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TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015
Program
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2013
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| Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures |
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| Servicing assets |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
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| Servicing Liability |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Asset-Backed Securitization Programs |
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| Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures |
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| Number of asset-backed securitization programs |
2 |
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| Percentage of receivables sold to unaffiliated institutions |
100.00% |
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| Company's accounts receivables sold to third-party |
1,300,000,000 |
1,200,000,000 |
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| Amount received from accounts receivable sold to third-party |
740,700,000 |
729,300,000 |
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| Receivables sold but not yet collected from banking institutions |
485,600,000 |
341,800,000 |
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| Cash proceeds from sale of accounts receivable |
4,300,000,000 |
4,200,000,000 |
3,500,000,000 |
| Cash flows from new transfers of receivables |
300,000,000 |
400,000,000 |
700,000,000 |
| Activity in the deferred purchase price receivables account |
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| Beginning balance |
470,908,000 |
412,357,000 |
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| Transfers of receivables |
3,599,768,000 |
3,778,420,000 |
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| Collections |
(3,470,004,000) |
(3,719,869,000) |
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| Ending balance |
600,672,000 |
470,908,000 |
412,357,000 |
| Recognized loss on sale of the related receivables and recorded in interest and other, net |
7,100,000 |
7,100,000 |
7,200,000 |
| Asset-Backed Securitization Programs | Minimum |
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| Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures |
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| Service fee received, percent |
0.10% |
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| Asset-Backed Securitization Programs | Maximum |
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| Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures |
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| Service fee received, percent |
0.50% |
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| Global Program |
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| Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures |
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| Investment limits with financial institution |
550,000,000 |
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| North American Program |
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| Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures |
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| Investment limits with financial institution |
225,000,000 |
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| Sales of Receivables to Third Party Banks |
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| Trade Receivables Securitization disclosures |
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| Company's accounts receivables sold to third-party |
$ 4,200,000,000 |
$ 3,400,000,000 |
$ 1,100,000,000 |