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Leases, Codification Topic 842 (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract] |
Lease, Cost | The components of lease expense are as follows (in millions):
| Year Ended March 31, 2020
Operating lease costs | $ | 70 |
Variable lease costs | 37 |
Short-term lease costs | 14 |
Total lease expense | $ | 121 |
Supplemental cash and noncash information related to our operating leases are as follows (in millions):
| Year Ended March 31, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liability | $ | 69 |
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations | $ | 52 |
Weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate are as follows:
| At March 31, 2020
Lease term | 4.5 years
Discount rate | 3.2 | %
AssetsandLiabilitiesLesseeTableTextBlock | Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020 are as follows (in millions):
| Balance at April 1, 2019 |  | Balance as of March 31, 2020 |  | Balance Sheet Classification
Operating lease ROU assets | $ | 215 |  |  | $ | 193 |  |  | Other assets
Operating lease liabilities | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 69 |  |  | Accrued and other current liabilities
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 197 |  |  | 155 |  |  | Other liabilities
Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | 224 |  |  |
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases | Future minimum lease payments under operating leases as of March 31, 2020 were as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Years Ending March 31, |  |
2021 |  | $ | 74 |
2022 |  | 58 |
2023 |  | 33 |
2024 |  | 28 |
2025 |  | 21 |
Thereafter |  | 28 |
Total future lease payments |  | 242 |
Less imputed interest |  | (18) |
Total operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 224 |
Future minimum lease payments as of March 31, 2019, prior to our adoption of the New Lease Standard, were as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Years Ending March 31, |  |
2020 |  | $ | 52 |
2021 |  | 54 |
2022 |  | 44 |
2023 |  | 36 |
2024 |  | 28 |
Thereafter |  | 50 |
Total future lease payments |  | $ | 264 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of lessee's lease cost. Includes, but is not limited to, interest expense for finance lease, amortization of right-of-use asset for finance lease, operating lease cost, short-term lease cost, variable lease cost and sublease income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918686-209980 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/otherTransitionRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77902758&loc=d3e41502-112717 + Details
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