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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | Total | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Treasury | Noncontrolling Interests
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Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021 |  | 273 |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  | 115 |
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2021 | $ 175 | $ 2 | $ 6,925 | $ 8,202 | $ (1,480) | $ (13,670) | $ 196
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares under employee plans, net of forfeitures (in shares) |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares under employee plans, net of forfeitures | 12 |  | 71 |  |  | $ (59) |
Share-based compensation | 33 |  | 33 |  |  |  |
Payments to noncontrolling interests | (39) |  |  |  |  |  | (39)
Other comprehensive income | 23 |  |  |  | 23 |  |
Net income | 525 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 39
Repurchase of common stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | (4) |
Repurchase of common stock | (1,000) |  | (150) |  |  | $ (850) |
Exercise of put right by noncontrolling shareholders of McKesson Europe AG | 8 |  | 178 |  | (170) |  |
Reclassification of McKesson Europe AG redeemable noncontrolling interests | 287 |  |  |  |  |  | 287
Cash dividends declared | (65) |  |  | (65) |  |  |
Other | (4) |  |  | (5) |  |  | 1
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021 |  | 274 |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  | 119 |
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2021 | (45) | $ 2 | 7,057 | 8,618 | (1,627) | $ (14,579) | 484
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022 |  | 275 |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  | 130 |
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2022 | (1,792) | $ 2 | 7,275 | 9,030 | (1,534) | $ (17,045) | 480
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares under employee plans, net of forfeitures (in shares) |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares under employee plans, net of forfeitures | (60) | $ 1 | 91 |  |  | $ (152) |
Share-based compensation | 40 |  | 40 |  |  |  |
Payments to noncontrolling interests | (36) |  |  |  |  |  | (36)
Other comprehensive income | 636 |  |  |  | 586 |  | 50
Net income | 809 |  |  | 768 |  |  | 41
Repurchase of common stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | (3) |
Repurchase of common stock | (1,000) |  | (56) |  |  | $ (944) |
Reclassification of recurring compensation to other accrued liabilities | (2) |  |  |  |  |  | (2)
Cash dividends declared | (67) |  |  | (67) |  |  |
Other | 0 |  | 0 | 1 |  |  | (1)
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022 |  | 277 |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  | 133 |
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2022 | $ (1,472) | $ 3 | $ 7,350 | $ 9,732 | $ (948) | $ (18,141) | $ 532

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