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Financial Instruments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Financial Instruments [Abstract] |
Fair Value Of Short-Term Investments | Short-term investments consisted of the following as of September 30, 2022 and March 31, 2022 (in millions):
| As of September 30, 2022 |  | As of March 31, 2022
| Cost or Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized |  | Fair Value |  | Cost or Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized |  | Fair Value
| Gains |  | Losses |  | Gains |  | Losses |
Corporate bonds | $ | 129 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 117 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | 116 |
U.S. Treasury securities | 89 |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | 88 |  |  | 103 |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | 102 |
U.S. agency securities | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Commercial paper | 43 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 43 |  |  | 39 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 39 |
Foreign government securities | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |  |  | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |
Asset-backed securities | 38 |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | 37 |  |  | 38 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 38 |
Certificates of deposit | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |
Short-term investments | $ | 338 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3) |  |  | $ | 335 |  |  | $ | 332 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | 330 |
Fair Value Of Short-Term Investments By Stated Maturity Date Schedule | The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of our short-term investments, classified by stated maturity as of September 30, 2022 and March 31, 2022 (in millions):
| As of September 30, 2022 |  | As of March 31, 2022
| Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value |  | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value
Short-term investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due within 1 year | $ | 264 |  |  | $ | 262 |  |  | $ | 250 |  |  | $ | 249 |
Due 1 year through 5 years | 69 |  |  | 68 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 76 |
Due after 5 years | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Short-term investments | $ | 338 |  |  | $ | 335 |  |  | $ | 332 |  |  | $ | 330 |

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