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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Components of Income Tax Expense

The components of income tax expense were as follows: 

						Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
						2025						2024						2023
Current
U.S. Federal						$	280					$	229					$	355
State and local						90						117						87
Foreign						5						3						9
Total current						375						349						451
Deferred
U.S. Federal						(73)						(94)						(300)
State and local						(18)						(6)						(50)
Foreign						—						(1)						(4)
Total deferred						(91)						(101)						(354)
Total						$	284					$	248					$	97

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the provision for income tax to the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income from continuing operations before income taxes for each of the three years ended March 31 is as follows: 

						Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
						2025						2024						2023
Income tax expense computed at U.S. federal statutory rate						$	256					$	179					$	77
Increases (reductions) resulting from:
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax						55						85						33
Foreign income taxes, net of federal tax						—						(8)						5
Non-deductible expenses, including non-deductible penalties						7						5						35
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation						(6)						(10)						(5)
Research and development and other federal credits						(40)						(31)						(33)
Executive compensation -162(m)						7						6						4
Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (FDII)						(13)						(14)						(16)
Changes in uncertain tax positions (including indirect effects)						27						38						(6)
Other						(9)						(2)						3
Income tax expense from operations						$	284					$	248					$	97

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Receivables and Payables

The Company has both income tax receivables and income tax payable on its consolidated balance sheet as follows:

						March 31,
						2025						2024
Current income tax receivable						$	76					$	47
Long term income tax receivable						$	152					$	152
Current income tax payable						$	10					$	11

Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The significant components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

						March 31,
						2025						2024
Deferred income tax assets:
Accrued expenses						$	66					$	103
Deferred compensation						59						54
Stock-based compensation						12						11
Postretirement benefits						47						35
Net operating loss and other carryforwards						9						10
Research and development expenditures and indirect effects						335						248
State tax credits						1						—
Operating lease liabilities						62						64
Other						12						10
Total gross deferred income tax assets						603						535
Less: Valuation allowance						(9)						(8)
Total net deferred income tax assets						594						527
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Unbilled receivables						(89)						(132)
Intangible assets						(100)						(93)
Property and equipment						(25)						(26)
Operating lease right-of-use assets						(46)						(45)
Other						(2)						(4)
Total deferred income tax liabilities						(262)						(300)
Net deferred income tax asset						$	332					$	227

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of potential tax benefits for the periods presented is as follows: 

						March 31,
						2025						2024						2023
Beginning of year						$	104					$	548					$	79
Increases in prior year position						4						41						—
Increases in current year position						17						13						470
Decreases in prior year position						—						(474)						(1)
Settlements with taxing authorities						—						(24)						—
Lapse of statute of limitations						—						—						—
End of year						$	125					$	104					$	548

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