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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components Of Income Before Provision For (Benefit From) Income Taxes | The components of our income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):
| Year Ended March 31,
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Domestic | $ | 204 |  |  | $ | 299 |  |  | $ | 380 |
Foreign | 877 |  |  | 718 |  |  | 1,128 |
Income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes | $ | 1,081 |  |  | $ | 1,017 |  |  | $ | 1,508 |
Provision For (Benefit From) Income Taxes | Provision for (benefit from) income taxes for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 consisted of (in millions):
| Current |  | Deferred |  | Total
Year Ended March 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 203 |  |  | $ | (190) |  |  | $ | 13 |
State | 36 |  |  | (26) |  |  | 10 |
Foreign | 381 |  |  | (112) |  |  | 269 |
| $ | 620 |  |  | $ | (328) |  |  | $ | 292 |
Year Ended March 31, 2021 |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 251 |  |  | $ | (26) |  |  | $ | 225 |
State | 24 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 22 |
Foreign | 47 |  |  | (114) |  |  | (67) |
| $ | 322 |  |  | $ | (142) |  |  | $ | 180 |
Year Ended March 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | (14) |  |  | $ | 244 |
State | 39 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 37 |
Foreign | 48 |  |  | (1,860) |  |  | (1,812) |
| $ | 345 |  |  | $ | (1,876) |  |  | $ | (1,531) |
Schedule Of Differences Between Statutory Tax Rate And Effective Tax Rate | The differences between the statutory tax rate and our effective tax rate, expressed as a percentage of income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes, for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
| Year Ended March 31,
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Statutory federal tax expense rate | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | %
State taxes, net of federal benefit | 1.9 | % |  | 1.7 | % |  | 1.0 | %
Differences between statutory rate and foreign effective tax rate | 6.8 | % |  | 7.0 | % |  | (8.4) | %
Excess tax benefit from equity compensation | (1.2) | % |  | (2.7) | % |  | (0.1) | %
Research and development credits | (2.8) | % |  | (2.4) | % |  | (1.2) | %
Swiss Deferred Tax Asset | 2.7 | % |  | (10.1) | % |  | (122.1) | %
Acquired IP intra-entity sales | (5.9) | % |  | — | % |  | — | %
The Altera opinion | — | % |  | — | % |  | 5.4 | %
Non-deductible stock-based compensation | 3.8 | % |  | 3.3 | % |  | 2.3 | %
Other | 0.7 | % |  | (0.1) | % |  | 0.6 | %
Effective tax rate | 27.0 | % |  | 17.7 | % |  | (101.5) | %
Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities | The components of net deferred tax assets, as of March 31, 2022 and 2021 consisted of (in millions):
| As of March 31,
| 2022 |  | 2021
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Accruals, reserves and other expenses | $ | 185 |  |  | $ | 158 |
Tax credit carryforwards | 198 |  |  | 161 |
Stock-based compensation | 43 |  |  | 43 |
Net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards | 349 |  |  | 258 |
Swiss intra-entity tax asset | 1,782 |  |  | 1,781 |
Total | 2,557 |  |  | 2,401 |
Valuation allowance | (296) |  |  | (230) |
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 2,261 |  |  | 2,171 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Amortization and depreciation | (13) |  |  | (140) |
ASC 606 Revenue Recognition | — |  |  | (21) |
Other | (7) |  |  | (8) |
Total | (20) |  |  | (169) |
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance and deferred tax liabilities | $ | 2,241 |  |  | $ | 2,002 |
Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
Balance as of March 31, 2019 | $ | 417 |
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions | 111 |
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions | (4) |
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to current year tax positions | 468 |
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to settlements with taxing authorities | — |
Reductions in unrecognized tax benefits due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations | (5) |
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits due to foreign currency translation | (4) |
Balance as of March 31, 2020 | 983 |
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions | 12 |
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions | (444) |
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to current year tax positions | 55 |
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to settlements with taxing authorities | (2) |
Reductions in unrecognized tax benefits due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations | (27) |
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits due to foreign currency translation | 7 |
Balance as of March 31, 2021 | 584 |
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions | 5 |
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions | (21) |
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to current year tax positions | 139 |
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to settlements with taxing authorities | (50) |
Reductions in unrecognized tax benefits due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations | (18) |
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits due to foreign currency translation | (3) |
Balance as of March 31, 2022 | $ | 636 |

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