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	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) segment $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Capitalized internal-use software	$ 90	$ 86
Number of reportable segments \| segment	1
Cooperative advertising amount	$ 37	37	$ 22
Advertising expense, net of vendor reimbursements	348	396	222
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions	31	(22)	9
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency forward contracts	$ (29)	$ 21	$ (19)
Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer A
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	32.00%	32.00%
Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Customer B
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	30.00%	29.00%
Net revenue \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Sales Channel, Through Intermediary
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	81.00%	77.00%	78.00%
Net revenue \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Sales Channel, Directly to Consumer
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	58.00%	60.00%	64.00%
FY21 Change in Estimated Offering Period
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Increase in net revenue due to change in estimated offering period	$ 103
Increase in net income due to change in estimated offering period	$ 79
Increase in diluted earnings per share due to change in estimated offering period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.28
Decrease in net income due to change in estimated offering period	$ 100
Decrease in net revenue due to change in estimated offering period		$ 131
Decrease in diluted earnings per share due to change in estimated offering period (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.35
Revenue recognized at a point in time
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Percentage of sales price	75.00%
Revenue recognized over time
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Percentage of sales price	25.00%
Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	7 years
Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life	2 years