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Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value of Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	$ 1,525	$ 1,413
Total liabilities at fair value	51	89
Short-term investments	362	343
Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	130	113
U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	95	80
U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	9	25
Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	66	63
Foreign government securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	8	11
Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	41	37
Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	13	14
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	1,221	1,115
Total liabilities at fair value	31	24
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	304	298
Total liabilities at fair value	20	65
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	0	0
Total liabilities at fair value	0	0
Cash equivalents | Bank and time deposits | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, cash equivalents	58	56
Cash equivalents | Money market funds | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, cash equivalents	1,038	956
Cash equivalents | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | Bank and time deposits
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, cash equivalents	58	56
Cash equivalents | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | Money market funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, cash equivalents	1,038	956
Cash equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Bank and time deposits
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, cash equivalents	0	0
Cash equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Money market funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, cash equivalents	0	0
Cash equivalents | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Bank and time deposits
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, cash equivalents	0	0
Cash equivalents | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Money market funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, cash equivalents	0	0
Short-term investments | Corporate bonds | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	130	113
Short-term investments | U.S. Treasury securities | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	95	80
Short-term investments | U.S. agency securities | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	9
Short-term investments | Foreign government securities | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	8	11
Short-term investments | Asset-backed securities | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset-backed securities	41	37
Short-term investments | Certificates of deposit | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	13	14
Short-term investments | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	95	80
Short-term investments | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | Foreign government securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset-backed securities	0	0
Short-term investments | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	130	113
Short-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	9
Short-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign government securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	8	11
Short-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset-backed securities	41	37
Short-term investments | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	13	14
Short-term investments | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0
Short-term investments | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Foreign government securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset-backed securities	0	0
Short-term investments | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments and cash equivalents | U.S. agency securities | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		28
Short-term investments and cash equivalents | Commercial paper | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	74	66
Short-term investments and cash equivalents | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		0
Short-term investments and cash equivalents | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments and cash equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		28
Short-term investments and cash equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	74	66
Short-term investments and cash equivalents | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		0
Short-term investments and cash equivalents | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments	0	0
Other current assets and other assets | Foreign currency derivatives | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives	29	29
Other current assets and other assets | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives	0	0
Other current assets and other assets | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives	29	29
Other current assets and other assets | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives	0	0
Other assets | Deferred compensation plan assets | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities	30	23
Other assets | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | Deferred compensation plan assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities	30	23
Other assets | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Deferred compensation plan assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities	0	0
Other assets | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Deferred compensation plan assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities	0	0
Accrued and other current liabilities and other liabilities | Foreign currency derivatives | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives, liabilities	20	65
Accrued and other current liabilities and other liabilities | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives, liabilities		0
Accrued and other current liabilities and other liabilities | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives, liabilities	0
Accrued and other current liabilities and other liabilities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives, liabilities	20	65
Accrued and other current liabilities and other liabilities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives, liabilities		0
Accrued and other current liabilities and other liabilities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives, liabilities	0
Other liabilities | Deferred compensation plan liabilities | Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities	31	24
Other liabilities | Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Financial Instruments (Level 1) | Deferred compensation plan liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities	31	24
Other liabilities | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Deferred compensation plan liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Deferred compensation plan liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value, deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (trading) and investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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