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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components Of Income Before Provision For (Benefit From) Income Taxes
The components of our income before provision for income taxes for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 are as follows (in millions):
 Year Ended March 31,
 202420232022
Domestic$437 $315 $204 
Foreign1,152 1,011 877 
Income before provision for income taxes$1,589 $1,326 $1,081 
Provision For (Benefit From) Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 consisted of (in millions):
 CurrentDeferredTotal
Year Ended March 31, 2024
Federal$138 $85 $223 
State20 29 
Foreign76 (12)64 
$234 $82 $316 
Year Ended March 31, 2023
Federal$570 $(339)$231 
State92 (76)16 
Foreign75 202 277 
$737 $(213)$524 
Year Ended March 31, 2022
Federal$203 $(190)$13 
State36 (26)10 
Foreign381 (112)269 
$620 $(328)$292 
Schedule Of Differences Between Statutory Tax Rate And Effective Tax Rate
The differences between the statutory tax rate and our effective tax rate, expressed as a percentage of income before provision for income taxes, for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 were as follows:
 Year Ended March 31,
 202420232022
Statutory federal tax expense rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State taxes, net of federal benefit1.1 %1.1 %1.9 %
Differences between statutory rate and foreign effective tax rate2.9 %7.6 %6.8 %
Excess tax benefit from equity compensation(0.3)%(0.3)%(1.2)%
Research and development credits(2.4)%(3.0)%(2.8)%
Swiss valuation allowance(0.3)%8.9 %2.7 %
Effect of change in enacted tax rate(5.8)%— %— %
Acquired IP intra-entity sales
— %— %(5.9)%
Non-deductible stock-based compensation2.8 %3.2 %3.8 %
Other0.9 %1.0 %0.7 %
Effective tax rate19.9 %39.5 %27.0 %
Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities
The components of net deferred tax assets, as of March 31, 2024 and 2023 consisted of (in millions):
 As of March 31,
 20242023
Deferred tax assets:
Accruals, reserves and other expenses$200 $197 
Tax credit carryforwards222 218 
Research and development capitalization375 461 
Stock-based compensation41 39 
Net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards403 371 
Swiss intra-entity tax asset1,618 1,665 
Total2,859 2,951 
Valuation allowance(464)(446)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance2,395 2,505 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Amortization and depreciation(10)(41)
Other(6)(3)
Total(16)(44)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance and deferred tax liabilities$2,379 $2,461 
Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits is summarized as follows (in millions):
Balance as of March 31, 2021$584 
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions(21)
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to current year tax positions139 
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to settlements with taxing authorities(50)
Reductions in unrecognized tax benefits due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations(18)
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits due to foreign currency translation(3)
Balance as of March 31, 2022636 
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to current year tax positions245 
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to settlements with taxing authorities(2)
Reductions in unrecognized tax benefits due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations(6)
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits due to foreign currency translation(6)
Balance as of March 31, 2023867 
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions14 
Decreases in unrecognized tax benefits related to prior year tax positions(173)
Increases in unrecognized tax benefits related to current year tax positions97 
Reductions in unrecognized tax benefits due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations(2)
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits due to foreign currency translation
Balance as of March 31, 2024$804