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Fair Value Measurements - Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	$ 366	$ 362	[1]
Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	140	130
U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	84	95
U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	4	9
Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	71	66
Foreign government securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	5	8
Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	43	41
Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	19	13
(Level 1)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Total assets at fair value	722	1,221
Total liabilities at fair value	36	31
(Level 2)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Total assets at fair value	305	304
Total liabilities at fair value	73	20
(Level 3)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Total assets at fair value	0	0
Total liabilities at fair value	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 1) | Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 1) | U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	91	95
Short-term investments | (Level 1) | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 1) | Foreign government securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 1) | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Asset-backed securities	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 1) | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 2) | Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	140	130
Short-term investments | (Level 2) | U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 2) | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	4	9
Short-term investments | (Level 2) | Foreign government securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	5	8
Short-term investments | (Level 2) | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Asset-backed securities	43	41
Short-term investments | (Level 2) | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	19	13
Short-term investments | (Level 3) | Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 3) | U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 3) | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 3) | Foreign government securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 3) | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Asset-backed securities	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 3) | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 1) | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	0	0
Short-term investments | (Level 2) | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	78	74
Short-term investments | (Level 3) | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	0	0
Cash equivalents | (Level 1) | Bank and time deposits
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, Cash equivalents	61	58
Cash equivalents | (Level 1) | Money market funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, Cash equivalents	535	1,038
Cash equivalents | (Level 2) | Bank and time deposits
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, Cash equivalents	0	0
Cash equivalents | (Level 2) | Money market funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, Cash equivalents	0	0
Cash equivalents | (Level 3) | Bank and time deposits
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, Cash equivalents	0	0
Cash equivalents | (Level 3) | Money market funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, Cash equivalents	0	0
Other current assets and other assets | (Level 1) | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Foreign currency derivatives	0	0
Other current assets and other assets | (Level 2) | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Foreign currency derivatives	16	29
Other current assets and other assets | (Level 3) | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Foreign currency derivatives	0	0
Other assets | (Level 1) | Deferred compensation plan assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, deferred compensation plan	35	30
Other assets | (Level 2) | Deferred compensation plan assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, deferred compensation plan	0	0
Other assets | (Level 3) | Deferred compensation plan assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, deferred compensation plan	0	0
Accounts payable, accrued, and other current liabilities and other liabilities | (Level 1) | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives, liabilities	0	0
Accounts payable, accrued, and other current liabilities and other liabilities | (Level 2) | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives, liabilities	73	20
Accounts payable, accrued, and other current liabilities and other liabilities | (Level 3) | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives, liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities | (Level 1) | Deferred Compensation Plan Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, deferred compensation plan	36	31
Other liabilities | (Level 2) | Deferred Compensation Plan Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, deferred compensation plan	0	0
Other liabilities | (Level 3) | Deferred Compensation Plan Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, deferred compensation plan	0	0
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Total assets at fair value	1,027	1,525
Total liabilities at fair value	109	51
Fair Value | Short-term investments | Corporate bonds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	140	130
Fair Value | Short-term investments | U.S. Treasury securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	91	95
Fair Value | Short-term investments | U.S. agency securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	4	9
Fair Value | Short-term investments | Foreign government securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	5	8
Fair Value | Short-term investments | Asset-backed securities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Asset-backed securities	43	41
Fair Value | Short-term investments | Certificates of deposit
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	19	13
Fair Value | Short-term investments | Commercial paper
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Short-term investments	78	74
Fair Value | Cash equivalents | Bank and time deposits
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, Cash equivalents	61	58
Fair Value | Cash equivalents | Money market funds
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, Cash equivalents	535	1,038
Fair Value | Other current assets and other assets | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Foreign currency derivatives	16	29
Fair Value | Other assets | Deferred compensation plan assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, deferred compensation plan	35	30
Fair Value | Accounts payable, accrued, and other current liabilities and other liabilities | Foreign currency derivatives
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives, liabilities	73	20
Fair Value | Other liabilities | Deferred Compensation Plan Liabilities
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions
Fair value, deferred compensation plan	$ 36	$ 31
[1] Derived from audited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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