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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified
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12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2013
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |
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| Repatriation of Certain Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries |
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$ 700 |
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| Tax Benefits Allocated Directly to Contributed Capital |
21 |
12 |
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| Valuation allowance decrease |
120 |
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| Gross unrecognized tax benefits |
254 |
232 |
297 |
| Amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect the effective tax rate |
58 |
84 |
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| The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would result in adjustments to deferred tax assets with corresponding |
195 |
148 |
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| Combined amount of accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions |
16 |
16 |
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| Amount of unrecognized tax benefits for which it is reasonably possible that there will be a reduction within the next 12 months |
11 |
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| Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] |
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |
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| Tax credit carry forwards |
320 |
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| Tax credit carryforward, expiration dates |
Jan. 01, 2024 |
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| Foreign Country [Member] |
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |
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| Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries |
752 |
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| Tax credit carry forwards |
7 |
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| State [Member] |
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |
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| Net operating Loss Carryforwards |
785 |
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| Net operating loss attributable to various acquired companies |
114 |
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| Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates |
Jan. 01, 2016 |
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| Tax credit carry forwards |
$ 131 |
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