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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract] |
Lease, Cost | The components of lease expenses for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 are as follows (in millions):
| Year Ended March 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Operating lease costs | $ | 138 |  |  | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | 87 |
Variable lease costs | 22 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 21 |
Short-term lease costs | 7 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Total lease expense | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 110 |
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, we recorded accelerated amortization of certain ROU Assets of $34 million within the operating lease costs and accelerated deprecation of property, plant and equipment for $10 million as part of our 2023 Restructuring Plan. See Note 8 — Restructuring Activities for additional information. Supplemental cash and noncash information related to our operating leases for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 are as follows (in millions):
| Year Ended March 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liability | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | 85 |
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | 150 |  |  | $ | 90 |
Weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate at March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
| At March 31, 2023 |  | At March 31, 2022
Lease term | 7.5 years |  | 6.8 years
Discount rate | 3.3 | % |  | 2.5 | %
AssetsandLiabilitiesLesseeTableTextBlock | Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows (in millions):
| As of March 31, |  | Balance Sheet Classification
| 2023 |  | 2022 |
Operating lease ROU assets | $ | 276 |  |  | $ | 314 |  |  | Other assets
Operating lease liabilities | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 81 |  |  | Accrued and other current liabilities
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 277 |  |  | 272 |  |  | Other liabilities
Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 343 |  |  | $ | 353 |  |  |
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity | Future minimum lease payments under operating leases as of March 31, 2023 were as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Years Ending March 31, |  |
2024 |  | $ | 73 |
2025 |  | 69 |
2026 |  | 56 |
2027 |  | 41 |
2028 |  | 32 |
Thereafter |  | 116 |
Total future lease payments |  | 387 |
Less imputed interest |  | (44) |
Total operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 343 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128292326&loc=SL77918701-209980 + Details
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