preferred stock and treasury stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares Issued, Beginning balance	6,073,836	5,967,991	5,577,984	37,327,967	36,855,258	36,038,664	32,500	32,500	32,500	32,500
Stock options exercised	3,115	105,845	390,007	239,935	472,709	816,594	'	'	'	'
Shares Issued, Ending balance	6,076,951	6,073,836	5,967,991	37,567,902	37,327,967	36,855,258	32,500	32,500	32,500	32,500

Stock_Ownership_Details_Textua

Stock Ownership (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012
			Before Amendment [Member]	After Amendment [Member]
Convertible Preferred Stock and Common Stock (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Minimum percentage of preferred stock holders approval for authorization of action	60.00%	'	'	'
Distribution amount per share of preferred stock on liquidation of company	$1.50	'	'	'
Conversion value of the Class C convertible preferred stock	$0.06	$0.06	'	'
Statement [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	65,000,000	65,000,000	45,000,000	65,000,000

Share_Based_Compensation_Detai

Share Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Summary of changes in outstanding stock options	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price, beginning of period	$28.66	$22.75	$19.35
Weighted average exercise price, granted	$45.38	$35.19	$32.86
Weighted average exercise price, exercised	$18.73	$12.54	$14.47
Weighted average exercise price, canceled	$35.48	$29.99	$21.10
Weighted average exercise price, end of period	$31.58	$28.66	$22.75
Options outstanding, beginning balance	1,864,114	1,851,588	2,525,678
Options outstanding, granted	181,400	511,600	173,075
Options outstanding, exercised	-239,935	-472,709	-816,594
Canceled, options	-32,178	-26,365	-30,571
Options outstanding, ending balance	1,773,401	1,864,114	1,851,588

Share_Based_Compensation_Detai1

Share Based Compensation (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 26, 2011
A summary of the status of and changes in nonvested stock options granted	'	'	'	'
Non-vested, shares, beginning balance	879,197	722,075	930,039	'
Granted, shares	181,400	511,600	173,075	'
Vested, shares	-417,743	-332,566	-357,697	'
Canceled, shares	-30,025	-21,912	-23,342	'
Non-vested, shares, ending balance	612,829	879,197	722,075	930,039
Weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of period	$8.88	$8.52	$8.16	$7.83
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted	$10.11	$8.67	$8.41	'
Weighted average grant date fair value, vested	$8.66	$7.98	$7.54	'
Weighted average grant date fair value, canceled	$8.90	$8.26	$6.62	'
Weighted average grant date fair value, end of period	$8.88	$8.52	$8.16	$7.83

Share_Based_Compensation_Detai2

Share Based Compensation (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014
Exercise Prince Range $ 9.27 - $26.64	'
Summarizes information about fixed stock options outstanding	'
Range of exercise price, lower limit	$9.27
Range of exercise price, upper limit	$26.64
Options outstanding, shares under option	467,267
Options outstanding, weighted average remaining life	'2 years 8 months 16 days
Options outstanding, weighted average exercise price	$18.82
Options exercisable, shares under option	429,343
Options exercisable, weighted average exercise price	$18.28
Exercise Prince Range $26.65 - $33.64	'
Summarizes information about fixed stock options outstanding	'
Range of exercise price, lower limit	$26.65
Range of exercise price, upper limit	$33.64
Options outstanding, shares under option	518,489
Options outstanding, weighted average remaining life	'3 years 6 months 14 days
Options outstanding, weighted average exercise price	$33.25
Options exercisable, shares under option	214,709
Options exercisable, weighted average exercise price	$33.26
Exercise Prince Range $33.65 - $35.31	'
Summarizes information about fixed stock options outstanding	'
Range of exercise price, lower limit	$33.65
Range of exercise price, upper limit	$35.31
Options outstanding, shares under option	433,250
Options outstanding, weighted average remaining life	'2 years 0 months 11 days
Options outstanding, weighted average exercise price	$35.28
Options exercisable, shares under option	340,750
Options exercisable, weighted average exercise price	$35.28
Exercise Prince Range $35.32 - $61.58	'
Summarizes information about fixed stock options outstanding	'
Range of exercise price, lower limit	$35.32
Range of exercise price, upper limit	$61.58
Options outstanding, shares under option	354,395
Options outstanding, weighted average remaining life	'4 years 4 months 20 days
Options outstanding, weighted average exercise price	$41.45
Options exercisable, shares under option	175,770
Options exercisable, weighted average exercise price	$40.13

Share_Based_Compensation_Detai3

Share Based Compensation (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	31-May-13	31-May-10	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014
				Minimum [Member]	Maximum [Member]	Incentive Stock Option Plan 2007 [Member]	Incentive Stock Option Plan 2007 [Member]	Incentive Stock Option Plan 2007 [Member]	Incentive Stock Option Plan 1994 [Member]	Incentive Stock Option Plan 1998 [Member]	Incentive Stock Option Plan 2003 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock shares initially reserved for future issuance	'	'	'	'	'	873,000	'	'	'	'	'
Options available for grant	2,148,327	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common shares authorized for issuance	5,001,662	'	'	'	'	1,501,662	'	'	675,345	4,016,250	315,000
Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award additional number of shares authorized	'	'	'	'	'	'	2,000,000	1,500,000	'	'	'
Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award shares transferred from previous plan	'	'	'	'	'	628,662	'	'	'	'	'
Employee options term	'	'	'	'6 years	'10 years	'	'	'	'	'	'
Share Based Compensation (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Vesting period of employee options	'5 years	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total shares exercisable	1,160,572	984,917	1,129,513	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average contractual term, options outstanding	'3 years 1 month 6 days	'3 years 9 months 9 days	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value, options outstanding	$44,200,000	$20,600,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average contractual term of all options exercisable	'2 years 9 months 18 days	'3 years 4 months 25 days	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value of all options exercisable	31,500,000	14,700,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Fair value of awards vested under the Company's stock plans	3,600,000	2,700,000	2,700,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value, Company's closing stock price	$56.51	$39.71	$41.49	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised	7,400,000	10,600,000	17,600,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested fixed stock options	4,100,000	6,000,000	4,900,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Compensation expenses recognition period related to nonvested fixed stock options	'2 years	'3 years	'3 years	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Exercise of stock options	4,314,000	2,957,000	3,134,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options	$1,866,000	$2,764,000	$5,314,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Earnings_Per_Common_Share_Deta

Earnings Per Common Share (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014		Mar. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2012
Numerator for earnings per common share calculation:	'		'		'
Net income	$54,459		$42,567		$54,612
Less: Preferred stock dividends	-334	[1]	-304	[1]	-266	[1]
Income available to common stockholders	$54,125		$42,263		$54,346
Denominator for earnings per common share calculation:	'		'		'
Weighted average common shares, basic	31,394		31,067		30,716
Effect of dilutive securities:	'		'		'
Preferred stock	760		760		760
Stock options	488		481		761
Weighted average common shares, diluted	32,642		32,308		32,237
Basic earnings per common share:	$1.72		$1.36		$1.77
Diluted earnings per common share:	$1.67		$1.32		$1.69
[1]	Dividends paid per common share or common share equivalent were $.44, $.40 and $.35, respectively, for the years ended March 29, 2014, March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012.

Earnings_Per_Common_Share_Deta1

Earnings Per Common Share (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Common Share (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	91,000	955,000	682,000

Operating_Leases_and_Other_Com2

Operating Leases and Other Commitments (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Future minimum payments required under non-cancellable leases	'
Leases, 2015	$33,547
Leases, 2016	29,068
Leases, 2017	24,218
Leases, 2018	18,105
Leases, 2019	11,363
Leases, thereafter	11,237
Leases, total	127,538
Less - Sublease Income, 2015	-343
Less - Sublease Income, 2016	-295
Less - Sublease Income, 2017	-200
Less - Sublease Income, 2018	-137
Less - Sublease Income, 2019	-55
Less - Sublease Income, thereafter	-91
Less - Sublease Income, total	-1,121
Net, 2015	33,204
Net, 2016	28,773
Net, 2017	24,018
Net, 2018	17,968
Net, 2019	11,308
Net, thereafter	11,146
Net, Total	$126,417

Operating_Leases_and_Other_Com3

Operating Leases and Other Commitments (Details Textual) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

Mar. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2012

Oct. 01, 2012

Feb. 28, 2014

Oct. 02, 2007

Oct. 01, 2007

Dec. 30, 2010

Dec. 30, 2010

Feb. 28, 2014

Dec. 30, 2010

Oct. 01, 2012

Chief Executive Officer [Member]

Chief Executive Officer [Member]

Chief Executive Officer [Member]

Chief Executive Officer [Member]

President [Member]

Executive Vice President [Member]

Executive Vice President [Member]

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [Member]

Executive Chairman [Member]

Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stated base salary per agreement

'

'

'

$550,000

'

'

$840,000

'

'

$242,500

'

$420,000

Maximum percentage of annual bonus

'

'

'

150.00%

'

'

150.00%

'

'

87.50%

87.50%

150.00%

Total amount of special bonus payable in five annual installments

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'

'

'

'

'

750,000

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'

'

'

'

Amount of special bonus for one installment

'

'

'

'

'

'

150,000

'

'

'

'

'

Number of stock options awarded

'

'

'

300,000

'

562,500

'

150,000

120,000

'

90,000

'

Stock option exercise price

'

'

'

$33.64

'

$15.20

'

$35.31

$35.31

'

$35.31

'

New employment agreement period

'

'

'

'5 years

'

'

'5 years

'4 years

'4 years

'3 years 3 months 0 days

'4 years

'3 years

Total amount of additional bonus payable in five annual installments

'

'

'

'

'

'

750,000

'

'

'

'

'

Future additional bonus payable per annum installment

'

'

'

'

'

'

150,000

'

'

'

'

'

Vesting period of employee options

'5 years

'

'

'4 years

'

'

'

'4 years

'4 years

'

'4 years

'

Employment Period Start Date

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1-Apr-14

'

'

Employment Period End Date

'

'

'

'

30-Jun-17

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Operating Leases And Other Commitments (Textual) [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Leases retail facilities under non-cancellable lease agreements expire period

31-Mar-32

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Rent expense under operating leases, net of sublease income

32,841,000

32,204,000

28,490,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Contingent rentals

59,000

85,000

93,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sublease income

$533,000

$636,000

$386,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of annual purchases of specific products bought from entering contracts

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Maximum purchase commitment expiration date

'July 2017

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Employee_Retirement_and_Profit2

Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Change in Plan Assets:	'	'	'
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$18,224	$17,344	'
Actual return on plan assets	1,726	1,496	'
Employee contribution	0	0	'
Benefits paid	-581	-616	'
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	19,369	18,224	17,344
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation:	'	'	'
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	19,285	17,500	'
Interest cost	776	793	809
Actuarial (gain)/loss	-432	1,608	'
Benefits paid	-581	-616	'
Benefit obligation at end of year	19,048	19,285	17,500
Funded status of plan	$321	($1,061)	'

Employee_Retirement_and_Profit3

Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans (Details 1) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss	'	'
Unamortized transition obligation	$0	$0
Unamortized prior service cost	0	0
Unamortized net loss	5,056	6,520
Total	$5,056	$6,520

Employee_Retirement_and_Profit4

Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income	'	'
Net transition obligation	$0	$0
Prior service cost	0	0
Net actuarial income/(loss)	1,464	-787
Total	$1,464	($787)

Employee_Retirement_and_Profit5

Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Components of pension expense (income)	'	'	'
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	$776	$793	$809
Expected return on plan assets	-1,193	-1,192	-1,189
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial loss	658	517	71
Net pension expense (income)	$241	$118	($309)

Employee_Retirement_and_Profit6

Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans (Details 4)	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations	'	'
Discount rate	4.42%	4.08%

Employee_Retirement_and_Profit7

Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans (Details 5)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic pension costs	'	'	'
Discount rate	4.08%	4.49%	5.75%
Expected long-term return on assets	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%

Employee_Retirement_and_Profit8

Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans (Details 6)	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	100.00%	100.00%
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	2.90%	1.60%
Fixed Income [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	34.10%	39.50%
Equity Securities [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	63.00%	58.90%

Employee_Retirement_and_Profit9

Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans (Details 7) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	$19,369	$18,224	$17,344
U.S. Companies Equity Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	7,966	6,465	'
International Companies Equity Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	4,241	3,590	'
U.S. Corporate Bonds [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	6,300	6,840	'
International Bonds [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	302	364	'
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	560	288	'
Commodities [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	'	677	'
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	12,207	10,732	'
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | U.S. Companies Equity Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	7,966	6,465	'
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | International Companies Equity Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	4,241	3,590	'
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Commodities [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	'	677	'
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	7,162	7,492	'
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | U.S. Corporate Bonds [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	6,300	6,840	'
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | International Bonds [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	302	364	'
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	'	'
Fair value measurement of defined benefit plan assets	$560	$288	'

Recovered_Sheet1

Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans (Details 8) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Pension benefit payments	'
2015	$705
2016	742
2017	772
2018	803
2019	851
2020 - 2024	$5,101

Recovered_Sheet2

Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
	employeeage
Employee Retirement and Profit Sharing Plans (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'
Minimum age criteria for availing defined benefit plans	21	'	'
Charges to expense for the Company's matching contributions	$612,000	$615,000	$631,000
Total liability, Deferred Compensation Plan	1,433,000	1,179,000	'
Charges to expense (benefit) applicable to the management bonus plan	$1,066,000	($66,000)	$1,730,000
Equity Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Company's general target allocation for the plan	60.00%	'	'
Fixed Income Securities [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Company's general target allocation for the plan	40.00%	'	'

Related_Party_Transactions_Det

Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2004	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
	numberofleases	numberofleases
Related Party Transactions (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Operating and capital leases	'	$702,000	$685,000	$669,000
Related party leases	6	'	'	'
New leases contemplated	'	0	'	'
Annual fee	'	300,000	300,000	300,000
Amount payable	'	$0	$0	'

Supplemental_Disclosure_of_Cas2

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Liabilities assumed on acquisitions	'	'	'
Gain on bargain purchase	($217,000)	$0	$0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-27,467,000	-163,326,000	-39,243,000
Fiscal 2014 Acquisitions [Member]	'	'	'
Liabilities assumed on acquisitions	'	'	'
Fair value of assets acquired	11,708,000	'	'
Goodwill	17,940,000	'	'
Gain on bargain purchase	-217,000	'	'
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-27,518,000	'	'
Liabilities assumed	1,913,000	'	'
Fiscal 2013 Acquisitions [Member]	'	'	'
Liabilities assumed on acquisitions	'	'	'
Fair value of assets acquired	'	101,926,000	'
Goodwill	'	117,602,000	'
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	'	-163,275,000	'
Liabilities assumed	'	56,253,000	'
Fiscal 2012 Acquisitions [Member]	'	'	'
Liabilities assumed on acquisitions	'	'	'
Fair value of assets acquired	'	'	12,751,000
Goodwill	'	'	34,204,000
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	'	'	-39,243,000
Liabilities assumed	'	'	$7,712,000

Supplemental_Disclosure_of_Cas3

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Cash paid during the year:	'	'	'
Interest, net	$9,099	$6,914	$4,924
Income taxes, net	$25,849	$22,850	$25,813

Supplemental_Disclosure_of_Cas4

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Supplemental Disclosure Of Cash Flow Information (Textual) [Abstract]	'	'	'
Other non current assets pension liability adjustment	'	'	($3,033,000)
Other comprehensive income pension liability adjustment	'	'	-1,977,000
Long term deferred taxes pension liability adjustment	'	'	-1,212,000
Other long term liabilities pension liability adjustment	'	'	156,000
Change in current liabilities related to tax benefit from exercise of stock options	'	'	-5,314,000
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options	1,866,000	2,764,000	5,314,000
Current liabilities, exercise of stock options	'	601,000	5,485,000
Common stock issued exercise of stock options	'	2,000	6,000
Paid in capital exercise of stock options	'	2,968,000	8,685,000
Treasury stock exercise of stock options	'	3,571,000	14,176,000
Deferred income taxes-financing obligation	'	1,164,000	'
Property, plant and equiptment-financing obligation	'	200,000	'
Goodwill-financing obligation	'	1,899,000	'
Capital lease and financing obligation-financing obligation	'	629,000	'
Other long-term liabilities-financing obligation	'	2,567,000	'
Intangible assets-financing obligations	'	($67,000)	'

Subsequent_Events_Details_Text

Subsequent Events (Details Textual) (Subsequent Event [Member], Dividend Declared [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2013
Subsequent Event [Member] | Dividend Declared [Member]	'
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'
Cash dividend per common share	$0.13