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Derivative instruments - Cumulative Basis Adjustments for Fair Value Hedges (Details) - Fair Value Hedging - Loans Payable And Other Financial Liabilities Current - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Carrying amount of the hedged item	$ 109
Fair value hedge relationships less than	$ 1	$ 0

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- Definition

Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative liability.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=125515794&loc=SL5579245-113959

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=125515794&loc=SL5580258-113959

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=125515794&loc=SL5579245-113959

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Definition

Amount of cumulative increase (decrease) in fair value of hedged liability in fair value hedge, attributable to hedged risk.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4EE
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=125515794&loc=SL109999712-113959

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