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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Share-Based Compensation - Equity Incentive Plans, Stock Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Pre-tax effect of share-based compensation	$ 170.4	$ 210.2	$ 198.3
Income tax benefit	36.4	44.6	42.3
Net income effect of share-based compensation	$ 134.0	165.6	156.0
Minimum \| Market-based Performance Shares
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Shares expected to received at vesting, percent	0.00%
Measurement period	2 years
Minimum \| Performance Shares
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Shares expected to received at vesting, percent	0.00%
Measurement period	2 years
Maximum \| Market-based Performance Shares
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Shares expected to received at vesting, percent	200.00%
Measurement period	3 years
Maximum \| Performance Shares
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Shares expected to received at vesting, percent	200.00%
Measurement period	3 years
2004 Plan
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Shares authorized (in shares)	64,389,717
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)	8,728,867
Amortization expense charged to cost of sales
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Pre-tax effect of share-based compensation	$ 27.2	34.3	26.6
Research and development
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Pre-tax effect of share-based compensation	83.1	97.9	96.8
Selling, general and administrative
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Pre-tax effect of share-based compensation	60.1	78.0	74.9
Inventory
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Capitalized share-based compensation expense	19.7	21.2	16.7
Share-based compensation expense previously capitalized	$ 27.2	$ 34.3	$ 26.6