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Debt Instrument, Redemption, Redemption Period

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Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Gross

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Repurchase Price Percentage Related to Change of Control

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Represents the aggregate of total long-term debt, including current maturities and short-term debt.

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Debt and Financing (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
Debt and Financing (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior notes	$ 2,150,000,000
Unaccreted discount and debt issuance costs	(17,500,000)
Short-term and Long-term debt, net of discount	$ 2,132,500,000
Redemption percent due to change in control	101.00%
Fixed Rate Note Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 350,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Effective interest rate	3.36%
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	3.125%	3.125%
Fixed rate note due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 300,000,000		$ 300,000,000
Effective interest rate	3.47%
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	3.30%		3.30%
Redemption period	1 month
Fixed rate note due 2020 [Member] \| One Month Prior to Maturity [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price	100.00%
Fixed rate note due 2020 [Member] \| Three Months Prior to Maturity [Member] \| Treasury Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption discount rate, basis spread on variable rate	0.30%
Fixed rate note due 2020 [Member] \| On or After May 15, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price	100.00%
Fixed rate note due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 300,000,000				$ 300,000,000
Effective interest rate	4.69%
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	4.60%				4.60%
Fixed Rate Note Due 2024, Issued March 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 350,000,000			$ 350,000,000
Effective interest rate	4.63%
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	4.50%
Fixed Rate Note Due 2024, Issued February 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 150,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Effective interest rate	4.87%
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	4.50%	4.50%
Fixed rate note due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 300,000,000		$ 300,000,000
Effective interest rate	4.47%
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	4.35%		4.35%
Redemption period	3 months
Fixed rate note due 2025 [Member] \| One Month Prior to Maturity [Member] \| Treasury Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption discount rate, basis spread on variable rate	0.375%
Fixed rate note due 2025 [Member] \| Three Months Prior to Maturity [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price	100.00%
Fixed rate note due 2025 [Member] \| On or After March 15, 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price	100.00%
Fixed rate note due 2041 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 400,000,000				$ 400,000,000
Effective interest rate	6.03%
Long-term debt, stated interest rate	5.95%				5.95%
Other Fixed Rate Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price	100.00%