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Financing Arrangement (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Debt Instruments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Carrying Values Of Liability and Equity Components of Senior Notes [Table Text Block] | The carrying and fair values of the Senior Notes are as follows (in millions):
| As of June 30, 2022 |  | As of March 31, 2022
Senior Notes: |  |  |
4.80% Senior Notes due 2026 | $ | 400 |  |  | $ | 400 |
1.85% Senior Notes due 2031 | 750 |  |  | 750 |
2.95% Senior Notes due 2051 | 750 |  |  | 750 |
Total principal amount | $ | 1,900 |  |  | $ | 1,900 |
Unaccreted discount | (6) |  |  | (6) |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | (16) |  |  | (16) |
Net carrying value of Senior Notes | $ | 1,878 |  |  | $ | 1,878 |
Fair value of Senior Notes (Level 2) | $ | 1,584 |  |  | $ | 1,711 |
Schedule Of Interest Expense | Interest expense, which represented coupon interest associated with our debt instruments and is included in interest and other income (expense), net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, was $14 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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