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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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May 25, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax holiday, aggregate dollar amount |  | $ 26.7 | $ 22.5 | $ 11.1 |  |
Impact of the tax holidays, each basic and diluted net income per share (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.05 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.02 |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital loss carryforward |  | $ 11.0 | $ 9.8 |  |  |
Tax credits, foreign jurisdictions |  | 39.5 |  |  |  |
TCJA expected transition tax on accumulated unrepatriated foreign earnings |  |  |  |  |  | $ 290.3
TCJA transition tax on accumulated unrepatriated foreign earnings payable |  | 174.2 |  |  |  |
TCJA transition tax on accumulated unrepatriated foreign earnings payable in next 12 months |  | 43.5 |  |  |  |
TCJA transition tax on accumulated unrepatriated foreign earnings payable, noncurrent |  | 130.7 |  |  |  |
TCJA transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings, percentage of liability payable each year for fiscal 2019 through fiscal 2023 |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00%
TCJA transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings, percentage of liability payable in fiscal 2024 |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00%
TCJA transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings, percentage of liability payable in fiscal 2025 |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00%
TCJA transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings, percentage of liability payable in fiscal 2026 |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00%
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties accrued |  | 80.4 | 72.7 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense |  | 7.6 | (11.2) | $ 9.3 |  |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits |  | 848.0 | 804.1 | $ 826.3 | $ 757.3 |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate |  | 729.3 | $ 692.3 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, potential decrease |  | 10.0 |  |  |  |
Foreign Tax Authority and Federal and State Jurisdiction |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards |  | 73.9 |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward, amount |  | 251.5 |  |  |  |
Foreign Tax Authority | Malaysian IRB | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax, estimate of possible loss | $ 420.0 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Tax Authority | Foreign Withholding Tax Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward, amount |  | $ 21.7 |  |  |  |

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