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Receivables - Narrative (Details) | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) extension | Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€) extension | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Purchasers |  |  |  |  |  |
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables facility, amount | $ 500,000,000 |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |  |
Deferred purchase price for receivables | 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 574,000,000
Availability under receivable facility | 403,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Drawn amount | 407,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Liability for excess cash proceeds | $ 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of extensions | extension | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |
Extension term | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale of receivables | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
DE Purchasers |  |  |  |  |  |
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables facility, amount | 175,000,000 | € 150,000,000 |  | $ 102,000,000 |  |
Deferred purchase price for receivables | 0 |  |  | $ 103,000,000 |  |
Availability under receivable facility | 123,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Drawn amount | $ 136,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of extensions | extension | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |
Extension term | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Liability within accounts payable | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |

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