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Financial Instruments (Fair Value Of Short-Term Investments By Stated Maturity Date Schedule) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023
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Financial Instruments |  |  |
Short-term investments, Fair Value | $ 343 | $ 343 | [1]
Short-term investments |  |  |
Financial Instruments |  |  |
Due in 1 year or less, Amortized Cost | 275 | 267 |
Due in 1 year or less, Fair Value | 274 | 266 |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after One Through Five Years, Amortized Cost | 65 | 72 |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after One Through Five Years, Fair Value | 65 | 72 |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Five Through Ten Years, Amortized Cost | 4 | 5 |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Five Through Ten Years, Fair Value | 4 | 5 |
Short-term investments, Amortized Cost | 344 | 344 |
Short-term investments, Fair Value | $ 343 | $ 343 |
[1] | Derived from audited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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