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Net Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales | $ 1,326.4 | $ 1,287.4 | $ 1,337.8 | $ 1,322.6 | $ 1,329.8 | $ 1,374.7 | $ 1,432.5 | $ 1,212.5 | $ 5,274.2 | $ 5,349.5 | $ 3,980.8
Payment terms |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 days |  |
Distributors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,626.9 | 2,719.1 |
Direct customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,550.4 | 2,498.0 |
Licensees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96.9 | 132.4 |
Microcontrollers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,817.9 | 2,921.9 |
Analog, interface, mixed signal and timing products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,511.1 | 1,530.7 |
Field-programmable gate array products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 373.5 | 303.8 |
Licensing, memory and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 571.7 | $ 593.1 |

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