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The amount of income taxes from which a reporting entity is exempt or for which it will receive a reduction in income taxes as a result of the income tax holiday granted by the taxing jurisdiction.

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Per share amount effect of the income tax benefit resulting from the income tax holidays granted by taxing jurisdictions.

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Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	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