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Debt and Financing Activities - Revolving Credit Facilities (Details) - Revolving Credit Facility - USD ($) |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 24, 2026 | Apr. 01, 2026 | May 08, 2025 | Nov. 07, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2026 | Mar. 31, 2025
Line of Credit | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility borrowing capacity |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | Subsequent Event | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 0.25% |  |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the 2022 Credit Facility) | Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  |  | 5 years |  |
Credit facility borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000,000.0 |  |
Proceeds from lines of credit |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Long-term line of credit |  |  |  |  | 0 | $ 0
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the 2022 Credit Facility), Canadian Dollar, British Pound Sterling, and Euros Sublimit | Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 3,600,000,000 |  |
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (364 Day Credit Facility) | Unsecured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  | 364 days |  |  |
Credit facility borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |  |
Proceeds from lines of credit |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Line of credit, current |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the 2026 Credit Facility) | Unsecured Debt | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility borrowing capacity | $ 5,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the 2026 Credit Facility) | Line of Credit | Subsequent Event | Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the 2026 Credit Facility) | Line of Credit | Subsequent Event | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the 2026 Credit Facility) | Line of Credit | Subsequent Event | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate | 0.625% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the 2026 Credit Facility) | Line of Credit | Subsequent Event | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the 2026 Credit Facility) | Line of Credit | Subsequent Event | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the 2026 Credit Facility) | Line of Credit | Subsequent Event | Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the 2026 Credit Facility), Canadian Dollar, British Pound Sterling, and Euros Sublimit | Unsecured Debt | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility borrowing capacity | $ 4,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the 2026 Credit Facility), Canadian Dollar, British Pound Sterling, and Euros Sublimit | Line of Credit | Subsequent Event | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate | 0.625% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the 2026 Credit Facility), Canadian Dollar, British Pound Sterling, and Euros Sublimit | Line of Credit | Subsequent Event | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -SubTopic 10 -Topic 210 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478546/942-210-S99-1 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(16)(a)(2)) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478777/944-210-S99-1 + Details
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